Pakal Dul Hydropower Project: Chenab Basin, Marusudar River and Jammu & Kashmir

Category: Geography → Infrastructure → Hydropower

Key Facts

  • Location → Kishtwar district, Jammu & Kashmir
  • River → Marusudar
  • Marusudar → Tributary of Chenab
  • Installed capacity → 1,000 MW
  • Configuration → 4 × 250 MW
  • Implementing entity → Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt Ltd
  • NHPC and JKSPDC are associated with the project.
  • Type → Storage hydropower project.

Dam

  • Height → 167 m
  • Type → Concrete Face Rockfill Dam (CFRD)
  • Described by NHPC as India's highest CFRD.

Strategic Significance

  • Hydropower generation
  • Regional development
  • Energy security
  • Chenab basin development

Key Pointers

Marusudar → Chenab → Indus river system