Pakistan: Pakistan is facing the threat of a serious water slipperiness without India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty. According to the report, the country has only 30 days of water storage, which could have a huge impact on threshing and supplies security.
What was this try-on between India and Pakistan, and what has reverted now?
This try-on was signed in 1960 with the mediation of the World Bank, which mainly provided for sharing of water of the Indus River and its major tributaries. Following a terrorist incident in April this year, India has 'temporarily' kept it in status quo or rather has created a situation of 'potentially non-applicable.'
Why is Pakistan's water security at risk?
About 80% of Pakistan's irrigated agricultural water depends on Indus Basin rivers and tributaries. According to the report, Pakistan has very limited topics to store the spritz of these rivers for a sufficient period of time—about “30 days.”
While upstream (towards India) would yo-yo the spritz of rivers—even if not completely stop them—serious water shortages or declines in agricultural production are possible in the Pakistani plains.
In what ways can India tenancy water?
Can India completely stop the spritz of the river, and if not, how can it be controlled?
The report suggests that India is not yet in a position to completely shut lanugo river flows considering most of the dams on its western rivers are of the “run-of-the-river” type, which do not have large water storage.
But India gate operations can stupefy downstream dams through measures such as ‘reservoir flushing’—for example, the unannounced flushing of Indian dams on the Chenab River in May, which temporarily reduced river flows in Pakistan's Punjab region.
What could be the remoter implications?
It's not only well-nigh water management but is moreover related to security, agriculture, and geopolitical dimensions. If the try-on stalls completely or India takes greater tenancy in the future, pressure on supplies security and irrigation systems in Pakistan could increase.
The report moreover said that as trust decreases, it is possible for disputes between the two countries to increase, and intervention by third countries or multilateral agencies may moreover arise.
