After treaty suspension, India commences hydropower projects in IIOJK

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Sources familiar with development told Reuters that India has begun work to increase the capacity of reserves in two hydroelectric power projects in Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Following the move, there was a new tension with Pakistan, after which New Delhi suspended the Indus Waters Agreement, which has been an important contract to join the water since 1960.

India’s first practical step is to work beyond the framework of the deal, which fought three wars and numerous conflicts between neighbors equipped with both nuclear weapons.

The suspension came after a deadly attack in IIOJK last month, killing 26 people. India claims that two of the three attackers involved were Pakistani nationals, who indicated to freeze the deal, which rules the significant flow of water, which contains about 80 % of Pakistan’s fields.

Islamabad has threatened international legal action on suspension and has denied any role in the attack, “Any attempt to stop or divert water flow from Pakistan will be considered a process of war”.

The three sources said that the “reserves flushing” process began on Thursday to remove the sesame, which was carried out by the authorities in India’s largest hydroelectric company, government -administered NHPC Limited, and IIOJ.

It may not be immediately threatening to supply Pakistan, which depends mostly on the rivers flowing through India for most of its irrigation and hydropower, but if other projects start similar efforts, it can eventually affect it.

There are more than half a dozen plans in the region.

Sources added that India did not inform Pakistan about the work done in Salal and Baglihar projects, which is being done for the first time since the construction of 1987 and 2008/09, respectively, as the deal stopped such work.

He spoke on condition of anonymity because he had no authority to talk to the media.

India’s NHPC and neighboring governments did not respond to Reuters’ emails to comment.

Sources said the flushing operation lasted for three days from May 1st.

“This is the first time such a exercise has been done and will help with more efficient generation of electricity and prevent the damage to the turbines,” a source told Reuters.

Sources said, “We were also asked to open the adjusting gates for cleaning, which we did from May 1,” sources added that the purpose of this effort is to free the dam operation from any restriction.

People living on the banks of the Chenab River in the IIOJK said they saw that water had been released from Both Salal and Baglihar from Saturday to Saturday.

‘Free will’

Hydropower projects need to be evacuated nearby to force a reservoir to force the sesame, which is a major reason for the reduction of construction production.

For example, two of the sources said, the electricity provided by the 690 MW Sallal project is much lower than its capacity, as Pakistan stopped such flush, while Slting also targeted the output in the 900 MW Bagriear project.

One source said, “Flush is not a common thing because it causes a lot of water waste.” “It is expected that if it leads to any kind of purpose, the flowing countries will be informed.”

The construction of both projects was needed with a large scale with Pakistan, which worries about losing its part of water.

Under the 1960 agreement, which distributed Sindh and its assistants among the neighboring countries, India also shared data such as hydroological flow in various places of rivers flowing in India and issued flood warning.

The Indian Minister of Water has expressed his commitment that “there is no shortage of water in the Indus River”.

Government officials and experts from both sides say India cannot immediately stop the flow of water, however, the deal has allowed it to build hydropower plants without storage dams on three rivers allotted to Pakistan.

This suspension means that India “can now pursue our plans with a free will”, recently retired head of the Central Water Commission of India, Koshinder Vohra, who worked on Sindh dispute with Pakistan.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has tried to re -discuss the agreement in recent years, and Archeoz has tried to resolve some of its differences in a permanent court mediation in the Hague.

These concerns about the size of the water storage area in the region’s Kashinganga and Ratal Hydroelectric plants.