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A five-member Pakistan delegation and neutral experts of the World Bank toured the Ratle power project, a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power project in the Chenab Valley
Official sources said the Pakistani delegation is also likely to inspect the 1,000-megawatt Pakal Dul hydroelectric project being built on the Marusudar river, which emerges from the Marwah Valley before joining the Chenab river.
Ratle power project
It is a run-of-the-river hydroelectric power station on the Chenab River, Kishtwar district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
It includes a 133 m tall gravity dam and two power stations adjacent to one another.
The installed capacity of both power stations will be 850 MW.
In June 2013, the then Indian Prime Minister laid the foundation stone for the dam.
Pakistan has frequently alleged that it violates the Indus Water Treaty, 1960.
Pakal Dul [Drangdhuran] Hydroelectric Project
It is proposed on river Marusudar, the main right bank tributary of river Chenab in Kishtwar Tehsil of Doda District in Jammu & Kashmir
Installed Capacity: 1000 MW
Agency Name: Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited, a joint venture company of NHPC Ltd and JKSPDC
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