<p>The project aims to boost the energy generation capacity of Jammu and Kashmir, a power-starved state.<br /><br />Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds the power portfolio, cleared the construction of the second phase of the Baglihar project and the "survey has started", the official told IANS.<br />The survey by the CWC will have to be vetted by the Central Electricity Authority. <br />The second phase of the Baglihar project will generate 450 MW of power as was the case with the first phase of the project on river Chenab. <br /><br />"We are hopeful that the centre would approve our survey and start funding the project at the earliest," the official said. <br /><br />Omar Abdullah has set a deadline of six months to start the second phase of the project. It will be built by the Power Development Corporation (PDC). <br />Baglihar I was commissioned in October last year. It generates 450 MW of power. Pakistan protested the building of the dam on river Chenab, saying it will affect the water flow downstream. The Chenab flows into Pakistan from India.<br /><br />Jammu and Kashmir generates less than 1,400 MW though its hydro-electricity potential has been estimated at 20,000 MW. It spends Rs.1,200 crore per year to buy power from the national grid.<br /></p>
<p>The project aims to boost the energy generation capacity of Jammu and Kashmir, a power-starved state.<br /><br />Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who holds the power portfolio, cleared the construction of the second phase of the Baglihar project and the "survey has started", the official told IANS.<br />The survey by the CWC will have to be vetted by the Central Electricity Authority. <br />The second phase of the Baglihar project will generate 450 MW of power as was the case with the first phase of the project on river Chenab. <br /><br />"We are hopeful that the centre would approve our survey and start funding the project at the earliest," the official said. <br /><br />Omar Abdullah has set a deadline of six months to start the second phase of the project. It will be built by the Power Development Corporation (PDC). <br />Baglihar I was commissioned in October last year. It generates 450 MW of power. Pakistan protested the building of the dam on river Chenab, saying it will affect the water flow downstream. The Chenab flows into Pakistan from India.<br /><br />Jammu and Kashmir generates less than 1,400 MW though its hydro-electricity potential has been estimated at 20,000 MW. It spends Rs.1,200 crore per year to buy power from the national grid.<br /></p>