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146: 523: 133: 569: 24: 447:, India. The first power project executed by the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation, it was conceived in 1992 and approved in 1996, with construction begun in 1999. The project was estimated to cost US$ 1 billion. The project consists of two-stage of 450MW each. The first stage of the project was completed in 2008-09 and was dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister 555: 541: 153: 492:, a broker and signatory of Indus Water Treaty. In April 2005 the World Bank determined the Pakistani claim as a ‘Difference’, a classification that is in-between the less serious ‘Question’ and the more serious ‘Dispute’. In May 2005, it appointed Professor Raymond Lafitte, a Swiss civil engineer as a neutral expert to adjudicate the difference. 484:, Pakistan claimed that some design parameters were too lax. It claimed that they were not needed for feasible power generation but for gaining an excessive ability to accelerate, decelerate or block the flow of the water, thus giving India a strategic leverage in times of political tension or war. 507:
of 32.56 million cubic meters against India's demand for 37.5 million cubic metres. The report also recommended reducing the height of freeboard from 1.5 m to nil and surcharge storage unchanged at 3 m. The verdict permitted drawdown flushing to prevent silt accumulation in the reservoir which has
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Lafitte declared his final verdict on 12 February 2007, in which he upheld some minor objections of Pakistan, requiring that pondage capacity be reduced by 13.5%, the height of dam be reduced by 1.5 meters, and power intake tunnels be raised by 3 meters, thereby limiting some flow control
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power projects with limited reservoir capacity and limited control over flows needed for feasible power generation. Availing this provision, India planned for several run-of-the-river projects, with Pakistan objecting to them. In the case of the Baglihar and
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During 1999-2004 India and Pakistan held several rounds of talks on the design of the project, but could not reach an agreement. After the failure of talks on 18 January 2005, Pakistan raised six objections to the
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of 1960. The treaty provides for India to make use of the three western rivers of the Indus River system, including Chenab River, in constrained ways. India can only establish
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enhanced the life of the reservoir to above 80 years. Without drawdown flushing, the reservoir would have been completely silted in 13 years period by 2017.
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Salman, Salman M. A. (2008). "The Baglihar difference and its resolution process - a triumph for the Indus Waters Treaty?".
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The verdict acknowledged India's right to construct 'gated spillways' under Indus Water Treaty. The report allowed
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capabilities of the earlier design. However, he rejected Pakistani objections on height and gated control of the
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Gazdar, Haris (26 February 2005), "Baglihar and Politics of Water: A Historical Perspective from Pakistan",
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Sinha, Rajesh (18 February 2006), "Two Neighbours and a Treaty: Baglihar Project in Hot Waters",
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Spotlight on Indus River Diplomacy: India, Pakistan, and the Baglihar Dam Dispute
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objected that the design parameters of the Baglihar project violated the
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India, Pak resolve matters relating to filling of Baglihar dam
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Wieland, Martin; Ren, Qingwen; Tan, John S.Y., eds. (2004).
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On 1 June 2010, India and Pakistan had a meeting of the
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Wirsing, Robert G.; Jasparro, Christopher (May 2006),
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Baglihar Dam is located in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
India
Ramban district
Jammu and Kashmir
India
33°09′43″N 75°19′40″E / 33.16194°N 75.32778°E / 33.16194; 75.32778
Type of dam
Chenab River
msl
Hydraulic head
Turbines
MW
Francis-type
Installed capacity
run-of-the-river
Chenab River
Ramban

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