KIRU
HYDEL POWER PROJECT – GEOGRAPHY
News:
CBI conducts searches in
Kiru Hydroelectric Project case
What's
in the news?
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
conducted raids at locations linked to former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya
Pal Malik.
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The agency is investigating alleged
corruption in the award of a contract for the Kiru Hydel Project, in J&K’s
Kishtwar district.
Kiru
Hydro-Electric Power Project:
Location:
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It is being developed over the Chenab River near the villages of
Patharnakki and Kiru in Kishtwar
district, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
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It is located between Kirthai II
hydroelectric project to its upstream and Kwar hydroelectric project to its
downstream.
Uniqueness:
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It is a 624 MW run-of-river project.
Agencies
Involved:
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The project is being developed by Chenab Valley Power Projects (CVPP), a
joint venture between National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC, 49%),
Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC, 49%) and Power
Trading Corporation (PTC, 2%).
Beneficiary
States and UTs:
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Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh,
Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Rajasthan, Union territories of
Chandigarh and Delhi.
Features:
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The project involves the construction of a
135m-high concrete gravity dam near Kiru.
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The project will have a catchment area of
10,225km², while the reservoir will be 6.5km-long and 1.03km² in area.
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It will have one 700m-long horse-shoe
shaped diversion tunnel with two openings to divert the flow of the river to
enable the dam construction.