Wednesday, August 29, 2012


Nimoo-Bazgo dam

  •  Pakistan has objected to India’s move to fill the Nimoo-Bazgo dam in Jammu and Kashmir
 ABOUT DAM:
  • The Nimoo-Bazgo dam is being built by India on the Indus River at Alchi village, 70 km from Leh in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The project involves construction of a 57-metre-high concrete dam with five spillway blocks & is being developed by M/s National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd
 PAKISTAN OBJECTION:
  •  Pak claims filling the dam could cut off Islamabad’s share of Indus water
  • It has asked India not to fill the dam as it is a disputed and controversial project
Legal battles between Pakistan and India over water rights have emerged as a key irritant in bilateral relations. India built the Baglihar Dam with a capacity of 450MW on the Chenab after a neutral expert ruled in its favor. A court of arbitration, however, stopped India from constructing a permanent structure for the Kishanganga dam in a short-term order.
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