Shahpur Kandi Dam Project:
The completion of the Shahpur Kandi barrage, situated at the Punjab-Jammu and Kashmir border, has effectively halted the flow of water from the River Ravi to Pakistan
- Shahpur Kandi Dam Project is located on the Ravi River in Pathankot district, Punjab, downstream from the existing Ranjit Sagar Dam.
- The water released by Ranjit Sagar Dam is utilized for generating power from this project.
- The main purpose behind the construction of this dam is power generation and irrigation in Punjab and J&K States.
- It is constructed by the irrigation department of the Government of Punjab.
- The project consists of a 55.5 m high concrete gravity dam, a 7.70 km long hydel channel, two head regulators, and two powerhouses.
- The total output capacity of the project is 206 MW.
- Ravi River is a trans-boundary river of India and Pakistan.
- It is one of the five tributaries of the Indus River that give the Punjab (meaning “Five Rivers”) its name.
- It originates in the western Himalayas in the Multhan tehsil of the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
