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Centre approves Shahpurkandi Dam project on river Ravi in Punjab
News
The Union Cabinet has approved the implementation of Shahpurkandi dam project on the Ravi river in Punjab
Important Facts:
- The project would be implemented by Govt. of Punjab with Central Assistance and is expected to be completed by 2022
Benefits from the project:
- It would help minimising some of the water of the River Ravi which at present is going waste through the Madhopur Headworks downstream to Pakistan.
- On completion of the project an Irrigation Potential of 5,000 ha in Punjab State and 32,173 ha in J&K State would be created.
- The project is expected to deliver electricity and irrigation worth Rs 850 crore annually and to fully utilize the Ravi water as per the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan
- The project will enable the upstream Ranjit Sagar Dam project electricity station to act as a peaking station, besides having its own generation capacity of 206 MW.
Additional Information:
Indus Water Treaty
- Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 for sharing of Indus waters.
- According to the Treaty, India got the full rights for utilization of waters of the three Eastern Rivers namely Ravi, Beas and Satluj.
