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Jammu Rail Services have resumed full connectivity after the successful repair of Railway Bridge No. 17 over the Ravi River. This restoration, completed in eight months, reopens a vital northern Indian rail corridor, easing travel to Jammu and Kashmir's popular tourist destinations. The full operational status of major bridges significantly boosts train punctuality and accessibility for thousands of passengers.

India has once again rejected the Court of Arbitration formed under the Indus Waters Treaty. The External Affairs Ministry stated that India never recognized the court's establishment. Any proceedings or awards from this court are considered null and void. India's decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance remains unchanged.

The incident took place when the boat, ferrying BSF jawans, developed some fault in chenab river close to Chenab Observation Post in Akhnoor belt of Jammu district.

Omar Abdullah requested the central government to approve the Tulbul Navigation Barrage and chenab river water scheme. This request follows the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after a terror attack. Abdullah has long opposed the IWT, deeming it unfair to Jammu and Kashmir. The Tulbul project aims to regulate Jhelum River water levels.

A massive landslide near Junda village of Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on Friday has blocked the flow of chenab river. The water has entered four houses and the families have been shifted to safe place. Some cowsheds and cattles have also been moved to safer areas. Some villages, including Jasrath, are under threat.

A massive landslide near Junda village of Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti district blocked the flow of the chenab river on Friday.

AKHNOOR: The first messages of peace were sent across the waters of the chenab river on Wednesday after India and Pakistan vowed to move ahead with a composite dialogue.

Pakistan has raised objections to four power projects being built by India on the chenab river on the ground that they allegedly violate the Indus Waters Treaty.

Indian Railways operated the first trial train from Sangaldan to Reasi, including on the world's highest rail bridge built on chenab river in J&K, on Sunday. With this rail link, travel between the Valley and the rest of the country is set to become a reality in the next 4-5 months, officials said. Reasi was recently in the news because of a terror attack that claimed nine lives. The railways also achieved this feat days before PM Narendra Modi visits Srinagar to celebrate International Yoga Day.

Pakistan faces a looming crisis in its kharif crop sowing season due to critically low water levels in the Mangla and Tarbela dams. The situation is worsened by India's regulation of chenab river flows and suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam attack.

The letter raises severe objections and expressed disappointment at chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's request to the ministry, asking to "exempt" the chenab river basin from the process of mandatory CIAS.

Following the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after the Pahalgam terror attack, India has restricted water flow to Pakistan by regulating the chenab river through the Baglihar and Salal hydroelectric dams. This unprecedented action led to a significant drop in water levels in Jammu's Akhnoor, allowing residents to walk across the riverbed for the first time.

India has closed the Salal Dam gates on the chenab river. This action decreased water levels in Reasi district. The decision follows the Pahalgam terror attack. It also led to discussions about the Indus Waters Treaty. Pushkar Singh Dhami praised the government's firm stance. The treaty, established in 1960, divides river usage between India and Pakistan.

India last year placed the IWT in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack as part of a series of measures announced by PM Narendra Modi, including the suspension of the decades-old water-sharing pact. The treaty was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 for sharing of Indus river system waters. According to the treaty, India got the full rights for utilization of waters of the three eastern rivers — Ravi, Beas and Satluj — while Pakistan got rights over the three western rivers, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.

India is advancing its hydropower potential on the chenab river with the approval of the 260 MW Dulhasti State-II project in Jammu & Kashmir. This strategic move, following the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, aims to harness the river's untapped capacity. The project, an extension of an existing facility, will contribute to India's hydropower generation goals.

For the first time since independence, Srinagar will be linked to the rest of India after the overarch deck on the world's highest single-arch railway bridge over chenab river will be launched on August 13.