Mind Map for UPSC Exam (Indus Water Treaty)


Mind Map for UPSC Exam (Indus Water Treaty)


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Indus Water Treaty

How the treaty Worked till now

  • Since the ratification of the treaty in 1960, India and Pakistan have not engaged in any water wars.
  • Most disagreements and disputes have been settled via legal procedures, provided for within the framework of the treaty.
  • Kishanganga Hydro electric project designed to divert water from the Kishanganga River to a power plant in the Jhelum River basin.
  • Construction on the dam was temporarily halted by the Hague's Permanent Court of Arbitration in October 2011 due to Pakistan's protest.
  • In February 2013, the Hague ruled that India could divert a minimum amount of water for power generation.

INDUS

  • The waters of the Indus basin begin in Tibet and the Himalayan mountains in the states of Jammu and Kashmir
  • They flow from the hills through the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and Sindh.
  • There was only a narrow strip of irrigated land along these rivers
  • Developments over the last century have created a large network of canals and storage facilities that provide water for more than 26 million acres.

Indus Water Treaty

  • It is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank
  • The treaty was signed in Karachi by PM of India Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayub Khan
  • According to this treaty, control over the three "eastern" rivers was given to India, while control over the three "western" rivers was given to the Pakistan
  • Eastern rivers include Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej Western rivers include the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum.
  • Since Pakistan's rivers flow through India first, the treaty allowed India to use them for irrigation, transport and power generation.
  • Transition period of 10 years was permitted in which India was bound to supply water to Pakistan from these rivers until Pakistan was able to build the canal system
  • The countries agree to exchange data  and co-operate in matters related to the treaty.
  • For this purpose, treaty creates the Permanent Indus Commission, with a commissioner appointed by each country.

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