Srinagar, July 18 -- India has fast-tracked four hydropower projects that are under construction in Jammu & Kashmir and plans are afoot on approving the designs of two more, three officials said on Thursday, marking steps that come in the wake of the country's suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. Work has been accelerated on the 1,000mw Pakal Dul, 624mw Kiru, 540mw Kwar and 850mw Ratle hydropower projects, all on the Chenab river, and their completion dates have been advanced by several months, with commissioning now scheduled between May 2026 and July 2028, one of the officials cited above said. A series of meetings were held over the past month between the Union ministries of power, water resources, private contractors and...