India lodged a protest on Friday against plans by Pakistan to build a multi-billion-dollar dam in Kashmir to help overcome severe electricity shortages. The dam is being built by Pakistan in the Astore district of Jammu and Kashmir with the help of China.
The Indian government "lodged a protest today over the proposed construction of the Bunji Hydroelectric Project in a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir under illegal occupation of Pakistan," an Indian statement said. The statement gave no further details.
The 12.6-billion-dollar Diamir-Bhasha dam will be built on the Indus river over the next seven years and produce at least 4,500 megawatts of power, the Pakistan government has said. Islamabad says the project is aimed at overcoming major electricity shortages in the country. Last month, Pakistan and China signed a memorandum of understanding to build the dam.
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