Salal Dam
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Overview
Salal Dam is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric project on the Chenab in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, run by NHPC.
It was the first project India built on the western rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty after detailed talks with Pakistan, which led to design changes in the 1970s. Its reservoir is now heavily silted.
Downstream is the Baglihar project, and upstream the Chenab rail bridge, the world's highest railway arch bridge.
Geography and key facts
- Chenab, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Run-of-the-river hydroelectric project (NHPC)
- Built under the Indus Waters Treaty limits
- Reservoir badly silted
Why it matters for UPSC
The Indus Waters Treaty (1960), its western and eastern rivers and India's 2025 decision to hold it in abeyance are GS-2 topics.
Note for UPSC
Chenab, J&K; a run-of-the-river project.
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Key facts
- Type
- Dam / reservoir
- State / UT
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Basin
- Indus
- River
- Chenab
- Coordinates
- 33.142°N, 74.810°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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