Currently Stopping Water From Flowing Into Pakistan Is Our First Priority: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Mumbai: In the wake of aimd tension between both countries India and Pakistan, the government has decided to stop water service under the Indus Water Treaty from going to Pakistan Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said on Wednesday.

“Under the Indus Waters Treaty, a large part of India’s water goes to Pakistan. Many of these rivers are tributaries of the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej systems and their catchment areas divert water. We are working on the priority that how our share of water that flows to Pakistan can be diverted for use by our farmers, industries, and people.”

“We are working on hydrological and technical feasibility studies. I have directed that this should be done immediately so that we can execute our plans,” he said.

Earlier, Pakistan suspended Samjhauta Express service where after India suspended Thar Weekly Express service this comes after the government scrapped Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcating the state into two Union Territories.

The Indus Water Treaty was signed in 1960 by former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former President of Pakistan Ayub Khan. According to the treaty, India has full rights over the waters of the ‘eastern’ rivers – Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej. In return, India had to let the ‘Western’ rivers – the Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum – flow into Pakistan unrestricted.

(With ANI Inputs)

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