This process will be done in other dams of the country
This process will be done in more dams in the coming days to ensure better storage in India. The move is part of the country’s roadmap, which is designed to prevent and regulate the flow in the neighboring country of Western rivers – Indus, Jhelum and Chenab – after the Sindhu Water Treaty suspension.
Flushing is a process in which it is operated in a special way using high water flow to clean the sediment from the reservoir, while dysilting can be done through dredging to remove the deposit sediment.
No compulsion to follow provisions
Kushwinder Vohra, former chairman of the Central Water Commission, said that since the Indus Water Treaty has been banned at present, there is no obligation to follow its provisions, so we can flush on any project without any compulsion. Silt with reservoirs is part of short -term measures under roadmap, while Pakal Dul (1000 MW), Ratle (850 MW), Kiru (624 MW) and Quar (540 MW) will speed up hydroelectric projects such as construction will be a medium -term measure.
How much water stopped from Kishanganga?
Vohra said that as per the earlier decision, it would be another solution to prevent nine cusecs of water flow from Kishanganga and to produce more power for India which can be done in a short term. Four more power projects are in the pipeline as long -term measures. These projects will not only increase India’s hydropower capacity in Jammu and Kashmir from about 4,000 MW to more than 10,000 MW but will also increase water storage capacity.
Other measures under the roadmap include launching the Tulbul project on Jhelum which was previously stopped. Work on Wular Lake and Jhelum for better flood management; Lift projects that may take comparatively less time to use water; And the existing Ranbir and Pratap Canals will be used adequate to ensure more water for the Jammu region.