Ratle Hydro Electric Project in J&K

Context:

Chenab River was successfully diverted to achieve expedite construction of a dam at Ratle Hydro Electric Project in Kishtwar district J&K.

The river diversion will enable isolation of the dam area at the river bed for starting the critical activity of excavation and construction of the dam.

Execution: Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (RHPCL)
Situated on: River Chenab
Capacity: Installed capacity of 850 MW.
Nature: It is a Run of the River Scheme located on River Chenab.
Dam type: Concrete Gravity
Components: The Ratle Hydro Electric Project includes a 133 m (436 ft) tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another.

About: They are hydroelectric systems that harvest the energy from flowing water to generate electricity in the absence of a large dam and reservoir
Ideal for: Streams or rivers that can sustain a minimum flow or having seasonal flow or those regulated by a lake or reservoir upstream

Chenab River is one of the major rivers of the Indus River System.

Common name: Chandra-bhaga, Askini
Origin: The streams of Chandra and the Bhaga originate from the south-west and north-west faces of Barelacha pass respectively in the Himalayan canton of Lahaul and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh.
- The Chandra joins the Bhaga at Tandi, Himachal Pradesh.
Course: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir, it enters Pakistan near Akhnoor and flows through the Punjab province before emptying into the Sutlej, forming the Panjnad river.
Tributaries
- Left bank: Tawi River, Ravi River
- Right bank: Marusudar River,Jhelum River, Neeru river and Kalnai River

Ratle Hydro Electric Project

News Source: PIB

Also Read: Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project

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