page_title: Chenab River
section_title: Dams
hierarchical_section_title: Chenab River / Dams
caption_attribution_description: English: UNDER CONSTRUCTION CHENAB BRIDGE&#160;: WORLD HIGHEST ARCH BRIDGE
context_page_description: The Chenab River is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh state, India, and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab, Pakistan, before flowing into the Indus River near the city of Uch Sharif. The waters of the Chenab were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty.
  The river is formed by the confluence of two rivers, Chandra and Bhaga, at Tandi, 8 km southwest of Keylong, in the Lahaul and Spiti district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Bhaga river originates from Surya taal lake, which is situated a few kilometers west of the Bara-lacha la pass in Himachal Pradesh. The Chandra river originates from glaciers east of the same pass. This pass also acts as a water-divide between these two rivers. The Chandra river transverses 115 km before the confluence. The Bhaga river transverses through narrow gorges a distance of 60 km before the confluence at Tandi.
context_section_description: The river has rich power generation potential in India.
  Salal Dam - 690 MW hydroelectric power project near Reasi
  Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Plant - 390 MW type power project in Kishtwar District
  Pakal Dul Dam - a proposed dam on a tributary Marusadar River in Kishtwar District
  Ratle Hydroelectric Plant - an under construction power station near Drabshalla in Kishtwar District
  Kiru Hydroelectric Power Project (624 MW proposed) located in Kishtwar district
  Kwar Hydroelectric Power Project (540 MW proposed) located in Kishtwar district
  All of these are "run-of-the-river" projects as per the Indus Water Treaty of 1960. The Treaty allocates the Chenab River to Pakistan for exploitation. India can use its water for domestic and agricultural uses or for "non-consumptive" uses such as hydro power. India is entitled to store up to 1.2 million acre feet (1.5 billion cubic metres) of water in its projects. The three projects completed as of 2011 (Salal, Baglihar and Dul Hasti) have a combined storage capacity of 260 thousand acre feet (320 million cubic metres).
  Pakistan has four headworks on the Chenab:
  Marala Headworks - located near Sialkot
  Khanki Headworks - located in Gujranwala District
  Qadarabad Headworks - located in Hafizabad District
  Trimmu Barrage - located in Jhang District
caption: Chenab Bridge, World's highest rail bridge
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