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Centre okays 260 MW hydro power project on Chenab in J&K’s Kishtwar
The New Indian Express Chennai
|December 26, 2025
THE Environmental Appraisal Committee (EAC) under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has approved the Dulhasti Stage-II hydroelectric project (260 MW) in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, valued at ₹3,277.45 crore.
This project will utilise water from the Chenab River, part of the Indus Water Basin.The EAC noted that the project's parameters have been planned in compliance with the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) of 1960. However, the treaty has been suspended effective April 23, 2025, following the Pahalgam terrorist attack. It is an extension of the exist
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