Govt to stop sending India's share of water to Pakistan

In the wake of the deadly Pulwama Terror Attack on February 14 that took the lives of 40 CRPF jawans, the Centre has decided to stop sending India's share of water that flows to Pakistan.

The announcement was made by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday. In a series of tweets, Gadkari wrote, "Under the leadership of Hon'ble PM Sri @narendramodi ji, Our Govt. has decided to stop our share of water which used to flow to Pakistan. We will divert  water from Eastern rivers and supply it to our people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab."

According to the Indus Water Treaty, water flowing from three of Indus tributaries - the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi were allocated for India and the Chenab, Jhelum and Indus waters were allocated for Pakistan. Of the total 168 million acre-feet, India's share is 33 million acre-feet, which constitutes nearly 20 per cent. Reportedly, India uses 93-94 per cent of its allocated water and the rest goes to Pakistan. This is the portion that India has decided to stop.