Question

Chutak Hydro - electric project being constructed by NHPC in Kargil is on the river -

• A. Suru
• B. Jhelum
• C. Kunar
• D. Ravi

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Suru

The Chutak Hydroelectric Plant is a run-of-the-river power project on the Suru River (a tributary of Indus) in Kargil district in the Indian union territory of Ladakh (231 km (144 mi) from the capital Leh). The barrage of the project is at Sarze village and the powerhouse is located on the right bank of the Suru near Chutak village. The project construction began on 23 September 2006, and the first three generators were commissioned in November 2012. The fourth was commissioned in January 2013.