India’s decision to keep the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance is expected to cause 21% water shortage in Pakistan during the early Kharif season.
India’s decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance after the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 is expected to have an alarming impact on Pakistan, as the Indus River System Authority (IRSA) advisory committee predicted a 21% water shortage in Pakistan during the early Kharif season due to a sudden decrease in Chenab River inflows.
India has put in abeyance the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, which governs the use of the Indus River and its tributaries between India and Pakistan and ensures water supply to 80% of Pakistani farms, after a terrorist attack in J&K’s Pahalgam claimed the lives of 26 tourists.
