Kalnai River#Dams
{{short description| Tributary of river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir}}
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| image = Kalnai River Bunjwah.png
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| subdivision_name1 = India
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| subdivision_name2 = Donadi-Thathri in Jammu and Kashmir
| source1 = Kalgoni Stream
| source1_location = Donadi
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|33.133750|N|75.853266|E|display=inline,title}}
| mouth = Chenab River
| mouth_location = Thathri
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The Kalnai River is a tributary of the Chenab River in the Bunjwah region bordering Kishtwar and Doda districts in Jammu and Kashmir.{{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}}{{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 |date=2018 |volume=10 |issue=7 |pages=11869 |doi=10.11609/jott.3464.10.7.11869-11894 |url=https://www.academia.edu/38029034 |issn=0974-7907}} An under construction 48MW Lower Kalnai hydroelectric project is located at Donadi on this river.{{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}}
Course
The Kalnai River originates from the confluence of the Kalgoni Stream and the rivulet from the Bunjwah area at Donadi.{{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}}{{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 | 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}} The river flows through the Bhalessa region.{{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}}
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, whose waters were allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty.{{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| doi-broken-date = 1 July 2025 }}
Dams
{{see also | Indus_River#Barrages,_bridges,_levees_and_dams | l1 = Dams on Indus | Jhelum_River#Dams | l2= Dams on Jhelum | Chenab_River#Dams | l3= Dams on Chenab | Ravi_River#Dams | l4= Dams on Ravi | Beas_River#Dams | l5= Dams on Beas| Sutlej_River#Dams | l6= Dams on Sutlej}}
=Lower Kalnai Hydroelectric Project=
Lower Kalnai Hydroelectric Project (Donadi Hydroelectric Project), at Donadi is a 48 MW proposed hydropower project located on Kalnai river in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. The project was awarded to a construction company in 2013 with an initial completion target of 2017, which left the project midway, resulting in the re-tendering of the project in 2019 with the revised detailed project report (DPR) and completion date of 2023. During the 2021 Indus Waters Treaty meeting, Pakistan raised objections to the designs of this project, which India justified its meets the conditions of the treaty, which stalled the construction of project. In April 2025 terminated the treaty, paving the way for expedited revival of the project by India.[https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/indus-waters-treaty-suspended-modi-government-fast-tracks-five-major-hydropower-projects-in-jammu-kashmir-details-here-article-151516416 Indus Waters Treaty Suspended: Modi Government Fast-Tracks Five Major Hydropower Projects in Jammu & Kashmir - Details Here], timesnownews.com, 28 Apr 2025.
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External links
File:Bunjwah Donadi Waterfall.png region of Kishtwar district]]
- [https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/133029782#map=11/33.1232/75.9454 Kalnai river] on OpenStreet.