India kicks off Rs 5,129 Cr Sawalkot dam project on Chenab amid Indus treaty suspension

India kicks off Rs 5,129 Cr Sawalkot dam project on Chenab amid Indus treaty suspension
India has fast-tracked the Rs 5,129 crore Sawalkot Hydroelectric Project tender by NHPC for a 1,856 MW run-of-river dam on the Chenab River in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, following the 2025 suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam terror attack.