GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Salal Hydroelectric Project constructed on river Chenab in the district Reasi. The project has capacity of 690 MW. The beneficiary states are U.P, J&K, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, H.P. Chandigarh & Rajasthan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salal Dam, also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Detailed explanation-3: -Salal Dam (Hindi: Salāl Bāndh), also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of the Jammu and Kashmir. It was the first hydropower project built by India in Jammu and Kashmir under the Indus Water Treaty regime.

Detailed explanation-4: -Salal Dam and Lake is located almost 95 kilometers from Jammu in the panoramic settings of the holy Vaishno Devi Lake.