Shimla, June 2 -- Himachal governor Kavinder Gupta on Monday said the Chenab-Beas tunnel project is of paramount importance as its construction would divert surplus water from the Chenab river through a tunnel into the Beas basin, thereby cutting off the water supply to Pakistan. Gupta was talking to the media after formally launching the Self-Enumeration Drive for the first phase of Census-2027 in Himachal Pradesh from Lok Bhavan on Monday. The statewide campaign will be conducted from 1 to 15 June, 2026, enabling citizens to voluntarily complete their census details through the digital self-enumeration platform. He said that Pakistan actively fosters terrorism and it is essential to teach it a lesson. He said this initiative represents a necessary step toward rectifying past errors and emphasised that fulfilling the needs of Punjab, Himachal, Haryana, and Uttarakhand remains a top priority for the government.The governor termed the proposed Rs 2,620-crore Chenab-Beas Link Tunnel Project a significant step in the national interest. htc...