Green nod for another Chenab hydel project

AMID THE CENTRE'S push to expedite pending infrastructure projects in the Indus basin, the Environment Ministry's sectoral expert appraisal committee (EAC) on hydel projects has recommended clearance for the 260-MW Dulhasti Stage-II project on the Chenab river in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, according to minutes of the panel's December 19 meeting.

- NIKHIL GHANEKAR

The project will be developed by the NHPC Limited at an estimated cost of ₹3277.45 crore.

The 390-MW Dulhasti-I is a run-of-the river scheme, and was commissioned in 2007 by NHPC. Dulhasti-II will utilise the existing dam, reservoir, power intake of the Stage-I project, and draw water from the Marusudar river, a tributary of the Chenab, via the Pakal Dul project.