Pahalgam Terror Attack Indus Water Treaty suspended how long will it take for India to stop Pakistan water

After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, India has taken five major decisions to teach Pakistan a lesson. The biggest decision in the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting is to suspend the Indus Water Agreement. India has said that until Pakistan continues to support terrorism, India will not implement this treaty. This decision of India is being considered as a big attack against Pakistan.

In fact, 90 percent of the cultivable land in Pakistan’s Sindh and Punjab provinces is dependent on the water available under the Indus Water Agreement for water needs. In such a situation, if India stops the water of rivers like Chenab, Jhelum and Indus, then there can be an outcry in Pakistan. With the stopping water, not only the cultivable land of Pakistan will come to the verge of drying, but from drinking water to electricity projects will also get a big shock. With this move of India, Pakistan will have to bear the brunt of economic plight. However, now the question is whether it is so easy to cancel the Indus Water Agreement? Can India stop the water of the three rivers overnight? How long will India take to stop the water of these three rivers? Let’s know the answers to all these questions.

What is Indus Water Agreement

In 1960, India and Pakistan had signed an agreement on the use of water of the Indus Water System rivers. Under this agreement, India can use three Eastern rivers Sutlej, Beas and Ravi river water. At the same time, Pakistan was empowered over the water of Western rivers Jhelum, Chenab and Indus. The thing to note here is that under the Indus Water Agreement, India kept only 20 percent of the water in the agreement with Pakistan. India allowed Pakistan to use 80 percent water to Pakistan instead of peace.

Can the water of all three rivers be stopped overnight

The decision taken by India by suspending the Indus Water Agreement clearly means that India will no longer allow Western rivers i.e. Jhelum, Chenab and Indus river water to use Pakistan, but the question is whether it is so easy? In fact, India does not have this infrastructure recently, so that this water can be prevented from reaching Pakistan overnight. Even if India does this by making dams or storing water, then there may be severe floods in states like Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.

So how long will it take to stop water?

If we look at the current conditions, India has planned four projects on all three western rivers. There are two operations in it and two preparations are going on. India has started the Baglihar Dam and Ratle project on Pakistan -part Chenab. Another tributary of Chenab has started the Pakal Dull Project on Marusudar and Kishanganga Project on Jhelum’s Sahayak River Neelam. Out of this, only Baglihar Dam and Kishanganga project are on. In such a situation, if India stops the water of the three rivers of Pakistan, then it is likely to take a lot of time. Actually, India will have to prepare infrastructure to use millions of cusecs of water from these three rivers. Pakistan experts are also doing the same thing. Pakistani leaders say that India cannot stop the water received from the Indus Water Agreement overnight, so they have enough time to fight a legal battle against this decision of India.

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