India has approved the Dulhasti Stage II hydropower project on the Chenab River in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in what is being described as an open violation of the Indus Waters Treaty. Experts say that the Dulhasti Stage II project could prove harmful to Pakistan from a defensive and strategic perspective, as the Chenab River is one of the rivers allocated to Pakistan. The construction of this project goes against the spirit of the Indus Waters Treaty, which India recently announced it was unilaterally suspending. In the Dulhasti Stage II project, the existing infrastructure of Dulhasti Stage I will be used. The 390-megawatt Dulhasti Stage I project was completed in 2007 and operates under a run-of-the-river scheme.

Source: The Patriot December 28, 2025 09:29 UTC