Modi govt set to punish Pakistan more, after ‘water strike’, India now gets ready to hit Pakistan with….

New Delhi: After the Indian government suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, there is turmoil among the people of Pakistan. Pakistan is dependent on the water of the Indus River for 80 percent of its agriculture. India is about to block Pakistan’s water under the new Indus project, which has left the people there worried. According to a Reuters report, since the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, work on the project concerning the Chenab, Jhelum, and Indus rivers has accelerated. One of the main projects in the region involves doubling the length of the Ranbir Dam on the Chenab River to 120 kilometers. The water from this river flows from India to the agricultural region of Punjab in Pakistan.

According to the report, when India completes its project, it will be able to divert 150 cubic meters of water per second, whereas it currently diverts only about 40 cubic meters of water. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar stated in the National Assembly that his government has written to India asking it to reconsider the Indus Waters Treaty. He informed his MPs that India’s action is unlawful.

Electricity shortage in Pakistan

David Mitchell, a water security expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said it would take time for India to build dams, canals, or other infrastructure. However, Pakistan is already aware of the kind of pressure it might face from India. Along with the plan to expand the Ranbir canal, India is also considering projects that will reduce the flow of water from the rivers allocated to Pakistan. This will cause significant problems for Pakistan in generating electricity for itself.

According to the report, India has made a list of hydroelectric projects in the Jammu and Kashmir region, which will increase power generation from 3,360 megawatts to 12,000 megawatts. These projects include dams capable of storing large quantities of water, which will be a first for India in the Indus River system.

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