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

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