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Blood and water can’t flow together: PM Modi on Indus Water Treaty

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After chair the meeting on the Indus Water Treaty on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi take a tough stand and said that blood and water cannot flow together. However, ruled out cancelling the treaty with Pakistan.

“Blood and water can’t flow at the same time,” Mr. Modi said, while reviewing the treaty.

Principal Secretary to PM, Nripendra Misra, national security adviser Ajit Doval, foreign secretary S Jaishankar, the water resources secretary, and other senior officials were present in the meeting.

The review is being undertaken as India weighs options to give a befitting response to Pakistan in the wake of the Uri attack that left 18 soldiers dead.

There have been consistent calls in India that the government scrap the water distribution pact to mount pressure on Pakistan in the aftermath of the terror attack.

Under the treaty, which was signed by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan President Ayub Khan in September 1960, water of six rivers — Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum — were to be shared between the two countries.

Control over the three eastern rivers – the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej – was given to India while the three western rivers went to Pakistan, unrestricted.

India can use only 20 per cent of the water of the Indus, which flows through it first, for irrigation, transport and power generation.

Sources also said that an inter-ministerial task force for Indian rights will be formed for western rivers under Indus Water Treaty and India will use potential of 18000 megawatt of power from the western rivers under the treaty.

Further, construction on Tulbul navigation project will be reviewed by India again. Work had been suspended on this in 2007.

At the same time, India to expedite construction on three dams on River Chenab – Pakul Dul Dam, Sawalkot Dam and Bursar Dam.

External affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup had said last week that there were differences between India and Pakistan on implementing the Indus Waters Treaty.

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