Indus water treaty
The Indus Water Treaty is an agreement between India and Pakistan concluded in 1960 through the mediation of the World Bank , which regulates the use of water in the Indus and its tributaries. Pakistan was granted the (almost) sole right of use for the three western and particularly water-rich rivers Indus, Jhelam and Chenab , while India received the rights of use for the three eastern rivers Ravi , Beas and Satluj . Since India's intensive water use caused the lower reaches of the eastern rivers on Pakistani territory to dry out, Pakistan was also awarded financial support to divert water from other sources through diversions and canals.
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- Wolfgang-Peter Zingel: India and Pakistan: distant neighbors, useful enemies, economic partners? ( Memento of December 6, 2000 in the Internet Archive ). In: Werner Draguhn (Ed.): India 1998. Politics, economy, society . Hamburg: Institute for Asian Studies. 1998. pp. 112-128.
- The Indus Waters Treaty: A History . Henry L. Stimson Center.
- Indus Water Treaty Information on the treaty (including the original treaty) on a World Bank website .
