To bolster India’s northern power grid, Hindustan Construction Co. (HCC) is constructing the 240-MW Uri-II hydro development power project. The project is a run-of-the-river scheme for the National Hydroelectric Power Corp. (NHPC) on the Jhelum River in the Uri area of the Baramullah district in northern Kashmir. Generating electricity from four 60-MW turbines, Uri-II will not only make the state independent in terms of power but also lend power to other northern states such as Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan and Chandigarh. HCC won the contract in 2005; however, an earthquake delayed initial mobilization by six months.