RATLE HYDROELECTRIC PLANT

Aug. 12, 2020

India has refused a request by Pakistan to hold a meeting on issues around the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) esp. to solve differences on technical aspects governing the construction of the Ratle run-of-the-river (RoR) project on the Chenab River.

About:

The Ratle Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station currently under construction on the Chenab River in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The project includes a 133 m tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another.
In 2013, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh laid the foundation stone for the dam.

Source : The Hindu

Latest Current Affairs

See All

What is Scarlet Tanager?

The rare bird, Scarlet Tanager, was r...

Nov. 16, 2024 Environment

Partnerships for Accelerated Innovation and Research (PAIR) Initiative

The Centre recently launched an initi...

Nov. 16, 2024 Science & Tech

What is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)?

US President Joe Biden and Chinese co...

Nov. 16, 2024 International Relations

What is Methamphetamine?

In a major crackdown on drug traffick...

Nov. 16, 2024 Science & Tech

Key Facts about Barak River

Three bodies, recently discovered in ...

Nov. 16, 2024 Geography

Exercise Poorvi Prahar

The Indian Army is conducting a high-...

Nov. 16, 2024 Science & Tech

Zebrafish

Recently, Chinese astronauts successf...

Nov. 16, 2024 Environment

Dicliptera srisailamica

Recently, a team of botanists from th...

Nov. 16, 2024 Environment

AI-enabled e-Tarang System

Recently, the Ministry of Defence lau...

Nov. 16, 2024 Science & Tech

Avian Botulism

High temperatures and reduced salinit...

Nov. 16, 2024 Environment