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Hydroelectric project over Chenab likely to divert 197 hectares of forest land
Punjab Times (English Edition)
|June 12, 2026
Chenab Valley Power Projects has sought diversion of about 197 hectares of forest land for the construction of the Kirthai Stage-II Hydroelectric Project on the Chenab river in Kishtwar district.
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Kirthai II is part of several other hydroelectric projects in the Indus basin that the Centre has sought to expedite after putting the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan on hold last year. The environment ministry's Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), which grants approval for diversion, appraised the hydroelectric project on Wednesday. The meeting details are yet to be released publicly. More than 8,700 trees have been proposed to be cut
This story is from the June 12, 2026 edition of Punjab Times (English Edition).
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