Uri Dam
| Uri Dam | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Opening date | 1997 |
Uri Dam, refers to the existing Uri-I Stage-I Hydroelectric Dam Project with 480 MW hydroelectric power generation capacity[1][2] and the downstream under-construction Uri-I Stage-II Hydroelectric Dam Project with 240 MW hydroelectric power generation capacity,[3] on the Jhelum River near Uri in Baramula district of the Jammu and Kashmir in India. Operated by the NHPC[4] and located very near to the Line of Control - the de facto border between India and Pakistan,[1] both are run-of-the-river projects because the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) gives Pakistan the exclusive right to regulate the Jhelum River.[2]
Stages
[edit]Uri-I Stage-I project
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Uri-I Stage-I project dam largely built under a hill with a 10 km tunnel.[2] Uri-I Stage-I project, construction of which started in 1989[5] and completed in 1997, cost approximately Rs. 33 billion (about 450 million EUR or US$660 million)[1] with the partial funding by the Swedish and British governments.[6] The construction was awarded by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation in October 1989 to a European consortium called Uri Civil led by Swedish Skanska and including Swedish NCC and ABB and British Kvaerner Boving.[5] The workforce included about 200 foreigners and 4,000 Indians, many from the local area.[2][7][8]
Uri-I Stage-II project
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Plans for constructing a 240 MW Uri-II plant were announced in 1998,[4] and foundation stone was laid in 2014,[9] and tender for construction was floated in 2025.[3] The delay in construction was caused because the Government of Pakistan objected to the project stating that it violates the Indus Waters Treaty.[4][10] On 4 July 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Uri-I Stage-II power project.[9][11]
Current status
[edit]- 2025 Jun: "Uri-I Stage-I" is operational since 1997,[1] and the "Uri-I Stage-II" construction tender were floated in 2025.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Pranjal Sharma (21 October 1998). "Uri's Little Europe builds an Indian dream". The Indian Express. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Uri project a boon to J-K". The Tribune. 20 October 1998. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ a b c पानी को लेकर गिड़गिड़ा रहा पाक, इधर भारत ने बना लिया खास प्लान; नए प्रोजेक्ट्स में स्टोरेज पर फोकस, MSN, 11 June 2025.
- ^ a b c "Uri-II Project". NHPC website. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ a b Qazi, S. A. (2005). Systematic geography of Jammu and Kashmir. New Delhi: APH Publishing. pp. 97–98. ISBN 81-7648-786-4. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Uri Hydro-Electric Project, India: Evaluation of the Swedish Support" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ K. Santhanam (2003). Jihadis in Jammu and Kashmir: a portrait gallery. SAGE. pp. 241–242. ISBN 0-7619-9785-7. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ Sveriges Radio P3 Dokumentär: Kidnappningen i Kashmir by Fredrik Johnsson and Kristofer Hansson. First broadcast on 7 December 2008. Radio documentary with interviews.
- ^ a b "Modi inaugurates 240 MW Uri-II power project in Kashmir". The Biharprabha News. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Gopal Sharma (28 June 2007). "Pakistan now objects to 250-Mw Uri hydel project". Business Standard. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Modi inaugurates 240 MW Uri-II power project in Kashmir superb". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
External links
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- Uri Hydroelectric Project on NHPC website.
