The average flows in western rivers at their river inflow measurement (RIM) stations were 135.6 million acre feet (MAF) ...

The decades-old Indus Waters Treaty faces its gravest challenge as India suspends it, prompting Pakistan to warn of war.

The treaty allocated the three eastern rivers – the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej – of the Indus basin to India, while 80% of the three western ones – the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab – to Pakistan.

Similarly, India did not develop storage capacity in the Jhelum River because it was one of the western rivers of the Indus basin where Pakistan was allowed unrestricted use.

In an unprecedented move, India held the water treaty in abeyance after blaming Pakistan for a deadly attack in April.

A Pakistan report indicates a 13.3 per cent year-on-year shortfall in water drawn from the Indus River System - and supplied to already water-starved farms in the Punjab province - after India halting ...

The project was halted in 1987 due to pressure from Pakistan, which cited various clauses of the IWT that restrict any storage along the Jhelum river, a part of the Indus basin. NEW DELHI: With ...

The treaty divided access to the six rivers in the Indus basin, giving India control over the ... And similar operations are reportedly planned for the Kishanganga project on the Jhelum River.

They include the Bursar project (800 MW) on the Marusudar river within the Indus basin. Also, the Uri Stage II (260 MW) on the Jhelum commissioned in 2013-14 is yet to realise its full potential.