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India Water Dispute
The Indus Water Treaty, signed in 1960 between India and Pakistan, was established to address water distribution issues following India's independence, allocating specific rivers to each country. India cannot construct storage on rivers designated for Pakistan, and the treaty guarantees a decade of uninterrupted water supply. Current tensions and violations of the treaty could lead to severe consequences for Pakistan, as well as international backlash against India.
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India Water Dispute
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- 2. INDUS WATER TREATY •After Independence, problems between the two countries arose over the distribution of water. • The division of Punjab thus created major problems for irrigation in Pakistan • On 1948, India stopped the supply of water to Pakistan from every canal flowing from India to Pakistan. • Pakistan approached the World Bank in 1952 to help settle the problem permanently. • An agreement was signed between India and Pakistan in September 1960. This agreement is known as the Indus Water Treaty.
- 3. Indus Water Treaty •Rivers given to India (Ravi, Beas and Sutlej) • Rivers given to Pakistan (the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab) • India is not allowed to build any storage on the rivers allocated to Pakistan • The treaty also guaranteed ten years of uninterrupted water supply. During this period Pakistan was to built huge dams • The treaty allocates 80% of water
- 4. Why Treaty innews? • Because of the confrontations between India and Pakistan over other issues, the water treaty naturally comes into picture. • After the Uri cross-border attack by Pakistan in 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said “Blood and Water cannot flow simultaneously.
- 5. Effects of Violation •Reducing the water flow to Pakistan will unleash havoc there (especially in Punjab and Sindh province). • India at present does not have enough infrastructure to use the additional water available. • The decision of not giving water to Pakistan may further enrage the terror elements in the country • Not respecting the Indus Water Treaty, may invite global condemnation to India as the treaty is an international agreement.