NHPC enacts plan as Salal reservoir's capacity in Jammu & Kashmir shrinks 96% due to siltationDecades after sediment management facilities were disabled under the Indus Waters Treaty, the Salal power station's reservoir storage has p...
22 Feb, 2026, 09.21 PM IST
Power Minister inspects Chenab hydro project, directs faster silt removal from reservoir post IWT terminationUnion Minister Manohar Lal has directed NHPC to accelerate silt removal at the Salal reservoir on the Chenab River following the terminatio...
04 Jan, 2026, 08.28 PM IST
Salal dam gates opened amid rising Chenab water levels after heavy rainfall in J&KDue to heavy rainfall, authorities have opened multiple spillway gates of the Salal Dam in Jammu and Kashmir. This action is to manage the ...
30 Jun, 2025, 06.43 AM IST
India’s big Indus move: 113-km canal plan to take surplus water to Punjab, Haryana, RajasthanIndia has initiated a major water transfer project to fully utilize its share of Indus river waters. A feasibility study is underway for a ...
16 Jun, 2025, 09.16 AM IST
J&K: Gate of Salal dam in Reasi district openedThe gates of Salal Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, were closed earlier due to the recent conflic...
16 May, 2025, 09.18 AM IST
India opens three gates of Salal Dam in Reasi after Indus Waters Treaty freeze and military strikes on PakistanIndia opened three gates of the Salal Dam in Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir, amid heightened tensions with Pakistan following a cross-border terror...
08 May, 2025, 05.41 PM IST
Locals support closing of Baglihar, Salal dam gates to 'teach Pakistan a lesson'India halted the Indus Water Treaty after the Pahalgam terror attack. This action involved closing dam gates, which reduced water flow in t...
06 May, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
J-K: Parts of Chenab river dry up as India closes Baglihar, Salal dams amid cross-border tensionsThe move comes as India takes multiple diplomatic steps against Paistan in response to the Pahalgam attack. India has also held the Indus W...
06 May, 2025, 04.25 PM IST
Home Ministry orders civil defence drills nationwide as India-Pakistan tensions rise after Pahalgam attackAmid heightened tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack, India has directed states to conduct civil defence mock drills to enhance em...
06 May, 2025, 01.08 AM IST
Pahalgam terror attack: India begins work on hydro projects after suspending Indus Waters Treaty with PakistanIndia has begun reservoir flushing operations at the Salal and Baglihar hydroelectric projects in Kashmir to boost power generation and rem...
05 May, 2025, 03.45 PM IST
All gates of Salal Dam on Chenab River closed, significant drop in water levels witnessed in ReasiFollowing the Pahalgam terror attack, Salal Dam gates on the Chenab River were closed, significantly dropping water levels in Reasi. Locals...
05 May, 2025, 03.44 PM IST
From Salal to Ratle, a series of constraints: Indus Waters Treaty and the cost of cooperationThe Indus Waters Treaty, though considered successful, faced numerous challenges. The Salal project encountered sedimentation issues due to...
29 Apr, 2025, 09.28 AM IST
Salal Dam gates opened to manage heavy water inflow into Jammu and Kashmir's Chenab riverAuthorities opened the Salal hydroelectric power project dam gates to manage the increased water flow into the Chenab River due to continuo...
22 Apr, 2025, 03.04 PM IST
Lithium reserve found in J-K's Reasi is of best quality: Official"Lithium falls in the critical resource category which was not earlier available in India and we were dependent for its 100 percent import....
11 Feb, 2023, 05.49 PM IST
Jaiprakash Associates gets Rs 2,850 crore contract in Jammu and KashmirJAL, the flagship firm of debt-ridden Jaypee group has secured Rs 2,853 cr contract from Chenab Valley Power Projects for certain works in ...
08 Jul, 2018, 12.03 PM IST
- Kishanganga could have larger impact than expected
The court made it clear that the decision will not impact the exiting projects or those under implementation, but it essentially became pre...
21 Feb, 2013, 02.04 PM IST
- Shoddy, fuzzy thinking
Poposal to launch ultra mega hydroelectric projects is shoddy.
24 Mar, 2010, 05.19 AM IST