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| Baglihar being tested | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Sep 5
The 450-MW Baglihar hydro electric power project on the Chenab river has commenced its test trials today, following the clean chit received from Pakistan.
"The project is likely to be commissioned by end of this month. But before that we have started test trials of its three turbines and first turbine was switched on," Power Development department Secretary Sandeep Naik said.
The Baglihar project, which has three turbines of 150 MW each was started in 1999.
On July 31 this year, a three-member team from Pakistan led by Central Water Commission (Indus Water Treaty) Commissioner Syed Jamait Ali Shah had visited Baglihar project and had given a clean chit to the project in its report, after complete inspections.
Earlier in December 2006, the team had recommended to the World Bank that height of the dam should be decreased to 143 meters from the present 145 meters - a recommendation India subsequently accepted and implemented in 2007.
The project was started in 1999 and is almost complete after much delay due to dispute raised by Pakistan and changes undertaken in design.
Around Rs 4,125.92 crore has been spent on the project, been constructed by J P Industries. "This is first state-owned power project in Jammu and Kashmir," he said. |
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