{"id":364777,"date":"2026-06-09T15:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=364777"},"modified":"2026-06-09T15:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:48:13","slug":"kirthai-ii-hydroelectric-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kirthai-ii-hydroelectric-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>\u00a0The government revived the long-stalled Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project after placing the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_364784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-364784\" style=\"width: 476px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-364784\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TNIE.jpg?resize=476%2C216&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project\" width=\"476\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TNIE.jpg?resize=300%2C136&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TNIE.jpg?resize=768%2C349&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-TNIE.jpg?w=904&amp;ssl=1 904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-364784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; TNIE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: The project is located on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chenab-river\/\">Chenab River<\/a> in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>River Basin:<\/strong> It is being developed in the <strong>Chenab River Basin<\/strong>, which is a <strong>major tributary of the Indus River system.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementing Agency<\/strong>: The project is being implemented by <strong>Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited (CVPPPL)<\/strong>, a <strong>joint venture<\/strong> of <strong>National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) <\/strong>and <strong>Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Run-of-River Scheme:<\/strong> The project is a <strong>run-of-river scheme<\/strong> with a planned reservoir capacity of 51.26 million cubic meters.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Power Generation Capacity:<\/strong> The project has a <strong>proposed capacity of 930 MW.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dam type:<\/strong> The project is designed with a 121-meter-high <strong>concrete gravity dam<\/strong>, a <strong>4.29 km headrace tunnel<\/strong>, an <strong>840 MW underground powerhouse<\/strong>, and a <strong>90 MW dam toe powerhouse<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0The government revived the long-stalled Kirthai-II Hydroelectric Project after placing the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance. 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