{"id":289571,"date":"2025-04-24T20:19:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/india-to-speed-up-hydroelectric-plan-on-chenab-jhelum-indus\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T20:19:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:19:28","slug":"india-to-speed-up-hydroelectric-plan-on-chenab-jhelum-indus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/24\/india-to-speed-up-hydroelectric-plan-on-chenab-jhelum-indus\/","title":{"rendered":"India to speed up hydroelectric plan on Chenab, Jhelum, Indus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW DELHI: With India announcing suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty<\/a>, work is set to be expedited across a series of hydropower projects<\/a> off the Chenab-Jhelum-Indus axis from Kiru to Kwar – projects held up for years due to IWT.<\/p>\n

While IWT requires India to give nearly six-month notice to Pakistan on any new project work – a major roadblock due to recurrent Pakistani objections – the suspension of the treaty may allow India to set this requirement aside, ET has learnt.<\/p>\n

Water sufficiency for J&K apart, the move could give a near 10,000 MW boost to the power-starved Himalayan region, it is estimated.<\/p>\n

India is set to pause all IWT-related meetings with Pakistan and is mulling a stoppage of sharing hydrological data with the country, including even extreme flood data. The Indian government is learnt to be examining all legal provisions on this, ET has gathered.<\/p>\n

The biggest move, however, will be on building power projects and water storage infrastructure off the Chenab<\/a> and Jhelum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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On top priority is construction of a series of hydroelectric projects, including 540 MW Kwar, 1000 MW Pakal Dul, 624 MW Kiru, 390 MW Kirthai I and 930 MW Kirthai II, 1,856 MW Sawalkot, among others, which are expected to generate over 3,000 MW and add up to 10,000 million units to the J&K electricity inventory.The move could be critical for J&K as several Indian power project plans – Tulbul to Baglihar, Kishanganga, Ratle, Uri, Lower Kalnai among others – have been held up due to repeated objections by Pakistan on project design or legal provisions under IWT.India is also not able to conduct de-silting or flushing of existing dam projects in its upper riparian areas due to Pakistan’s stance.<\/p>\n

J&K assembly has often debated and sought revision of IWT citing power shortage and irrigation requirements in the region due to the major constraints imposed on India due to the treaty.<\/p>\n

India is also planning to stop all hydrological data sharing with Pakistan. It is learnt that the already delayed annual meeting of Indus<\/a> Commissioners is set to be put on ice as is overall dispute resolution mechanism which India has followed so far – Pakistani experts were in India in June 2024 to examine HEP projects off Kishanganga and Ratle.<\/p>\n

India is also looking to hold back riverine data from Pakistan, it is learnt. As per IWT, on a monthly basis and at least every three months, data has to be shared.
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