New Delhi, July 14 -- New Delhi: NHPC Ltd has roped in Hindustan Construction Co. Ltd to build desilting infrastructure at Jammu and Kashmir's Salal Dam as part of its plan to flush sediments from hydropower projects on rivers flowing into Pakistan, according to two people aware of the matter.

The desilting push comes as several hydropower projects in the border state are releasing excess water into Pakistan amid heavy south-west monsoon rains, over a year after India placed the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance.

"Undersluices at Salal were not operational; rather, they were blocked by concrete due to restrictions under the IWT. So, now undersluices would be developed, and the gate operation room would also be made operational," said the ...