Q72. With reference to the Indus Water Treaty, which among the following are contentious issues between India and Pakistan?
1. Ratle hydroelectricity
2. Pakul Dul
3. Lower Kalnai Project
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
Q72. With reference to the Indus Water Treaty, which among the following are contentious issues between India and Pakistan?
1. Ratle hydroelectricity
2. Pakul Dul
3. Lower Kalnai Project
Select the correct answer from the code given below.
The correct option is D (d) All of the above
Pakistan contends that Ratle, Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai projects- located in the Chenab basin- were violating the IWT, signed in 1960. The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank. The treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and then President of Pakistan Ayub Khan
Control over the water flowing in three "eastern" rivers of India was given to India. These rivers are- The Beas, The Ravi, The Sutlej. Control over the water flowing in three "western" rivers of India was given to Pakistan-The Indus, The Chenab, The Jhelum.
(d) All of the above
Pakistan contends that Ratle, Pakal Dul and Lower Kalnai projects- located in the Chenab basin- were violating the IWT, signed in 1960. The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank. The treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by then Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and then President of Pakistan Ayub Khan
Control over the water flowing in three "eastern" rivers of India was given to India. These rivers are- The Beas, The Ravi, The Sutlej. Control over the water flowing in three "western" rivers of India was given to Pakistan-The Indus, The Chenab, The Jhelum.
