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Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed concern over the allocation of electric power from the upcoming 850-MW Ratle hydroelectric project in Jammu and Kashmir to Rajasthan, emphasizing a power crisis in the region. Abdullah, joined by other political leaders, criticized the decision, vowing to prevent power diversion even through legal means. The Ratle project, plagued with controversies since its inception, recently faced work stoppages by the implementing company, Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd. Subsequently, Ratle Hydro Electric Power Corporation Limited signed a 40-year P...

"It is a treaty between our two countries and our assessment of the treaty is that there is a provision of graded approach," the external affairs ministry spokesperson said.

Sources said the problem began with Pakistan seeking two parallel processes to iron out the differences between the two nations on India’s Kishenganga and Ralte hydro-electric projects.

Two days after former Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit admitted that Pakistan has been wasting water that it received under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), and on a day when India raised a stern objection to mention of Jammu & ...