India threatens to choke water supply

India is threatening to restrict the flow of river water to Pakistan following a suicide bomb attack for which Delhi blames Islamabad


1960 Indus Water Treaty (IWT)
India has full use of all water from three eastern rivers, but must allow unrestricted flow of water from western rivers to Pakistan


Water allocation from six-rivers of Indus basin under IWT

India 20%
33 million acre-feet (MAF)*

Pakistan 80%
135 MAF


India considering “technical ways” to stop flow of water at Kishenganga Dam (1) and Ratle Dam (2)

Western rivers
Pakistan control

Indus
Jhelum 
Chenab

Eastern rivers
India control


Ravi
Beas
Sutlej

PAKISTAN
Islamabad
PAKISTAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR
Line of Control
INDIA
INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR
Siachen Glacier
CHINA
CHINA

100km 60 miles

1 2



*1 acre-foot = 1,233.48 cubic metres


Sources: The Hindu, ClearIAS  
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