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{{short description| Tributary of river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Kalnai River

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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Donadi]]-[[Thathri]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| source1 = Kalgoni Stream
| source1_location = [[Donadi]]
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| mouth = [[Chenab River]]
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The '''Kalnai River''' is a tributary of the [[Chenab River]] in the [[Bhalessa]] region bordering [[Doda district|Doda]] and [[Kishtwar district]]s in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].<ref name="j603">{{cite web | title=3 killed in landslides, flash floods in Jammu | website=[[Greater Kashmir]] | date=9 July 2023 |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/front-page/rain-batters-jk-3-killed-in-landslides-flash-floods-in-jammu | access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Sharma |first1=Neeraj |last2=Rana |first2=Suresh Kumar |last3=Raina |first3=Pankaj |last4=Amir |first4=Raja |last5=Kichloo |first5=Muzaffar Ahmed |title=An annotated checklist of the birds of upper Chenab catchment, Jammu & Kashmir, India |journal=Journal of Threatened Taxa |volume=10 |issue=7 |pages=11869 |url=https://www.academia.edu/38029034/An_annotated_checklist_of_the_birds_of_upper_Chenab_catchment_Jammu_and_Kashmir_India |issn=0974-7907}}</ref> An under construction 48MW Lower Kalnai hydroelectric project is located at [[Donadi]] on this river.<ref name="k952">{{cite web | last=Excelsior | first=Daily | title=Hanging fate of Lower Kalnai power project | website=[[Daily Excelsior]] | date=24 February 2022 |url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/hanging-fate-of-lower-kalnai-power-project/ | access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>

==Course==
The Kalnai River originates from the confluence of the Kalgoni Stream and the rivulet from the [[Bunjwah]] area at [[Donadi]].<ref name="f799">{{cite web | title=Energo is Developing Hydro Power Project in Jammu & Kashmir | website= EPC, Operation & Maintenance Services Company in India | date=6 September 2018 |url=http://energoindia.co.in/services/hydro-projects.html | ref={{sfnref | EPC, Operation & Maintenance Services Company in India | 2018}} | access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref><ref name="c246">{{cite web | author=The Tribune India | title=India justifies designs of Pakal Dul, Lower Kalnai hydro projects in J-K as Pakistan objects | website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=23 March 2021 |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/india-justifies-designs-of-pakal-dul-lower-kalnai-hydro-projects-in-j-k-as-pakistan-objects-229331 | access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref> The river flows through the [[Bhalessa]] region.<ref name="d442">{{cite web | last=Yusafzai | first=Tahir Nadeem Khan | title=Doda admin asks people not to venture near water bodies | website=[[Greater Kashmir]] | date=31 July 2022 |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/front-page/doda-admin-asks-people-not-to-venture-near-water-bodies | access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>

The river continues its journey, gradually gaining strength as it moves southeastwards. After a course of approximately 25 kilometers, it reaches the town of [[Thathri]], where it finally joins the mighty [[Chenab River]].<ref>{{Cite journal | author1 = Sharma, Neeraj | author2 = Rana, Suresh | author3 = Raina, Pankaj | author4 = Amir, Raja | author5 = Kichloo, Muzaffar | year = 2018 | pages = | title = An annotated checklist of birds of upper Chenab catchment, Jammu and Kashmir, India | volume = 10 | journal = Journal of Threatened Taxa | doi = 10.11609/jot.3464.10.7.11869-11894}}</ref>

==Dams==
===Lower Kalnai Hydroelectric Project===
The Lower Kalnai Hydroelectric Project is a proposed hydropower project located on Kalnai river in the Doda district of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The project was awarded to a construction company in 2013 with an initial completion target of 2017. However, due to certain problems faced by the executing company, the project was delayed and left incomplete.<ref name="k952"/>

In response to the challenges, the State Administrative Council, nearly three years ago, sanctioned re-tendering of the project, considering factors such as the completed work, current material and equipment prices, and revised detailed project report (DPR). However, the [[Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation]] has not completed the re-tendering process, and there is no tangible evidence of progress.<ref name="k952"/>

During the meeting of the Indus Commissioners of [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], Pakistan raised objections to the designs of the Lower Kalnai Hydroelectric Project in Jammu and Kashmir. They also sought more information on the projects in Ladakh that were sanctioned after the abrogation of [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Article 370]]. India, on its part, justified its stand on the designs of the project. The Lower Kalnai project, proposed in [[Kishtwar district |Kishtwar]] and [[Doda district]]s, was among the projects discussed under the [[Indus Waters Treaty]]. Both countries engaged in discussions on these issues during the annual Permanent Indus Commission meeting, which marked an important engagement between the two nations.<ref name="c246"/>

==See also==
* [[Neeru river]]
* [[Chenab River]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External Links==
*[https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/133029782#map=11/33.1232/75.9454 Kalnai river] on OpenStreet.

[[Category:Rivers of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Chenab River]]

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