NEW DELHI – The Indian government has approved yet another Dam project tostop water flow to Pakistan.
As per the media report, the Shahpurkandi Dam project has been approved onthe River Ravi, which flows down to Pakistan, according to reports in localmedia.
The move will cut water supply to Pakistani Punjab and allow theneighbouring country to use the water, which according to Delhi, goes“waste” flowing through the Madhopur Headworks downstream to Pakistan.
Once completed in June 2022, it will improve irrigation potential offarmers in the occupied Jammu & Kashmir and Indian Punjab.
The Central government of Indian will provide financial assistance of overRs 485 crore (for irrigation component) to the Indian state of Punjab forimplementing the project over five years from 2018-19 to 2022-23, the Timesof India reported.
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Delhi says the decision was taken by the Union Cabinet, keeping in view theprovisions of the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan. “Underthis 1960 treaty, India has full rights for utilisation of waters of thethree eastern rivers namely Ravi, Beas and Satluj.”
The project will create an additional irrigation potential of 5,000hectares in Indian Punjab and 32,173 hectares in the held valley of Jammu &Kashmir. In addition, the Indian Punjab will also be able to generate 206MW of hydro-power.
