Following the Pahalgam terror attack, the Cabinet Committee on Security has decided to put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism.
About Indus Water Treaty
- Genesis: Signed in 1960 between the then Indian Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani President Mohammad Ayub Khan, brokered by the World Bank.
- Key provisions
- Water Right Usage:
- Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej) for India's unrestricted use.
- Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab) are allocated to Pakistan, with India allowed for specific non-consumptive uses like navigation, floating of timber or other property, flood protection or flood control, fishing or fish culture.
- Exchange of Data: With respect to the flow in, and utilisation of waters, to be transmitted monthly by each Party.
- Implementation Mechanism:
- Creation of a Permanent Indus Commission: With a commissioner from each country, in order to maintain a channel for communication and to try to resolve questions about implementation of the treaty.
- Settlement of Differences & Dispute: 3-level Graded mechanism through Permanent Indus Commission, Neutral Expert, and Court of Arbitration for handling distinct issues.
- Modification: Provisions of the Treaty may be modified by a duly ratified treaty concluded for that purpose between the two Governments.
- Water Right Usage:
Cabinet Committee on Security
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