Jammu, Dec. 26 -- In a significant push to accelerate hydropower development in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change has granted environmental clearance to the second phase of the Dulhasti Hydroelectric Project.
The approval was accorded during the 45th meeting of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC), paving the way for floating construction tenders for the project.
The 260-megawatt run-of-the-river project, to be built over the Chenab River in Kishtwar district, is estimated to cost over Rs.3,200 crore. The clearance comes in the backdrop of India suspending the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan following the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that claimed the lives of 25 civilians.
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