Marusudar River

Marusudar
River map of Jammu and Kashmir
Location
Country	India
Flows through	Marwah-Dachhan in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir
Physical characteristics
Source	Nunkun glacier
• location	Warwan Valley, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
• coordinates	33°27′25.77″N75°48′48.99″E / 33.4571583°N 75.8136083°E / 33.4571583; 75.8136083
Mouth	Chenab river
• location	Bhandarkoot, Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir
Length	133 km (83 mi) approx.
Basin features
Dams	Pakal Dul Dam, Bursar Dam

Marusudar river or Maru Sudar river is the largest river tributary of the Chenab River, beginning at the Nunkun glacier of the Warwan Valley and joining the Chenab at Bhandarkoot in the Kishtwar district. As of 2021, 1000MW Pakal Dul Dam the 800MW Bursar Hydroelectric Project are under construction on this river.

Course

The Marusudar river originates from the Nunkun glacier of the Warwan Valley of the Kishtwar district and joins the Chenab river at Bhandarkoot, Kishtwar. It is 133 kilometres (83 mi) long and the largest river tributary to the Chenab river. ^[1]

Dams

See also: Dams on Indus, Dams on Jhelum, Dams on Chenab, Dams on Ravi, Dams on Beas, and Dams on Sutlej

This river has the following dams

• Pakal Dul Dam, 1000 W, 109 MCM, near Drangdhuran village in Kishtwar district of the Indian Jammu and Kashmir, upstream of Bursar Hydroelectric Power Project. ^[2]

• Bursar Hydroelectric Power Project, 800 MW, 618 MCM, near Pakal village in the Kishtwar district, proposed stalled project was expedited in April 2025 after the termination of IWT. ^[3] In 2017, the proposal was granted the environmental approval by MoEF, ^[4] after considering locals concerns, ^[5] who cited the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) that the Bursar Dam project will affect 18 hamlets, 17,000 people, 1150 ha of forest clearing, fish migration. ^[4]

See also

• Dams on Chenab
• Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir

References

1. Romshoo, Shakil, Altaf, Sadaff, Amin, Muzamil, Ameen, Ummer (2017). "Sediment Yield Estimation for Developing Soil Conservation Strategies in GIS Environment for the Mountainous Marusudar Catchment, Chenab Basin, J&K, India". Journal of Himalayan Ecology and Sustainable Development. 12: 16–32. ISSN   0973-7502.
2. Centre to fast-track 4 hydro projects in Kishtwar, including dam at Pakal Dul, Indian Express, 7 May 2025.
3. Indus Waters Treaty Suspended: Modi Government Fast-Tracks Five Major Hydropower Projects in Jammu & Kashmir - Details Here, timesnownews.com, 28 Apr 2025.
4. "Stop the Dam(ned) Project: Outrage over the Bursar Hydroelectric Project". 21 January 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
5. Raqib Hameed Naik (8 May 2018). "Protests Against the Bursar Dam in Jammu and Kashmir Grow Louder". The Wire . Retrieved 10 September 2021.