 After having reached a bilateral agreement with Pakistan in 1978, with significant concessions made to Pakistan in the design of the dam, reducing its height, eliminating operating pool, and plugging the under-sluices meant for sediment management, India completed the project in 1987.The concessions made in the interest of bilateralism damaged the long-term sustainability of the dam, which silted up in five years.It currently runs at 57% capacity factor.