Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project

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Deputy Commissioners of Udhampur and Ramban, along with senior district officials, recently visited the headquarters of the Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project at Tanger to take stock of progress made on the 1,800 MW project.

About Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project

• It is a 1,856-MW hydropower plant on the Chenab River in the Udhampur and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir. 
• It has been designed as a run-of-the-river scheme located between the Baglihar project upstream and the Salal project downstream, making it part of a continuous chain of hydropower installations on the Chenab. 
• It will be the largest hydroelectric project in the Union Territory and one of the biggest in North India.
• The project is being built by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).
• Classified as a project of national importance, it will feature a 192.5-meter concrete gravity dam and a reservoir covering more than 1,100 hectares.  
• It will comprise nine turbines and an underground power station. 
• It will produce around 8000 million units of electricity every year.
• By regulating the flow of the Chenab River, the Sawalkote project could contribute to flood mitigation downstream, while also ensuring better water management for agriculture and domestic use.
• It is a key part of India’s plan to fully utilise its share of water from the western rivers under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). 
• It is the first major hydropower project on the Indus rivers to be accorded environmental clearance following India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) on April 23, 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attack.

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