{"id":324212,"date":"2025-01-22T15:35:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T10:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=324212"},"modified":"2025-01-22T15:35:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T10:05:46","slug":"indus-water-treaty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indus-water-treaty\/","title":{"rendered":"Indus Water Treaty"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Neutral Expert, appointed by the World Bank under the Indus Water Treaty 1960, has upheld India\u2019s stand after questions were raised in relation to the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">About Indus Water Treaty<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_324213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-324213\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-324213\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indus-Water-Treaty.png?resize=300%2C163&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Indus Water Treaty\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indus-Water-Treaty.png?resize=300%2C163&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indus-Water-Treaty.png?resize=768%2C418&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Indus-Water-Treaty.png?w=933&amp;ssl=1 933w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-324213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- The Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">It was signed in <strong><em>1960<\/em><\/strong> after nine years of negotiations <strong><em>between India and Pakistan<\/em><\/strong> with the help of the <strong><em>World Bank<\/em><\/strong>, which is also a signatory.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The treaty allocates the <em><strong>Western rivers (Indus, Chenab, Jhelum) to Pakistan<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Eastern rivers (Beas, Ravi, Sutlej) to India. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">However, India can utilise the waters of western rivers for certain non-consumptive, agricultural, domestic and power generation purpose.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">India controls about 20% of the total water of the Indus system, while Pakistan gets about 80%.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">The treaty provides for <strong>3 step dispute resolution mechanisms:<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Permanent Commission-<\/strong> The disputes can be resolved at the Permanent Commission or can be taken up at the inter-governmental level. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Neutral Expert-<\/strong> If the disputes are unresolved, the countries can approach the World bank appointed Neutral Expert.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Court of Arbitration-<\/strong> If either party is not satisfied with the Neutral Expert\u2019s decision, the matter is referred to a Court of Arbitration.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">There has been disagreement between India and Pakistan over the design features of:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project<\/strong> (constructed on Kishanganga river, a tributary of Jhelum River)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>Ratle Hydroelectric Project<\/strong> (constructed on Chenab River).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Neutral Expert, appointed by the World Bank under the Indus Water Treaty 1960, has upheld India\u2019s stand after questions were raised in relation to the Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects.\u00a0 About Indus Water Treaty \u00a0 It was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan with the help of the&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indus-water-treaty\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Indus Water 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