Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil said the government has discussed three options and is working on measures so that not even a drop of water goes to Pakistan as India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack.
CR Paatil said, “A roadmap was prepared in the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Three options were discussed in the meeting. The government is working on short-term, medium-term, and long-term measures so that not even a drop of water goes to Pakistan. Soon, desilting of rivers will be done to stop the water and divert it.”
India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the Pahalgam terror attack
Union Minister of Jal Shakti, CR Paatil says, "A roadmap was prepared in the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Three options were discussed in the meeting. The government is… pic.twitter.com/uHZMMehAW3---Advertisement---— ANI (@ANI) April 25, 2025
Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah expressed his strong disapproval over the Indus Water Treaty. Abdullah said the pact which was signed between India and Pakistan in 1960 is the “most unfair document” to the people of the Union Territory.
Abdullah said, “The government of India has taken some steps. As far as J&K is concerned, we have never been in favour of the Indus Water Treaty. We have always believed that the Indus Water Treaty has been the most unfair document to the people of J&K.”
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Sources told the news agency ANI, “India has formally notified Pakistan in writing about the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty.”
Debashree Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Jal Shakti, as informed the Secretary of Pakistan’s Ministry of Water Resources, Syed Ali Murtaza, about this decision of the Indian government through a letter. India has issued a notice for changes in the treaty. The letter states that the Indian government has given notice to the Pakistani government for amendments to the treaty.
This decision was made at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) held on April 23, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and External Affairs Minister Jaishankar.
This comes after terrorists attacked tourists at Baisaran meadow in Pahalgam on April 22, killing 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen while leaving several others injured.
