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INDIA is set to reignite its long running water dispute with Pakistan by building three dams to redirect water from the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers away from its hostile neighbour.
Relations between the nuclear powers have gone from bad to worse and the use of water as a diplomatic weapon suggests there are no plans to reduce tensions in the long running dispute.
On Monday, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari said his country would redirect the water flow away from Pakistan in order to provide irrigation for north Indian states, including Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
He said: “The issue of three rivers, whose water was given to Pakistan, is a separate issue but the water of our three rivers, whose water is necessary for our development, is also going to Pakistan.
“And the Indian Government has decided to stop water (of our share) of three rivers and will provide it to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to solve the problem of water.”
The water conflict dates back to the Indus Water Treaty, signed by India and Pakistan in 1960, which divided the waters of the Indus river system between the two neighbours and is widely regarded as an incredibly successful agreement.
It has survived years of tensions between the rival powers, including two wars and countless military standoffs.
However, the work of the Indus Treaty could be undone after Mr Gadkari declared that the Indian share of water was also going to Pakistan, adding that a lack of water is among one of the biggest problems facing farmers in Haryana.
Haryana Agriculture Minister Om Prakash Dhankar, who was also present when Gadkari was addressing the event, said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also raised the issue of Indus Water Treaty earlier.
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An Indian patrol boat pictured close to the border with Pakistan
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done little to reduce tensions
“But now, statement of the Union Water Resources Minister means the matter may have reached the stage of planning.
”If India stops its share of water going to Pakistan then Haryana would benefit as the availability of water to us would go up.”
Tensions have heightened since Indian prime minister Narendra Modi took power in May 2014.
In September 2016 he suspended meetings of the committee that oversees how water is shared between India and Pakistan, adding: "Blood and water cannot flow at the same time
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...-dispute-indus-treaty-punjab-dams-world-war-3
Relations between the nuclear powers have gone from bad to worse and the use of water as a diplomatic weapon suggests there are no plans to reduce tensions in the long running dispute.
On Monday, Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari said his country would redirect the water flow away from Pakistan in order to provide irrigation for north Indian states, including Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
He said: “The issue of three rivers, whose water was given to Pakistan, is a separate issue but the water of our three rivers, whose water is necessary for our development, is also going to Pakistan.
“And the Indian Government has decided to stop water (of our share) of three rivers and will provide it to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan to solve the problem of water.”
The water conflict dates back to the Indus Water Treaty, signed by India and Pakistan in 1960, which divided the waters of the Indus river system between the two neighbours and is widely regarded as an incredibly successful agreement.
It has survived years of tensions between the rival powers, including two wars and countless military standoffs.
However, the work of the Indus Treaty could be undone after Mr Gadkari declared that the Indian share of water was also going to Pakistan, adding that a lack of water is among one of the biggest problems facing farmers in Haryana.
Haryana Agriculture Minister Om Prakash Dhankar, who was also present when Gadkari was addressing the event, said: “Prime Minister Narendra Modi had also raised the issue of Indus Water Treaty earlier.
An Indian patrol boat pictured close to the border with Pakistan
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has done little to reduce tensions
“But now, statement of the Union Water Resources Minister means the matter may have reached the stage of planning.
”If India stops its share of water going to Pakistan then Haryana would benefit as the availability of water to us would go up.”
Tensions have heightened since Indian prime minister Narendra Modi took power in May 2014.
In September 2016 he suspended meetings of the committee that oversees how water is shared between India and Pakistan, adding: "Blood and water cannot flow at the same time
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...-dispute-indus-treaty-punjab-dams-world-war-3
