Tag: Pakal Dul HEP

July 2026: Chenab Flood Damages Ratle HEP Coffer Dam in J&K
Chenab · Climate Change · Himalayas · Hydro Disaster

July 2026: Chenab Flood Damages Ratle HEP Coffer Dam in J&K

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(Feature Image: Flood spell in Chenab river overtopping and damaging part of cofferdam at 850 MW Ratle HEP in Kistwar, J&K. Source: Greater Kashmir).

The cofferdam of Ratle Hydroelectric Project (HEP) was partially damaged due to a floods in Chenab river on July 23, 2026. The 850 MW project is under construction near Drabshalla village in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir. The cofferdam was built to divert river flows and facilitate construction of the main concrete gravity dam.

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March 2026: Landslide at Pakul Dul HEP in Jammu & Kashmir
Chenab · Hydro Disaster · Landslide

March 2026: Landslide at Pakul Dul HEP in Jammu & Kashmir

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(Feature Image: Search operation being conducted at Pakal Dul HEP dam site. Source: Screengrab of PNA.)

One worker has been killed; one went missing while two others sustained minor injuries following a landslide at the head race tunnel (HRT) site of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Power (HEP) Project near Drangdhuran village in Dachan tehsil under Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir as per available reports.

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