NEW DELHI – India has decided to fast-track three projects, includingconstruction of two dams, to arrest the Indus Waters, government officialssaid.
The three projects include the Shahpur Kandi dam project, a secondSutlej-Beas link in Punjab and the Ujh Dam project in Jammu and Kashmir,they said.
“These (three) projects were stuck in red tape and inter-state disputes.But it has been decided to expedite the execution of these projects,” oneof them added.Under the Indus Waters Treaty, waters flowing in three ofIndus tributaries — the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi — have been allotted toIndia; while the Chenab, Jhelum and Indus waters have been allotted toPakistan.
Of the total 168 million acre-feet, India’s share of water from the threeallotted rivers is 33 million acre-feet, which constitutes nearly 20 percent.”India uses nearly 93-94 per cent of its share under the Indus WatersTreaty.
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The rest of the water remains unutilised and goes to Pakistan,” an officialadded.The Ujh dam is a proposed hydroelectricity and irrigationmultipurpose project in the Kathua district of Jammu over the Ravi riverwith a capacity to generate 196 MW of electricity.”
