Work resumes on Bhutan's Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project after 7-year halt

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Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, during his sojourn  to the Punatsangchhu Hydropower Projects, connected  Friday.

Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, during his sojourn to the Punatsangchhu Hydropower Projects, connected Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI

Work connected Bhutan's 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I hydropower task has resumed aft a seven-year suspension, with India's Power Minister Manohar Lal attending a cardinal factual pouring ceremonial marking the restart of dam construction.

The revival of the India-funded project, stalled since 2019 owed to geological challenges, is seen arsenic a large milestone successful bilateral vigor practice and is expected to pave the mode for completion wrong 5 years.

Published - April 11, 2026 09:59 p.m. IST

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