Govt to soon restart work on Wullar barrage: Manohar Lal
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Union power minister Manohar Lal on Thursday said the Centre will soon restart work on the Wullar barrage in Bandipora of northern Kashmir , now that India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan.Addressing a presser in Srinagar, he said the government will increase the capacity of the ongoing hydropower projects and explore the possibility of starting new projects as well. The minister was in Srinagar to highlight and celebrate the achievements of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government, which completed 11 years this month. He also held a meeting along with J&K CM Omar Abdullah related to the power and housing projects of the state. NHPC and companies from here are doing great work. And now Indus Waters Treaty is in abeyance, we will increase the capacity of ongoing (hydropower) projects and explore the possibility of starting new (hydropower) projects as well," said Khattar."A project was conceived in 1981 around Wular Lake, but they (Pakistan) didn't give the permission and there was no consensus and we had to abandon the project," said Khattar.
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