Reasi, May 6 -- As India suspends the Indus Water Treaty amid escalating tensions over the deadly Pahalgam terror attack, the closing of Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project Dam and Salal Dam, propelling water to Pakistan, has caused parts of the Chenab riverbeds to dry.

The local residents have come in support of the action taken by the Indian government against Pakistan, saying that it was a step to "teach them a lesson".

A local said, " This is a very good step taken by India to teach them (Pakistan) a lesson...they took the lives of 26 innocent people. They (Pakistan) should understand now."

Another local resident said that this step to close the dam gates was merely a beginning, asserting that Pakistan needs to be taught a lesson ...