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Uri-I Hydroelectric Project

Kumari Sonali

Uri-I Hydroelectric Project:

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has deferred the proposal for the grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) to the Stage-II of the Uri-I Hydroelectric Project.

  • Uri-I Hydroelectric Project is an operating hydroelectric power plant located in the Jhelum River of Uri town in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir.
  • It is located very near the Line of Control (LOC), the de facto border between India and Pakistan.
  • The power project was commissioned in 1997 with a total installed capacity of 480 MW.
  • It is owned by the Central Government, and the operating company of the plant is National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC).
  • The unit size of the power plant is 480 MW, having 4 units of 120 MW each.
  • Jhelum River is a river that flows in India and Pakistan.

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