UJH MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT

May 14, 2022

A high level meeting was held by Jal Shakti Ministry to review the progress of work at Ujh Multipurpose (National) Project in Kathua region of Jammu & Kashmir.

About:

  • The expected timeline of completion of the project is about 6 years and once completed, the project will store around 781 Million Cubic meter of waters of river Ujh (a tributary of river Ravi).
  • After completion of the project, utilization of waters of Eastern Rivers allotted to India as per the Indus Water Treaty would be enhanced by utilizing of the flow that presently goes across border to Pakistan.
Source : PIB