Chenab

a river rising in the Himalayas and flowing southwest to the Sutlej River in Pakistan. Length: 1087 km (675 miles)

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Chenab

a river in India and Pakistan. The Chenab measures approximately 1,100 km in length and drains an area of 138,000 sq km. Originating in the glaciers of the Western Himalayas, it flows through a deep valley in India and over the plains of Punjab in Pakistan. The main tributaries are the Jhelum and the Ravi, below the influx of which the Chenab is called the Trimab. The Chenab empties into the Sutlej River (Indus River basin).

The Chenab is fed by melting firn fields and glaciers and by rain, mainly during the summer monsoon season. The water level rises from June through October and is low in winter. The mean flow rate at the point where the river flows from the mountains is 890 cu m per sec; lower it decreases owing to the distribution of water through numerous irrigation canals (about 200,000 hectares of agricultural land is irrigated ). Cities in the densely populated valley include Wazirabad, Chiniot, and Multan, all in Pakistan.

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A delegation of experts headed by Pakistan commissioner for Indus Waters Syed Mehr Ali Shah entered India via the Wagah Border where it will inspect the water projects on the Chenab river, mainly the 1,000MW Pakal Dul and 48MW Lower Kalnai.

Pakistan delegation leaves for India to inspect Chenab projects

Earlier, Pakistan had raised serious concerns over the designs of 1,000MW Pakal Dul and 48MW Lower Kalnai projects on Chenab River and termed them as a violation of IWT.

Pakistan, India to resume water talks on Sunday

At issue are two hydropower projects that India is building on its side of the Chenab river whose waters belong to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty.

Indus water breakthrough

Pakistan strongly feels that, design of both reservoirs, being built on Chenab River was not in line with the provisions of Indus water Treaty-1960.

Futile Indo-Pak water talks

During the talks Pakistan raised its objections on India's under-construction projects on the Chenab River.

Pak-India negotiations end with no concrete headway being made

BSF constable Satyasheel Yadav ( 30) was swept away by a strong current in the Chenab river on Wednesday.

India calls on Pakistan to release BSF trooper

The 48 MW Kalnai HEP could allow India to utilize the stream flows of the lower Kalnai River, another tributary of the Chenab River. The project envisages construction of a 49 m high dam with a gross storage capacity of 1.86 million cubic metres (MCM).

ALARMING BELL: INDIA'S WATER AGGRESSION OVER CHENAB

Pakistan is planning to approach the World Bank (WB) to seek compensation from India for reduced water flow in the Chenab River and design defects in Baglihar Dam.

Pakistan to approach WB for water compensation from India

Similarly from the Kabul River, 47,000 cusecs of water was released at Nowshera and 7,000 cusecs from the Chenab River at Marala.

Water inflow in major rivers jumps to 170,000 cusecs

Summary: New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): A delegation of officials from India and Pakistani on Thursday, concluded an inspection of two hydel power projects on the Chenab river basin as part of the bilateral Indus Water Treaty.

Pakistan concludes Indus Waters inspection

'The water level condition in Ravi and Sutlej rivers is normal while in Chenab river the level raised late night in its Indian areas where it took to 120000 cusec from 20, 000 cusec, ' Dr.

India releases water into Pakistani Rivers