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Projects Database: Jammu and Kashmir 

Fact File

Capital: Srinagar (Summer) and Jammu (Winter)

Area: 101,387 sq. km.

Population: 10,069,917

Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) comprises the plains (Jammu region) and the valley (Srinagar). Agriculture tourism and handicrafts are the main economic activities in the state. However, insurgency in the valley has had a very serious impact on the state’s economy and lives of the people.

Projects Investment

According to the 24th Quarterly Survey of Projects Investment conducted by Projects Today,  as of 30 September 2006, the state had 166 projects worth Rs.46,341 crore in various stages of planning and implementation. The latest project implementation ratio of 57.0 per cent was favourably higher than the national average of 44.0 per cent. 

The state has abundant water resources and hence a major portion of the investment is in the hydel power sector. The other important areas of investment are roadways and railways projects.

Top Ten Projects in Jammu & Kashmir

The Top Ten Projects currently underway in the State are:

Promoter Project Industry

Jammu & Kashmir State Power Devp. Corpn. Ltd.

Sawalkot Hydel Power

Hydel Based Power

Northern Railway

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula BG Railway Line

Railways

National Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.

Bursar Hydel Power

Hydel Based Power

National Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.

Dul Hasti Hydel Power

Hydel Based Power

National Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.

Kishenganga Hydel Power

Hydel Based Power

Jammu & Kashmir State Power Devp. Corpn. Ltd.

Baglihar Hydel Power  Stage I

Hydel Based Power

National Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.

Pakal Dul Hydel Power

Hydel Based Power

National Highways Authority of India

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway Road

Roadways

National Hydroelectric Power Corpn. Ltd.

Uri Hydel Power  Stage II

Hydel Based Power

Jammu & Kashmir State Power Devp. Corpn. Ltd.

Baglihar Hydel Power  Stage II

Hydel Based Power

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