India Fast-Tracks J&K Hydel Projects With Indus Water Treaty in Abeyance
Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that J&K power projects are back on track and delays are resolved after Indus Waters developments.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2026-01-05 14:49 GMT
With Indus Water Treaty under abeyance, India has increased the pace of new hydel projects it is undertaking in Jammu & Kashmir. However, Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that J&K power projects are back on track and delays are resolved after Indus Waters developments.
"All power projects in Jammu and Kashmir, including major hydroelectric projects in Kishtwar, are progressing strictly as per their stipulated timelines, asserting that long-pending issues which had earlier hampered their execution have now been resolved," Khattar said.
The 1960 treaty was put on abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack by Pakistan trained terrorists. The minister, however, concluded a two-day visit to the Union Territory where he reviewed various projects. The ministry also released pictures of new projects it is undertaking on Chenab river after abeyance of Indus water treaty last year.
Issuing the statement, the ministry also said that on Sunday, Khattar arrived at NHPC’s Dulhasti Power Station, Kishtwar and was received by top officials of Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited (CVPP), and other officials of NHPC and CVPP. On Monday, the minister inspected all three projects of CVPP, namely Pakal Dul (1000 MW), Kiru (624 MW), and Kwar (540 MW), and held a review meeting with the project heads and contractors," the statement said, adding that the CMD, NHPC, briefed the minister in detail on various aspects of the three under-construction projects, following which the minister issued directions to commission the Pakal Dul and Kiru projects by December 2026 and the Kwar project by March 2028.