{"id":18639,"date":"2025-09-22T11:54:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T06:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=18639"},"modified":"2025-09-22T14:02:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T08:32:58","slug":"chenab-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/chenab-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Chenab River"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Chenab River Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the stalled Sawalkote dam on the Chenab river is back at the centre of India\u2019s strategy to tap the river\u2019s hydropower potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Chenab River<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>tributary of the Indus River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is formed by the confluence of two streams, <\/span><b>Chandra and Bhaga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in the Lahaul and Spiti Districts of <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In its upper reaches, it is also known as the <\/span><b>Chandrabhaga.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It flows through Jammu and Kashmir union territory, <\/span><b>Himachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and after receiving the Jhelum River near Trimmu, the Chenab <\/span><b>empties into the Sutlej River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Major Tributaries:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Left Bank:\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Niru, Tawi, Neeru, and Liddrari<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Right Bank:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ans, Bhut Nalla, Bichleri, Kalnai Marusudar and Miyar Nalla.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Dams on Chenab River:<\/b> <b>Salal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (rockfill dam), <\/span><b>Aalal <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(concrete dam), <\/span><b>Baglihar, and Dul.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The waters of the Chenab are shared by India and Pakistan as per the terms of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-the-indus-water-treaty\/\" target=\"_blank\">Indus Water Treaty<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was signed in <\/span><b>1960 between India and Pakistan,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with the World Bank acting as a mediator.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The treaty outlines water usage rights over <\/span><b>six rivers of the Indus River System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, categorizing them into Eastern and Western rivers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Eastern rivers\u2014<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej\u2014are allocated for India\u2019s exclusive and unrestricted use.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The Western rivers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab\u2014are allocated primarily to Pakistan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/sawalkote-dam-panel-to-weigh-green-nod-for-chenab-project-10263564\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IE<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chenab River is formed by the confluence of two streams, Chandra and Bhaga, in the Lahaul and Spiti Districts of Himachal Pradesh. 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