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CutTheClutter: India's 2 new projects on Chenab river that have rattled Pakistan & put focus on Indus Waters Treaty
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The Indus Waters Treaty is back in focus again, with Modi govt announcing two new projects on Chenab river. The first is the Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh & the other is the Salal Dam rehabilitation in Jammu & Kashmir. #CutTheClutter Episode 1848 looks at the fineprint of these two projects with an outlay of around Rs 2,600 crore and why they have drawn a sharp response from Pakistan. ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta also explains the nuances of Indus Waters Treaty, where it stands, and how these two new projects do not violate it.----more----Read KBS Sidhu's post here: https://kbssidhu.substack.com/p/the-tunnel-and-the-indus-waters-treaty?open=false----more----Read Ajmal Shah's paper here: https://www.jkpi.org/water-warfare-and-kashmir/