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. The visitors show enthuse to have a sight of the Project.

Detailed explanation-2: -Salal power station is run-of-the-river scheme with an installed capacity of 690 MW (Stage-I of 3 x115 MW & Stage-II 3 X 115 MW) to harnesses the Hydropower potential of river Chenab.

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: -Since the agreement was concluded in 1978, the construction of the project was delegated on an agency basis to the National Hydroelectric Power Company (NHPC). In 1975, with an authorised capital of Rs. 200 crore, NHPC was established by the Government of India. Project Salal was the first project.