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Hindustan Times
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- Hindustan Times
Indus Water Treaty suspension: Centre to revive Tulbul hydel project, says Khattar
Union power minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday said the Centre will revive the Tulbul project on the Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir as it no longer needs Pakistan's consent after the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was put in abeyance. The minister also said India will 'definitely' work on new hydro-electric projects in the wake of the suspension of the IWT with Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. 'Before, whenever we had to undertake some work, we had to discuss that with them (Pakistan) and could not do anything without their consent. There was a project (Tulbul) under Wular Lake which was conceived in 1981 but they did not consent and it was shelved. Now, when there is no need (for consent), we will restart the project and a detailed project report (DPR) will be prepared soon,' Khattar said in Srinagar. He was addressing a press conference on the completion of 11 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre. Asked if the government would start working on new hydro-electric projects following the suspension of the IWT, he said, 'Yes, definitely. Whatever they have to do, let them do that. We have given them a response and if they do anything again, they will get a response on the same pattern.' The Tulbul project, which envisaged constructing a 439-ft-long and 40-ft-wide barrage with a storage capacity of 0.3 million-acre-feet (MAF) below the Wular Lake near Ningli in north Kashmir's Bandipora district to stabilise Jhelum's water level, was abandoned midway in 1987 after strong objections from Pakistan. In talks with Centre on resumption of projects: Omar J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah said discussions were being held with the Centre on the resumption of development projects that were halted due to the Indus Water Treaty. With the treaty in abeyance, Omar said there are two projects -- one in Kashmir and the other in Jammu -- on which work can begin soon. 'After the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, we have two projects on which work can start soon, one is in Kashmir and the other is in Jammu. Now, talks are going on with the central government regarding both the projects,' Omar said when asked whether the government will take advantage of the IWT being in abeyance. The CM was talking to reporters after a meeting with Khattar at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) here. At a review meeting, Omar said it was related to centrally sponsored projects and schemes under the ministry of power and the ministry of housing and urban affairs -- both departments that he handles. 'Overall, progress in both areas has been fairly satisfactory. We also discussed areas where we have expectations from the Centre. In some places, there were minor shortcomings, and we have received suggestions on how to correct them. We will implement those,' he said. To a question on the power department facing losses, the chief minister said it is still in debt because there is a difference in the price at which the government purchases and supplies power. 'We are supplying power to everyone on a concession basis. Be it a domestic consumer or commercial consumer or industrial consumer, everyone takes power at concession rates. But it will get better gradually,' he said.
India.com
24-05-2025
- Politics
- India.com
Pakistan Violated Spirit Of Indus Waters Treaty Through Terror: India At UNSC
India has charged Pakistan with violating the Indus Waters Treaty by trampling its spirit of goodwill through thousands of terrorist attacks and by obstructing the updating of the infrastructure to ensure its safety. 'Despite this, India has shown extraordinary patience and magnanimity,' said India's Permanent Representative P Harish, responding to what he said were Pakistan's campaign of disinformation about New Delhi suspending the treaty. 'India has finally announced that the Treaty will be in abeyance until Pakistan, which is a global epicenter of terror, credibly and irrevocably ends its support for cross-border terrorism. It is clear that it is Pakistan that remains in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty and not India,' he said. After the massacre of 26 people by Pakistan-based terrorists last month, India said it was suspending the treaty reached in 1960 under the aegis of the World Bank to provide Pakistan with a consistent share of the water from the Indus and its allied water resources. Speaking at an informal meeting of the Security Council on protecting water in armed conflict, Harish outlined the problems that have arisen since the treaty was signed. 'Far-reaching fundamental changes have taken place not only in terms of escalating security concerns through cross-border terror attacks, but also growing requirements for producing clean energy, climate change, and demographic change', he said. While the technology for dam infrastructure improved to ensure safety and more efficient water use, 'some of the old dams are facing serious safety concerns'. He said that New Delhi formally asked Islamabad on several occasions in the last two years to discuss modifications to the treaty, to no avail. 'Pakistan has continued to consistently block any changes to this infrastructure, and any modifications of the provisions, which are permissible under the treaty,' Harish said. Harish emphasised that while the fundamental basis of the treaty laid out in its preamble is a spirit of goodwill and friendship, Pakistan has inflicted on India three wars and thousands of terror attacks. He added that these cynical acts continue to endanger our projects' safety and civilians' lives. "In the last four decades, more than 20,000 Indian lives have been lost in terror attacks, the most recent of which was the dastardly targeted terror attack on tourists in Pahalgam last month. In fact, in 2012, terrorists even attacked the Tulbul Navigation Project in Jammu and Kashmir,' he said.
