Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Question

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

1. A. I and II only
2. B. I and IV only
3. C. I, II and III only (Correct answer)
4. D. All of the above

Correct Answer

Option C — I, II and III only

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is I, II and III only.

Key Points

• Examining each pair:
  • I. Uri-II — Jhelum: CORRECT. The Uri-II Hydroelectric Project (240 MW) is on the Jhelum in Baramulla district, downstream of Uri-I (480 MW).
  • II. Salal Dam — Chenab: CORRECT. The Salal project (690 MW) at Dhyangarh in Reasi district was the first major hydroelectric project built on the Chenab, commissioned in stages from 1987.
  • III. Pakal Dul Dam — Marusudar: CORRECT. The Pakal Dul project (1,000 MW) is on the Marusudar, the principal tributary of the Chenab, in Kishtwar district. It will be J&K's first storage dam, unlike the run-of-the-river schemes.
  • IV. Dulhasti Dam — Ravi: INCORRECT. The Dulhasti project (390 MW) is on the Chenab in Kishtwar district, not the Ravi.
• Pairs I, II and III are correctly matched.

Additional Information

• The Chenab basin is the centre of J&K's hydropower development, carrying Salal, Baglihar (900 MW), Dulhasti, Ratle (850 MW), Kiru (624 MW), Kwar and Pakal Dul — a concentration explained by the river's steep gradient and high discharge.
• The Indus Waters Treaty (1960), brokered by the World Bank, allots the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab to Pakistan and the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej to India. India retains rights of non-consumptive use, limited irrigation and run-of-the-river hydroelectric generation on the western rivers — which is why most J&K projects are run-of-the-river rather than large storage dams, and why projects such as Baglihar and Ratle have drawn Pakistani objections.
• Projects on the Jhelum: Uri-I, Uri-II, Lower Jhelum and Kishanganga (330 MW, on the Kishanganga/Neelum tributary).
• On the Ravi, the relevant Indian works are the Ranjit Sagar (Thein) Dam in Punjab and the planned Shahpurkandi and Ujh Multipurpose projects, the last of these in Kathua district of J&K.