India to divert Indus water

Having put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan in abeyance in the wake of the Pa- halgam terrorist attack, India is now considering to expand the Ranbir canal on the Chenab and is also weighing other proj- ects to divert the waters of the In- dus, Chenab and Jhelum to three northern Indian states. The IWT is regarded as one of the most suc- cessful water-sharing agreements globally, having endured four wars. Under this treaty, India is primarily limited to developing low-impact hydropower projects on the three rivers designated to Pakistan: the Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum. In contrast, India has the freedom to use the waters of three other rivers—the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi.

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India is considering plans to dramatically increase the water it draws from a major river that feeds Pakistani farms downstream, as part of retaliatory action for the Pahalgam terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 26 tourists, Reuters reported.