Visit of CMD, NHPC to Kwar H.E. Project, Kishtwar 03-Dec-2025

Hon’ble Chairman and Managing Director, NHPC Sh. Bhupender Gupta during his maiden trip to Kishtwar, J&K between 01.12.2025 and 03.12.2025, visited Kwar H.E. Project on 02.12.2025 to review the ongoing construction activities at the Project. He was accompanied by Sh. Ramesh Mukhiya, Managing Director, CVPPL and other senior officers from NHPC Faridabad and CVPPL, Jammu.
During the visit, Hon’ble CMD, NHPC inspected various construction fronts and also inaugurated the important events of commencement of excavation of 89m deep Vertical Pressure Shaft-2 on right bank and Plunge Pool excavation on left bank. 148m long, Offtake Road Tunnel for concrete cladding on upstream of Dam on Right bank was also daylighted in his august presence.
Sh. Shiv Nath Kumar, GM (Civil) and Sh. Arindom Chakraborty, DGM (Geology) from Kwar Project briefed CMD on the status of the Ongoing Construction Activities and the proposed plan for future activities. He expressed satisfaction on the overall progress of construction works.
0n 03.12.2025, he chaired a meeting with Project officials and all the major contractors including Civil, HM and E&M contractors of Kwar H.E. Project wherein all the critical activities were discussed. He advised the CVPP and contractors to make all out efforts to achieve project completion as per decided schedule.