Uri-I Hydroelectric Project

About Uri-I Hydroelectric Project:

• It is an operating hydroelectric power plant located in the Jhelum River of Uri town in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir. 
• It is located very near the Line of Control (LOC), the de facto border between India and Pakistan.
• The power project was commissioned in 1997 with a total installed capacity of 480 MW.
• It is owned by the Central Government, and the operating company of the plant is National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC).
• The unit size of the power plant is 480 MW, having 4 units of 120 MW each.

Key Facts about Jhelum River:

• It is a river that flows in India and Pakistan.
• It is a tributary of the Indus River.
• It is the main waterway of the Kashmir valley.
• It is the largest and most western of the five rivers of Punjab and passes through the Jhelum District in the north of Punjab province, Pakistan.
• Course:
  • Origin: It originates at the Verinag Spring at Anantnag, at the foot of the Pir Panjal range in the Kashmir Valley.
  • It then flows via Srinagar and Wular Lake prior to entering Pakistan.
  • The river makes a deep, narrow gorge on its way to Pakistan.
  • It joins the Chenab River near Trimmu, Pakistan.
• Major Tributaries:
  • The largest tributary of the Jhelum is the Kishanganga (Neelum) River, which joins near Muzaffarabad and enters the Punjab province, Pakistan.  
  • Kunhar River is the second largest tributary of the river, which connects Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan on the Kohala Bridge of Kanghan Valley.
  • Other tributaries include the Sandran River, Bringi River, Arapath River, Watlara River, Lidder River and Veshaw River.