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Indus Waters Treaty: India plans more water storage in future J&K hydro projects, says govt
India is looking to increase water storage in new hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir that are still in the planning stage, Union Power Minister Manohar Lal said on Tuesday. However, he clarified that no changes will be made to projects already under development. read more
Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday said India plans to increase water storage for new hydroelectric projects in Jammu and Kashmir that are still in the early stages. However, there will be no changes to projects already under development.
Speaking to the media, he said, 'As far as the Indus Waters Treaty is concerned, no changes will be made to ongoing projects since their technical details are already finalised. But for projects still in the planning stage, we can consider more water storage and power generation.'
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The move comes after the government put the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan on hold following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam. The treaty limits water storage in hydro projects along the Indus river basin. Now, India is expected to allow greater storage for new projects.
Currently, four hydro projects in Jammu and Kashmir have received approval from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), but construction on them has not yet started.
These include the New Ganderbal (93 MW) project on the Sindh Nallah, Kirthai-II (930 MW) and Sawalkot (1,856 MW) on the Chenab, and Uri-I Stage-II (240 MW) on the Jhelum. As of April, all are designed as run-of-the-river projects, with three allowing only limited water storage.
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