| Pakal Dul Dam | |
| Location Map: | India Jammu and Kashmir#India |
| Coordinates: | 33.4572°N 75.8136°W |
| Country: | India |
| Location: | Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Purpose: | Power |
| Status: | UC |
| Construction Began: | 2018[1] |
| Opening: | 2023 (est) |
| Dam Type: | Embankment, concrete-face rock-fill |
| Dam Crosses: | Marusudar River |
| Dam Height: | 167m (548feet) |
| Res Capacity Total: | 108000000m2 |
| Plant Name: | Pakal Dul Hydroelectric Power Station |
| Plant Coordinates: | 33.3662°N 75.8052°W |
| Plant Type: | Conventional, diversion |
| Plant Turbines: | 4 x 250 MW Francis-type |
| Plant Capacity: | 1,000 MW |
The Pakal Dul Dam is an under construction concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Marusudar river, a tributary of the Chenab River, in Kishtwar district of the Indian Jammu and Kashmir. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation. It will divert water to the south through a 10km (10miles) long headrace tunnel and into power station on the reservoir of the Dul Hasti Dam, on the Chenab.[2] In February 2014, the project was awarded to a consortium of domestic and foreign countries. It includes AFCONS, JP Prakash Associate Bharat Heavy Electricals.[3] Pakistan, which relies on the Chenab downstream, views the dam as a violation of the Indus Water Treaty,[4] whereas India states it is as per treaty provisions. Indian Commentator Harshil Mehta wrote that the project holds strategic interest for India, apart from utilising just Hydropower, along with Kiru and Ratle, and Ujh multipurpose project.[5]