Jammu, May 9 -- In a major boost to irrigation and agriculture in the Jammu region, water from the Shahpur Kandi Dam has finally begun flowing into the Main Ravi Canal, marking the realization of a decades-old dream for thousands of farmers in the Kandi belt of Kathua, Samba and Jammu.
The development comes nearly a year after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, and is being seen as a transformative step that will improve irrigation, reduce power costs, and strengthen water security in the region.
Announcing the milestone, Jammu and Kashmir's Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology and Environment, and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmad Rana, described it as a defining moment for Jammu's irrig...