{"id":347839,"date":"2025-10-11T18:37:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=347839"},"modified":"2025-10-11T18:37:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T13:07:24","slug":"sawalkote-hydel-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/sawalkote-hydel-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Sawalkote Hydel Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>The Indian government has now recommended environmental clearance for the 1,856-MW Chenab project in Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<h2>About Sawalkote Hydel Project<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_347845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-347845\" style=\"width: 379px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-347845\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=379%2C191&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"379\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=300%2C151&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=768%2C387&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Source-IE.jpg?w=1016&amp;ssl=1 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-347845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location :<\/strong> The project is located in <strong>Jammu and Kashmir, (Ramban district)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>River: <\/strong>The project is on the <strong>Chenab River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Build by: <\/strong>The project will be built by <strong>National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) Limited.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Planned installed capacity is distributed across two stages: <strong>Stage I of 1,406 MW and Stage II of 450 MW.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The scheme proposes a <strong>5-metre-high<\/strong> concrete gravity dam, creating a reservoir of about 530 million cubic metres over roughly 1,159 hectares.<\/li>\n<li>Although substantial storage is envisaged, the project is officially categorised as a <strong>run-of-river<\/strong> hydropower development.<\/li>\n<li>The Sawalkote Hydroelectric Power Project is poised to become <strong>Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s largest hydropower<\/strong> initiative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Other projects on Chenab River<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Operational projects include <strong>390-MW Dulhasti (Kishtwar)<\/strong>, <strong>890-MW Baglihar (Ramban)<\/strong>, and <strong>690-MW Salal (Reasi)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Some Important Project on Indus River System<\/h2>\n<table style=\"height: 178px;width: 100.584%;border-style: solid\" width=\"100.584%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 10px\" width=\"448\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Project<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 10px\" width=\"515\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>River<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 10px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Kishanganga HEP (330 MW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 10px\" width=\"515\">Kishanganga\/Neelum (Jhelum tributary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 21px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Ratle HEP (850 MW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 21px\" width=\"515\">Chenab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 10px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Pakal Dul HEP (1,000 MW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 10px\" width=\"515\">Marusudar (Chenab tributary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 10px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Baglihar HEP (900 MW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 10px\" width=\"515\">Chenab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 10px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Salal HEP (690 MW)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 10px\" width=\"515\">Chenab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 22px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Pandoh project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 22px\" width=\"515\">Beas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 11px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Uri project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 11px\" width=\"515\">Jhelum in Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 23px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Thein project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 23px\" width=\"515\">On Ravi in Punjab<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 74px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 10px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Pong project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 10px\" width=\"515\">On river Beas Reservoir- Maharana Pratap Sagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 108px\">\n<td style=\"width: 35.59%;height: 41px\" width=\"448\"><strong>Bhakra Nangal project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 71.9902%;height: 41px\" width=\"515\">On river Satluj India\u2019s largest multipurpose project Reservoir\u2013Gobind Sagar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Indian government has now recommended environmental clearance for the 1,856-MW Chenab project in Jammu and Kashmir. About Sawalkote Hydel Project Location : The project is located in Jammu and Kashmir, (Ramban district) River: The project is on the Chenab River. 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