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60 years of Indus Water Treaty
September 22 , 2020
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- September 19 this year marks the 60th anniversary of the Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan.
- The Indus Waters Treaty is a water-distribution treaty between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank signed in Karachi in 1960.
- According to this agreement, control over
- The water flowing in three “eastern” rivers of India - the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej was given to India.
- The water flowing in three “western” rivers of India - the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum was given to Pakistan.
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