Authorities recently opened all gates of the Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district after heavy rainfall triggered a sharp rise in water inflow into the Chenab River and the dam reservoir.
About Salal Dam:
The Salal Dam, also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a 690 MW run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir.
Though the dam was first conceptualized in 1920, the construction commenced in 1970 and subsequently entered into commercial operation in 1987.
This was the first hydropower project, which was built by India under the Indus Water Treaty regime in Kashmir.
The project is developed and owned by National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).
Power Distribution:
Jammu and Kashmir receives 12.5 percent of the energy generated from the project.
The rest is transmitted to the Northern Grid, where it is distributed to the states of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
Jammu and Kashmir also purchases additional power at regular prices.
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