{"id":107225,"date":"2026-06-08T13:35:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=107225"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T08:18:45","slug":"kirthai-ii-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kirthai-ii-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A year after placing the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance, the government recently revived the long-stalled Kirthai Stage II Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>930 MW <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hydropower project planned on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chenab-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Chenab River <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0in the Kishtwar district of <\/span><b>Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project is being developed by <\/span><b>Chenab Valley Power Projects.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>NHPC and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">currently own the project having ownership <\/span><b>stakes of 51% and 49%, respectively.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a<\/span><b> run-of-river project.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The hydro reservoir capacity is planned to be 51.26 million cubic meters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to include a 121 m-high <\/span><b>concrete gravity dam, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a 4.29 km-long headrace tunnel, an 840 MW <\/span><b>underground powerhouse, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and a 90 MW dam toe powerhouse.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Chenab River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>tributary of the Indus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is<\/span><b> formed by the confluence of two streams, Chandra and Bhaga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the Lahaul and Spiti Districts of <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its<\/span><b> upper reache<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, it is also <\/span><b>known as the Chandrabhaga.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>flows through the Jammu and Kashmir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> union territory,<\/span><b> Himachal Pradesh, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>after receiving the Jhelum River near Trimmu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Chenab <\/span><b>empties into the Sutlej River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Tributaries:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Left Bank:<\/span><b>\u00a0 Niru, Tawi, Neeru, and Liddrari<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right Bank: <\/span><b>Ans, Bhut Nalla, Bichleri, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kalnai Marusudar, and Miyar Nalla.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Major Dam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s on Chenab River: <\/span><b>Salal (rockfill dam), Aalal (concrete dam), Baglihar, and Dul. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/swarajyamag.com\/news-brief\/india-fast-tracks-930-mw-long-stalled-kirthai-ii-hydropower-project-over-chenab-river-after-indus-treaty-freeze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project is a 930 MW hydropower project planned on the Chenab River  in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir. 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