POWER MINISTER ON A TWO-DAY VISIT TO JAMMU AND KASHMIR TO REVIEW HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS

• Union Minister of Power & Housing/Urban Affairs Shri Manohar Lal undertook a two-day field review of NHPC hydro projects in J&K (Reasi, Ramban, Kishtwar districts) on 4–5 Jan 2026.
• Projects reviewed include Salal, Sawalkot and Ratle — all on the Chenab River (a Western River under the Indus Waters Treaty).
• Significance for UPSC: intersection of hydropower policy, J&K reorganisation, Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) status, NHPC (Navratna PSU), and Chenab basin development — GS-II and GS-III relevance.