Srinagar, Feb. 1 -- Owing to the low water level, the Power Development Department (PDD) is currently able to produce only 24 Megawatts (MWs) of electricity against the total capacity of around 250 MWs from the power plants in the Kashmir region.

A top official from Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC) said: "From Kashmir power plants, we have a power generation capacity of around 250 MW out of which currently, we are producing only around 60 MW power."

"Given low water availability, we can produce only 40 MW of power from lower Jhelum in the night hours 5 MW during the other hours, and 15 MW at Kangan," the official said.

The official further said that from the power plants in Kangan, water was available for ...