Jyotipuram is a small town in the

Reasi district Reasi district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is sup ...

of Indian union territory

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

NHPC NHPC Limited (erstwhile National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) is an Indian public sector hydropower company that was incorporated in 1975 to plan, promote and organise an integrated and efficient development of hydroelectric power. Recently ...

with the vision of Government of India constructed a Hydel Power Project known as

Salal Hydroelectric Power Station Salal Dam ( ''Salāl Bāndh''), also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in the Reasi District, Reasi district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu ...

which is approximately 10 km from Jyotipuram. The place has

Kendriya Vidyalaya The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan () is a system of Government of India, central government schools in India. Governed by the Ministry of Education (India), Ministry of Education, Government of India. , it has a total of 1,257 schools in India, ...

(Central School). Jyotipuram was the township developed as the residential place for the officers and staff engaged in the construction of the Hydel project on river

Chenab The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himac ...

. The project was undertaken by

.NHPC
/ref> The town has all the modern facilities like a hospital, playground, etc. The town is surrounded by mountains. The town is situated on a hill. It is guarded by

Central Industrial Security Force The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. CISF's primary mission is to provide security to large institutions, be it state or privately-owned. It was set up unde ...

(CISF). Known all over as model town, Jyotipuram has all facilities like uninterrupted power and water supply.

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Cities and towns in Reasi district {{JammuKashmir-geo-stub