{"id":46805,"date":"2026-02-22T12:33:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=46805"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:29:34","slug":"baglihar-dam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/baglihar-dam\/","title":{"rendered":"Baglihar Hydropower Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Baglihar Hydropower Project Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operations were suspended at the 450 MW stage 1 Baglihar hydropower project on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir after it got flooded recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Baglihar Hydropower Project<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>900 MW run-of-the-river <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">power project on the<\/span><b> Chenab River <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the Ramban district of<\/span><b> Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of a <\/span><b>concrete gravity dam <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">144.5 m high and 363 m long, which has a total volume of 1.9 million m\u00b3, creating a reservoir with a capacity of 475 million m\u00b3.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The underground powerhouse is 221 m long, 24 m wide, and 51 m high.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project consists of<\/span><b> two stages of 450 MW each<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project construction commenced in 1999 and subsequently <\/span><b>entered into commercial operation in 2008.<\/b><\/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 the<\/span><b> largest of the five tributaries of the Indus River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Course<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Origin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It is formed by the <\/span><b>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 upper reaches, it is also known as the <\/span><b>Chandrabhaga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/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 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">near Trimmu, the Chenab <\/span><b>empties into the Sutlej River.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total Length: <\/span><b>974 kilometers<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Chenab valle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y is a structural trough formed by the <\/span><b>great Himalayan and Pir Panjal ranges.<\/b><\/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>Niru, Tawi, Neeru,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Liddrari.<\/span><\/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 Dams <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on Chenab River: <\/span><b>Salal (rockfill dam), Aalal (concrete dam), Baglihar, and Dul.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/flooding-shuts-down-baglihar-hydropower-project-in-jk\/articleshow\/128571699.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOI<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Baglihar Hydropower Project is a 900 MW run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir. 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