India Opens Baglihar Dam Gates as Indus Waters Treaty Tensions Persist
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India Opens Baglihar Dam Gates as Indus Waters Treaty Tensions Persist
India has opened three spillway gates of the Baglihar Dam in Jammu and Kashmir after the Chenab reservoir hit 893 metres, increasing discharge to 2,000 cusecs and putting flood control rooms on alert, as New Delhi rejects an arbitration ruling and Indus Waters Treaty tensions with Pakistan over hydroelectric projects intensify.
India releases water from Baglihar Dam, reiterates Indus Treaty suspension over Pakistan terror
Located on the Chenab River in the Ramban district, the Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project is one of India's key run-of-the-river hydropower projects, playing a crucial role in both electricity generation and water regulation in Jammu and Kashmir
J-K: 3 Gates of Baglihar Dam Opened as Heavy Rain Raises Chenab Water Level
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The development comes days after India reiterated that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan will remain in abeyance until Islamabad credibly and irrevocably ends its support for cross-border terrorism. India News | J-K: 3 Gates of Baglihar Dam Opened as Heavy Rain Raises Chenab Water Level.
The opening of the Baglihar Dam across the Chenab River will cause a flood in Pakistan, threatening the lives of people living in villages along the river. The release of water comes after India made it clear that it will not relax the Indus Water Treaty until Islamabad completely stops supporting cross-border terrorism.
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Mr. Atul Jain, Former Chairman,Central Water Commission. The Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Independence Day assertion last year that- “Haq ka pani will serve Indian farmers”– marks a decisive shift in India’s approach to the Indus Waters. Far from being a departure, it is a long-overdue correction of historical restraint that has disproportionately disadvantaged India while enabling persistent misuse downstream. It signals that India will no longer a…
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