Marusudar river or Maru Sudar river is the largest river tributary of the

Chenab River 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 Hima ...

, beginning at the Nunkun glacier of the

Warwan Valley The Warwan Valley is a Himalayas, Himalayan sub-valley and a tehsil in Kishtwar District in the Jammu division in States and union territories of India, union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in India. The Val ...

and joining the Chenab at Bhandarkoot in the

Kishtwar district Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir of the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the ...

. As of 2021, 1000MW Pakal Dul Dam the 800MW Bursar Hydroelectric Project are under construction on this river.

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The Marusudar river originates from the Nunkun glacier of the

of the

and joins the Chenab river at Bhandarkoot,

Kishtwar Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar district in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007. and is located in the Jammu division. The town ...

. It is long and the largest river tributary to the Chenab river.

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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.Centre to fast-track 4 hydro projects in Kishtwar, including dam at Pakal Dul
Indian Express, 7 May 2025. * 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.Indus Waters Treaty Suspended: Modi Government Fast-Tracks Five Major Hydropower Projects in Jammu & Kashmir - Details Here
timesnownews.com, 28 Apr 2025. In 2017, the proposal was granted the environmental approval by MoEF, after considering locals concerns, 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.

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