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Top 5 news of the day: Omar vs Mehbooba over Indus water, Trump's 'ceasefire' claims face backlash, and more
From high-stakes political sparring in Kashmir to major developments in diplomacy, defense, and trade, Friday's top storiesoffers a sharp snapshot of India's shifting landscape. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now With tensions brewing at the border, fresh debates over historic treaties, and big moves in global partnerships, the day also brought a dose of nostalgia and disappointment from Bollywood. A fierce political exchange erupted in Jammu and Kashmir amid the suspended , while Donald Trump's controversial claims about brokering peace between India and Pakistan raise questions and criticisms. India's free trade agreementwith the UK remains steady. Meanwhile, Indian precision strikes under have exposed cracks in Pakistan's military defenses. Lastly, in the world of cinema, Hera Pheri movie fans were dealt a blow. Here are top 5 news of the day: ''I'll rise above the gutter ... ': Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti spar over 'Tulbul project' resumption Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah and former CM Mehbooba Mufti gaged in war of words over reinstating the Tulbul Navigation Project after the suspension of Indus Waters Treaty. "The Wular lake in North Kashmir. The civil works you see in the video is the Tulbul Navigation Barrage. It was started in the early 1980s but had to be abandoned under pressure from Pakistan citing the Indus Water Treaty. Now that the IWT has been 'temporarily suspended' I wonder if we will be able to resume the project," Abdullah posted on his personal X handle. Then, taking to X, Mufti shared Abdullah's post and reacted, "At a time when both nations have just stepped back from the brink of war—with Jammu and Kashmir once again paying the highest price through loss of innocent lives, destruction, and suffering—such provocative statements are deeply irresponsible." Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Trump bragging about brokering ceasefire between India-Pakistan, may cause US billions: Former Pentagon official US President Donald Trump may have sought to showcase his peacemaking credentials by claiming to broker the ceasefire between India and Pakistan but according to former Pentagon official Michael Rubin, the cost of his boasts could be measured in billions of dollars and years of strategic trust. 'By bragging about how he could leverage trade to stop fighting,' Rubin wrote in the Washington Examiner, 'not only did Trump draw moral equivalence between terror-sponsoring Pakistan and terror-victim India, but he signaled to India that the whims of US leaders would endanger its defense supply chain into the future.' India's trade surplus with UK remains steady; FTA expected to boost bilateral trade: Icra India's trade surplus with the United Kingdom has seen a slight increase over the past decade, and the newly agreed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to significantly enhance overall trade between the two nations, according to a report by rating agency 2014-15 and 2023-24, merchandise trade between India and the UK grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1 per cent. While imports from the UK rose at a CAGR of 6 per cent, exports to the UK grew at a slower pace of 4 per cent. As a result, India's trade surplus with the UK increased marginally from USD 4.3 billion in 2014-15 to USD 4.5 billion in 2023-24, as reported news agency ANI. On-camera confession: Pakistan's ex-air marshal admits AWACS damaged in Operation Sindoor Pakistan's retired Air Marshal Masood Akhtar publicly admitted on camera that the country's vital Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft sustaine damage during India's recent precision strikes under Operation Sindoor.' They [Indian forces] fired four back-to-back BrahMos missiles—surface-to-surface or air-to-surface, I'm not sure,' Akhtar said in a TV interview that later went viral on social media. 'Our pilots rushed to secure the aircraft, but the missiles kept coming. Unfortunately, the fourth one hit the hangar at Bholari airbase, where one of our AWACS was standing. It was damaged.' R Paresh Rawal quits 'Hera Pheri 3' co-starring Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty Paresh Rawal is almost synonymous with his character Baburao from the 'Hera Pheri' franchise. As things seemed to be on track for the third installment, after delay due to legal issues, rumours of Akshay Kumar not reutrning, fans finally had breathed a sigh of relief as Akshay announced that Priyadarshan will direct the film. But now as per the latest update, Paresh Rawal has quit 'Hera Pheri 3'.
