Uri-I hydroelectric plant

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Context:

The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) of the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has deferred the proposal for grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) to the Stage-II of  Uri-I Hydroelectric Project.

About the project

• Location: Uri 1 Hydroelectric Project is located on the Jhelum River of Uri town in the Baramulla district of Jammu & Kashmir.
• Commissioned: 1997.
• Installed capacity: 480 MW.
• Present status: Operational.
• Operated by: The power station is owned by the Central Government and the operating company of the plant is National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited.

Objective:

• To supply electricity to Northern Grid of India.
• To improve electricity supply in the Kashmir region.
• To obtain environmental benefits from displacement of alternative thermal power generation.

Power Grids of India

• Individual State grids were interconnected to form 5 regional grids covering mainland India.
• These grids were the Northern, Eastern, Western, North Eastern and Southern grids, established to enable the transmission of surplus electricity between States in each region of the country.

The northern power grid in India covers the following states:

Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Chandigarh.

Jhelum River: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/jhelum-river

Hydroelectric Projects in Jammu and Kashmir: https://www.iasgyan.in/blogs/hydro-electric-projects-in-jammu-and-kashmir

Source

https://www.swapdial.com/%5Epublic/knowledge-contents/industrial-data/(%3FPuri-1-hydroelectric-project%5B-%5Cw%5Cd%5D+)/$

https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/uri-hydel-power-project/52179634

PRACTICE QUESTIONS Q. Consider the following pairs. Hydroelectric Projects                                               Rivers Salal - I & II Hydroelectric Project Chenab Stakna Hydroelectric Project    Indus Uri-I and Uri II Hydroelectric Projects Jhelum Ranjit Sagar Dam Hydroelectric Project Kishanganga How many of the above pair/s is/are incorrectly matched? A. Only one B. Only two C. Only three D. All four Answer A Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: Ranjit Sagar Dam Hydroelectric Project is located on Ravi River. Name River Baglihar Stage- I Hydroelectric Project Chenab Chenani Hydroelectric Project River Tawi, tributary of Chenab Chutak Hydroelectric Project Suru Dulhasti Hydroelectric Project CHENAB Ganderbal Hydroelectric Project Sindh Nallah tributary of Jhelum Iqbal (Kargil) Hydroelectric Project Wakharong Kishenganga Hydroelectric Project Kishanganga Lower Jhelum Hydroelectric Project Jhelum river Nimmo-Bazgo Hydroelectric Project Indus Ranjit Sagar Dam Hydroelectric Project Ravi Salal - I & II Hydroelectric Project River Chenab Sewa-II Hydroelectric Project Sewa Sewa-III Hydroelectric Project Ravi Stakna Hydroelectric Project Indus Upper Sindh Hydroelectric Project Sindh Nallah tributary of Jhelum Upper Sindh-II Hydroelectric Project Sindh Nallah & Wangath nallah of Jhelum Uri-I Hydroelectric Project Jhelum Uri-II Hydroelectric Project Jhelum