Baglihar Dam : India Pakistan Conflict
India recently stopped the flow of water through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River leading to Pakistan.Baglihar Dam, also known as the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River in the Doda District of Jammu and Kashmir.It consists of a concrete gravity dam5 m high and 363 m long, which has a total volume of 1.9 million m³, creating a reservoir with a capacity of 475 million m³.The underground powerhouse is 221 m long, 24 m wide, and 51 m high.
The planning of the project started in 1992 and was approved in 1996; the construction began in 1999. The project consists of two stages of 450 MW each. The first phase of the Baglihar Dam was completed in 2004. With the second phase completed on 10 October 2008, the Baglihar Dam has a capacity of 900 MW.
