India to speed up hydroelectric plan on Chenab, Jhelum, Indus

While IWT requires India to give nearly six-month notice to Pakistan on any new project work - a major roadblock due to recurrent Pakistani objections - the suspension of the treaty may allow India to set this requirement aside, ET has learnt. Water sufficiency for J&K apart, the move could give a near 10,000 MW boost to the power-starved Himalayan region, it is estimated.