About Ujh Multipurpose Project:
- It is a multipurpose (Hydropower, Irrigation, and Drinking) project in the Kathua District of Jammu and Kashmir on the River Ujh, which is a major tributary of River Ravi.
- The project, which was declared as a “national project” in the year 2008, involves the construction of a 116-metre-high concrete-faced rockfill dam.
- It is expected to generate between 186 MW and 212 MW of hydroelectric power.
- The project will also supply drinking water to the Kathua district and make water available for industrial use.
- Apart from its developmental significance, the project also has a crucial strategic dimension.
- Backed by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the project is expected to regulate water flows more effectively and help plug vulnerable cross-border infiltration routes along the riverbed.
- After construction of the project, utilization of waters of Eastern Rivers allotted to India as per the Indus Water Treaty would be enhanced by utilizing the flow that presently goes across the border unutilized.
