Chenab River par Ramban aur Udhampur districts ke beech sthit Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project ko do charanon mein develop kiya jaayega. Iski kul installed capacity 1,856 megawatt hogi, jisme pehle charan mein 1,406 MW aur doosre charan mein 450 MW shamil hain.
Ye ek run-of-the-river project hai aur Baglihar dam ke downstream aur Salal project ke upstream sthit hoga. Bina bade reservoir ke bawajood, iska location Chenab basin mein Bharat ke operational leverage ko majboot karta hai.
Indus Treaty Freeze Ke Baad Tezi
Sarkari sootron ke mutabik, Sawalkote jaise projects ko fast-track karna Bharat ke us adhikar ka hissa hai jo use Indus Waters Treaty ke tahat milta hai. Pahalgam hamle ke baad Bharat ne IWT se judi regular meetings aur processes ko skip karna shuru kiya, jiske baad infrastructure execution ko nayi gati mili.
Sarkar ka kehna hai ki ye projects treaty ke framework ke andar hi hain aur Bharat apne hissa ka pani poori tarah se upyog karne ke liye aage badh raha hai.
Chenab Basin Mein Aur Projects
Sawalkote ke saath-saath Chenab basin ke anya bade hydropower projects ko bhi strict timelines di gayi hain. Inmein sabse mahatvapurn hai Kishtwar district ka Pakal Dul project, jiska capacity 1,000 MW hai.
167 meter uncha Pakal Dul dam Bharat ka sabse uncha dam hai aur ye western rivers par Bharat ka pehla storage-based project bhi hai. Sarkar ne ise December 2026 tak commission karne ka target rakha hai.
Storage Projects Ka Strategic Mahatva
Pakal Dul jaise storage projects sirf bijli utpadan tak simit nahi hote. Ye pani ke flow ko regulate karne ki kshamta dete hain, jo Chenab jaise sensitive basin mein ek strategic factor mana jaata hai.
Isi chain mein Kiru project bhi shamil hai, jo run-of-the-river hai lekin upstream aur downstream dams ke saath milkar ek integrated hydropower system banata hai.
Kwar aur Ratle Par Bhi Tezi
Kwar project ne January 2024 mein ek bada milestone hasil kiya jab Chenab ka diversion safaltapoorvak kiya gaya. Is project ko March 2028 tak complete karne ka nirdesh diya gaya hai.
Ratle hydropower project, jiska capacity 850 MW hai, lambe samay se Pakistan ke objections ka vishay raha hai. Halaanki, haal ke mahino mein foundation aur tunneling works shuru hone ke saath ise bhi fast-track kar diya gaya hai.
Pakistan Ki Chinta Kyun?
Chenab River Indus basin ka mahatvapurn hissa hai, jisse Pakistan ke lagbhag teen-chauthai jal sansadhan aate hain. Pakistan ki 90 pratishat se adhik kheti isi basin par nirbhar hai.
Isi wajah se Chenab par har naye project ko Islamabad dhyan se dekhta raha hai. Bharat ka kehna hai ki sabhi projects international norms ke anusaar hain aur kisi treaty ka ullanghan nahi karte.
Energy aur Vikas Dono Ko Boost
Strategic angle ke alawa, Chenab hydropower push se Jammu and Kashmir mein renewable energy production, rojgar srijan aur infrastructure development ko bhi bal milega.
Sarkari jaankari aur approvals Press Information Bureau aur NHPC jaise adhikarik portals par uplabdh hain, jo is baat ko darshata hai ki projects ko institutional framework ke andar hi aage badhaya ja raha hai.