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Chenab Hydropower Projects
May 23 , 2026
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- India started work on new Chenab River hydropower projects amid the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty.
- The projects include the ₹2,352 crore Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh and the ₹268 crore sediment-bypass tunnel at Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Chenab is one of the western rivers of the Indus river system shared by India and Pakistan.
- The Indus Waters Treaty was signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan with the World Bank as a signatory.
- India has also fast-tracked major Chenab hydropower projects such as Pakal Dul, Kiru, Kwar, Ratle, and Sawalkote in Jammu and Kashmir.
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