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Chenab–Beas Link Project
June 6 , 2026
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- The Central Government approved the Chenab–Beas Link Tunnel Project in May 2026 in Himachal Pradesh.
- The project involves an 8.7-km tunnel to divert surplus water from the Chenab basin to the Beas River system and has an estimated cost of ₹2,352 crore.
- Phase I includes a 19-metre-high barrage on the Chandra River near Koksar village in the Lahaul Valley of Himachal Pradesh.
- The project will be implemented by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and is expected to support about 4,000 Megawatts (MW) of additional hydropower generation.
- The Chenab River is one of the western rivers of the Indus River System governed by the Indus Waters Treaty signed between India and Pakistan in 1960.
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