China–Pakistan Economic Corridor works to the Karakoram Highway after a 2010 earthquake, though it did object the presence of Chinese troops in the region that were sent to guard Chinese workers. India further did not object to construction of the Mangla Dam, undertaken with World Bank funding and British technical assistance in southern Kashmir − a region which India claims as its own territory. India even maintained that the Wullar Barrage project in Indian-administered Kashmir, which Pakistan regards as a violation of the Indus Water Treaty, would ultimately be beneficial for the Mangla Dam. India further did not object to construction works at
Afulilo Dam and grants. Water from the tall dam is sent down of headrace pipe before it reaches of penstock. The penstock terminates at Ta'elefaga Hydroelectric Plant where the water spins two Pelton turbine-generators. The elevation between the reservoir and the power station affords a hydraulic head (water drop) of . Efforts to add a third 2 MW turbine-generator and raise the dam by , thereby increasing the reservoir capacity by 50% to , are currently being studied. In April 2009 SMEC Holdings was awarded a consultancy contract for this work by the Asian Development Bank. Afulilo Dam The Afulilo Dam is