JAMMU — Emphasising the need for a long-term water security plan for Jammu, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the government intends to fully utilise the current abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to implement major water infrastructure projects for the region. After several BJP legislators including Sham Lal Sharma raised the issue […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday pointed out that the UT has not yet derived any benefits from the abeyance of the Indus Waters Treaty and said his government is working with the Centre to push for two key water projects. He was referring to the Tulbul Navigation Project (Wullar […]
By: Aditya Rangroo Few months ago, India declared the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty in ‘abeyance’ as part of a slew of retaliatory actions against Pakistan after the terrorist outfit backed by Pakistan killed innocent tourists in Pahalgam in Kashmir on April 22. With the suspension of Indus Water Treaty, India pressed the jugular vein of […]
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has threatened that blood would flow in rivers if water is stopped, in a sharp response to India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) after the Pahalgam terror attack. “The Indus is ours and will remain ours – either our water will flow through […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan that has been put in abeyance by the Centre in the wake of the Pahalgam attack was the “most unfair document” to the people of the Union territory and they have never been in favour of it. […]
SRINAGAR — J&K Peoples Conference (JKPC) President Sajad Lone on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks on the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) dismissing them as “right-wing gibberish” intended to appease the BJP. Dismissing the criticism of the Indus Water Treaty, Lone remarked, “I personally do not support this treaty. It is unfair and was […]
NEW DELHI — India is seeking changes in a six-decade-old Indus water treaty and has formally notified Pakistan to amend the pact. The longstanding dispute concerning Kishanganga and Ratle hydroelectric projects has prompted India to seek a modification in the treaty. According to the treaty, the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab waters were allocated to Pakistan, […]