India Begins Work On Hydroelectric Projects After IWT Suspension With Pakistan: Report
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India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan, after the Pahalgam terror attack.
India cut water supply to Pakistan through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River. (Reuters/Representative Image)
India has begun work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir after it suspended the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack, according to a report.
India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan and ensures water supply to 80% of Pakistani farms, after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam claimed the lives of 26 tourists on April 26.
India also cut water flow through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab leading to Pakistan on Sunday, while it is planning similar measures at the Kishanganga Dam on the Jhelum River.
A “reservoir flushing” process to remove sediment began on Thursday, carried out by India’s biggest hydropower company, state-run NHPC Ltd, and authorities in the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
This work may not immediately threaten water supply to Pakistan, but it could eventually be affected if other Indian projects launch similar efforts. Pakistan already depends on rivers flowing through India for much of its irrigation and hydropower generation and there are over half a dozen such projects in J&K.
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India Begins Work On Hydroelectric Projects After IWT Suspension With Pakistan: Report
Curated By :
Last Updated:
India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan, after the Pahalgam terror attack.
India cut water supply to Pakistan through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River. (Reuters/Representative Image)
India has begun work to boost reservoir holding capacity at two hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir after it suspended the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack, according to a report.
India suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan and ensures water supply to 80% of Pakistani farms, after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam claimed the lives of 26 tourists on April 26.
India also cut water flow through the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab leading to Pakistan on Sunday, while it is planning similar measures at the Kishanganga Dam on the Jhelum River.
A “reservoir flushing” process to remove sediment began on Thursday, carried out by India’s biggest hydropower company, state-run NHPC Ltd, and authorities in the federal territory of Jammu and Kashmir, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
This work may not immediately threaten water supply to Pakistan, but it could eventually be affected if other Indian projects launch similar efforts. Pakistan already depends on rivers flowing through India for much of its irrigation and hydropower generation and there are over half a dozen such projects in J&K.
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