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Sawalkote Hydroelectric Project: India Invites Global Tenders

31 July 20251 min read
NATIONAL AFFAIRSSawalkoteHydroelectricProject: India InvitesGlobal Tenders31 July 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

A long-delayed Chenab power project moved to bidding.

Key facts

  • Place: Ramban district, Jammu & Kashmir.
  • Type: run-of-river.
  • India aims to use western river waters more fully; Pakistan had long objected.

History

  • Conceived in the 1980s, repeatedly shelved and revived.
  • A 1996 Norwegian consortium attempt failed.
  • Hurdles: forest clearance, compensation to 13 villages, shifting an Army camp.
  • Shelved altogether during Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s tenure.

Exam angle

  • River: Chenab; developer: NHPC.
  • Western rivers: Chenab, Jhelum, Indus.

Test yourself

1. On which river is the 1,856 MW Sawalkote hydroelectric project located?

Sawalkote is on the Chenab in Jammu & Kashmir.

2. Which agency is the executing agency of the Sawalkote project?

NHPC is the executing agency.

3. India invited global tenders for Sawalkote after keeping which treaty in abeyance?

The decision followed putting the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.

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