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Pak raises concerns over Chenab River flow, writes to India

Pakistan on Thursday voiced concerns over the alleged variations in the flow of the Chenab River, saying it has written a letter to India seeking clarification. IMAGE: A view of the Chenab River,...

Pak faces severe water shortage as Chenab river runs dry

India's decision to keep the Indus River treaty in abeyance has caused alarm in Pakistan. IMAGE: A view of the partially dried riverbed of Chenab River following the closure of Salal Dam, in Jammu...

India closes gates of another dam; Chenab River levels drop sharply

After stopping the flow of water from the Baglihar Dam on the Chenab River, now all gates of the Salal Dam on the Chenab were closed, resulting in a significant drop in water levels in the Reasi...

Hydel power project on Chenab: Pak senator cries foul

A Pakistani senator on Monday said that 'weaponisation of water' will further 'inflame' the already tenuous ties between Pakistan and India. Image only for representational purposes....

J&K: 12 killed as bus falls into Chenab river

At least 12 persons were killed and 35 others wounded, eight of them seriously, when a state road transport corporation bus skidded off the road and rolled down into the Chenab river near Doda in...

A rail bridge taller than Eiffel Tower on Chenab soon

The massive arch-shaped 1.315-km long world's highest railway bridge, designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 260 km per hour, will rise 359 m above the river bed. In around two years from now,...

World's highest railway bridges

Built in the most difficult terrain, over mountains, gorges and rivers, these amazing bridges are among the world's biggest engineering marvels. By 2016, India will have the highest railway...

World's 30 highest railway bridges

India will have the highest railway bridge in the world by 2016, over the river Chenab. The 1.3-km-long bridge is a part of the 73-km-long Katra-Dharam section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla...

India's amazing railway bridges

The Indian Railways has 114,500 kilometres of total track over a route of 65,000 kilometres and 7,500 stations. It has the world's fourth largest railway network after the United States, Russia and...