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The suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty by India was announced on Wednesday.
Friday meeting discussed both short -term and long -term options
Desilting of existing dams is one of the options in short term
New Delhi:
Emphasizing the importance of suspending the Indus Water Treaty, the Union Water Power Minister CR Patil has said that India will ensure that there is no “drop of water” from the Indus River.
Mr. Patil on Friday said a post after a meeting at Home Minister Amit Shah’s residence, in which Jaishankar of Foreign Minister and top officials also participated.
Mr. Patil wrote in Hindi on X, “The historic decision taken by the Modi government on the Indus Water Treaty is completely appropriate and in the national interest. We will ensure that even a drop of water from the Indus River does not go to Pakistan.”
The suspension of the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty was declared by India on Wednesday as part of a series of steps taken after a disgusting terrorist attack in Pahgam in Jammu and Kashmir in which 25 tourists and a local were killed. The Ministry of Water Power then sent a letter on Thursday, which informs the decision to Syed Ali Murtuja, Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources of Pakistan.
The ministry said in the letter, “The responsibility of respecting a treaty in goodwill is fundamental for a treaty. However, what we have seen is a continuous cross -border terrorism by Pakistan, which targets the Indian Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.”
Priority area
Top officials said that a detailed plan for the next stages of India was discussed at the meeting at Mr. Shah’s residence and it was decided that the implementation of the suspension of the treaty would begin immediately.
“Many long -term plans are on the table, but priority is a plan that can serve as a blueprint for the immediate and mid -term future,” said an official.
As part of the Indus Water Treaty, which was broke by the World Bank, the Indus system in India has three Eastern rivers – Ravi, Beas and Sutlees – while Pakistan has access to about 135 million acres of (MAF) from three western rivers – Indus, Jhelum, and Chenb – which flows below India.
Among the options on the table in the short term, the center is reducing the existing dams on the Indus, Jhelum and Chenabs and increasing the capacity of the reservoir, which will all reduce the water flowing in Pakistan.
Pakistan has objected to two hydroelectric projects by India – Kishanganga on a tributary of Jhelum and Ratal, which is under construction on a tributary of Chenab. The suspension of the treaty will allow India to ignore Pakistan’s objections.
In the long term, the construction of new dams and infrastructure on these rivers is also something that is being considered.
Valid response
Officials said that a legal response is also being prepared in the event of any pressure from the World Bank or any other international institutions. Diplomatic efforts will continue to ensure that other countries know why India took steps.
An official said, “The government intends to ensure that people in India do not face very little or little inconvenience because of this. Water power, home and Foreign Ministry are working on it in coordinated fashion,” an official said.
Pakistan has already indicated that it has been provoked by suspension of the treaty. The government of Pakistan said in a statement on Thursday, “According to the Indus Water Treaty, any attempt to stop the flow of water related to Pakistan … will be considered a task of war and responded with full force in the full spectrum of national power.”
