{"id":368969,"date":"2026-08-05T16:50:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368969"},"modified":"2026-08-05T16:50:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T11:20:55","slug":"panari-hydropower-project-and-baghain-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/panari-hydropower-project-and-baghain-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Panari Hydropower Project and Baghain River"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) recommended wildlife clearance for the Panari Pumped Storage Project in the Panna\u2013Ranipur Tiger Corridor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Panari Hydropower Project<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_368978\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-368978\" style=\"width: 353px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-368978\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=353%2C502&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Panari Hydropower Project\" width=\"353\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-IE.jpg?resize=211%2C300&amp;ssl=1 211w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Source-IE.jpg?w=604&amp;ssl=1 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-368978\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The project is <strong>located in Satna and Panna districts of Madhya Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective: <\/strong>The project aims to <strong>develop a Pumped Storage Project (PSP) <\/strong>by using <strong>water from the Baghain River<\/strong> for <strong>recirculating power generation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The project <strong>lies within the Panna\u2013Ranipur Tiger Corridor,<\/strong> which <strong>connects <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/panna-tiger-reserveptr\/\">Panna Tiger Reserve<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=368972&amp;preview_id=368972&amp;preview_nonce=5ed402bff4&amp;post_format=standard&amp;_thumbnail_id=-1&amp;preview=true\">Ranipur Tiger Reserve<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity:<\/strong> The project has a <strong>proposed capacity of 1,800 MW (16,200 MWh) with 9-hour storage capacity.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Water Source:<\/strong> It will utilize the<strong> water from the nearby Baghain River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Measures:<\/strong> The proposal includes <strong>wildlife overpasses, wildlife underpasses, box culverts, road realignment<\/strong>, a<strong> \u20b941 crore Wildlife Conservation Plan<\/strong>, and a <strong>\u20b949.95 crore Catchment Area Treatment Plan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Baghain River<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Origin: <\/strong>The river originates <strong>from Panna Hill in Panna (Vindhyan Supergroup) in Madhya Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Course:<\/strong> It flows through the <strong>Bundelkhand plateau and marginal\/central Ganga plains.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Confluence:<\/strong> The river <strong>joins the Yamuna River near Chilla village in Banda district, Uttar Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Geological Significance:<\/strong> The basin includes the <strong>Bundelkhand Gneissic Complex, Vindhyan Supergroup, and alluvial deposits.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It also shows lithological variation, <strong>moderate basin elongation, and moderate to highly permeable and easily erodible alluvial terrain.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity:<\/strong> The river basin <strong>lies within the Panna\u2013Ranipur Tiger Corridor,<\/strong> which supports the <strong>movement of tigers, leopards, dholes, wolves, sloth bears, gaurs, sambars, and chitals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) recommended wildlife clearance for the Panari Pumped Storage Project in the Panna\u2013Ranipur Tiger Corridor. About Panari Hydropower Project Location: The project is located in Satna and Panna districts of Madhya Pradesh. 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