Question

The Baglihar Project is on the river
1. Chenab
2. Jhelum
3. Indus
4. Kishanganga

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Chenab

The correct answer is Chenab.

• Baglihar Dam is built on the Chenab River in the Doda district of Jammu & Kashmir.
• The hydro power project ‘Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project’, is a run-of-the-river power project on the Chenab River.
• This project was conceived in 1992, approved in 1996 and construction began in 1999. 
• It is a 450MW project.

• The main reason for this 450 (3 × 150 MW) MW project to be in news are the objections raised by Pakistan.
• Pakistan claimed that the dam is a gross violation of the Indus Water Treaty. India reduced the water flow to fill up the Baglihar dam lake in Jammu and Kashmir, causing a loss of agriculture for farmers in Pakistan. India, on the other hand, has clarified that reduced flow in the Chenab river in Pakistan as a result of very little availability of water in a lean year.
• The objection had lead to the project being referred to a World Bank appointed Neutral Expert. Pakistan feels that the project violates the 1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT) whereas India says the project does not violate IWT.