Batty and his team in collaboration with the then ruler of Joginder Nagar region, Raja Karan Sen, designed and created it.
[2] The project utilizes the hydroelectric potential between Uhl river at Barot and Jogindernagar that are separated by a crow fly distance of 7.3 km (4.5 miles) across a mountain range.
Batty wanted to construct five hydro-electric power stations by utilizing the water of Uhl river.
To bring men and material for work to this place, a railway line was built from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar.
To deliver construction material to the hill top for making a water reservoir at Barot, a funicular trolley way system was created there.