Jammu, May 3 -- The four ongoing hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir over the Chenab River and its tributaries are likely to be commissioned in 2027-28, officials privy to the details said on Friday, asserting that India has made steady progress in the works.

Chenab river is one of three Western rivers that fall under Indus Water Treaty,1960, which India suspended as part of punitive measures against Pakistan in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22. A total of 26 people, 25 tourists and a local, were killed in the attack at Baisaran meadow.

The projects--Pakal Dul (1,000 MW), Kiru (624 MW), Kwar (540 MW) and Ratle (850 MW)--are being implemented through joint venture between NHPC and the Jammu and Kashmir State P...