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@article{187952,
        author = {Supriya and Prakash Chand Antahal},
        title = {Impact of the Baglihar Hydropower Project on the Local Economy: An Assessment of Employment and Local Business on the Households of Chanderkote Village in District Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {7},
        pages = {837-847},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=187952},
        abstract = {Infrastructure is the physical framework that provides goods and services to the public. It connects to the economy by affecting economic activities, generating spillover effects, and contributing to substantial investment expenditures. Investment in hydropower enhances social and economic well-being through income, employment generation, and business creation for local communities. This study attempts to examine the impact on employment generation and local business creation during and after construction of the Baglihar Hydropower Project (BHP) in village Chanderkote, one of the important hydropower projects in J&K on the river Chenab. The present study is based on empirical research with the identified sample size of respondents through a well-structured questionnaire. It was found that this project has benefited the rural community in terms of employment, occupation, and market expansion for local peo-ple. Outcomes of the study will help to access the impact of BHP on the local economy. Finally, the paper provides recommendations to improve the economic impacts like employment and market effects of any kind of infrastructural investment for the benefits of the local community so that they need not mobile to other regions for their employment and livelihood due to the construction of Hydropower projects.},
        keywords = {Employment generation, Hydropower Project, Investment, Infrastructure, Local business creation.},
        month = {December},
        }