Rattle Hydroelectric Project:
Five persons were injured when a landslide struck the vital Rattle hydroelectric project in Kishtwar recently.
- It is a hydroelectric power plant under construction in Kishtwar District, Jammu and Kashmir.
- It is an 850 MW run-of-river scheme located on the Chenab River.
- The project is being developed by Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation (RHPCL), which was formed as a joint venture (JV) between Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) and India’s state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC).
- NHPC and JKSPDC hold 51% and 49% equity ownership in RHPCL, respectively.
- The project includes a 133-meter-tall and 194.8-meter-long concrete gravity dam, a diversion dam, and an underground powerhouse on the right bank of the river.
- The underground powerhouse measuring 168 m x 24.5 m x 49 m will house four 205 MW Francis turbine-generating units and a 30 MW auxiliary turbine-generating unit.
- The project is expected to generate 3,137 GWh of electricity.
Pakistan has frequently alleged that the project violates the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.
