{"id":21747,"date":"2025-08-28T20:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=21747"},"modified":"2025-08-28T20:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T15:05:05","slug":"chamera-dams-is-the-flooding-natural-or-intentional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2025\/08\/28\/chamera-dams-is-the-flooding-natural-or-intentional\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamera Dams &#8211; Is the flooding natural or intentional?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-759cfcc4e06a572f62f81dbc20cba5fd\"><strong>By Dr Ashraf Chohan<br>Chairman PMLN UK<br>Chief Editor Daily Rapid Lahore<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The recent flooding in Pakistan\u2019s Punjab region primarily stems from natural causes\u2014specifically, intense monsoon rains and elevated river flows. India released water from dams, including Chamera-I, as a routine safety measure to manage rising reservoir levels and mitigate risks of overtopping.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although these releases exacerbated flooding downstream, they were not acts of aggression but steps taken under extreme weather conditions. India issued warnings beforehand, which helped evacuate over 150,000 people and likely saved lives.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That said, critics in Pakistan and Indian local politics have labeled aspects of the flooding as \u201cman-made\u201d, accusing authorities of mismanaging dam releases and neglecting preparedness. In Punjab, political leaders faulted local governments for abrupt or poorly managed discharges that worsened the scale of damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>History &amp; Overview: Chamera-I Dam<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Basic Details<br><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Location: On the Ravi River, near Dalhousie in the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, India<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Type: Concrete gravity (or arch-gravity) dam\u2014also referred to as Chamera-I<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Construction Period: Built between 1981 and 1994, with operations commencing in 1994<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specifications<br><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Height: Approximately 136\u2013140 m<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Length: Around 295 m<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Reservoir Area: Approximately 9\u20139.5 km\u00b2 (Chamera Lake)<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Storage Capacity: Live storage around 110 million cubic meters; catchment area approx. 472.5 km\u00b2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Power Generation &amp; Project Stages<br><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chamera-I (Stage I): 3 units \u00d7 180 MW = 540 MW capacity\u2014storage-type hydroelectric project<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chamera-II (Stage II): 3 units \u00d7 100 MW = 300 MW, commissioned in 2004; run-of-river type<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Chamera-III (Stage III): Added in 2012 with 3 units \u00d7 77 MW = 231 MW<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ownership is under NHPC Limited, a major Indian public-sector hydroelectricity company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose &amp; Role<br><\/strong>Built for hydroelectric power generation and supporting regional power supply as well as tourism and recreational activities (Chamera Lake\u2019s scenic value and sports like boating, kayaking, angling)<br>Reservoir fluctuation: Normal levels between 747 m (minimum) and 763 m (maximum) above sea level<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Dr Ashraf ChohanChairman PMLN UKChief Editor Daily Rapid Lahore &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The recent flooding in Pakistan\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs","category-opinion"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chamera Dams - Is the flooding natural or intentional? 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