Not a drop of water will go to Pakistan, roadmap prepared: Jal Shakti minister CR Paatil after suspension of Indus treaty

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Following a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Jal Shakti Minister CR Paatil announced a detailed plan to prevent Indian river water from flowing into Pakistan. The government is considering short, medium, and long-term strategies, including immediate desilting of rivers.

NEW DELHI: Following a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah, Union jal shakti minister CR Paatil on Friday said that the central government has developed a comprehensive strategy to halt Indian river water from flowing into Pakistan.

This comes after the Indian government suspended the Indus Waters Treaty in reaction to a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam that claimed the lives of 26 people.

Paatil said that urgent actions are being given priority, with river desilting being one of the primary measures. “A roadmap was prepared in the meeting with 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.”

“The historic decision taken by the Modi government on the Indus Water Treaty is entirely just and in the national interest. We will ensure that not a single drop of the Indus River’s water reaches Pakistan,” he further said in a tweet on X.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah also expressed his firm opposition to the Indus Waters Treaty, declaring that the 1960 agreement between India and Pakistan represents the ‘most unfair document’ for the Union Territory’s residents.

In his press statement, Omar 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 Waters Treaty. We have always believed that the Indus Waters Treaty has been the most unfair document to the people of J&K.”

“It is regrettable that this attack took place, and we ensured that any issues that were brought to our attention in the meeting, we will work on them. During this meeting, I spoke with the Union home minister and he assured me that all steps will be taken to ensure the safety of the people of J&K who are staying in other states. An advisory will be issued by the Home Ministry and the Union Minister also spoke with the Chief Ministers of many states,” he further stated.

During the cabinet committee security meeting led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India resolved to suspend the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty until Pakistan definitively renounces support for cross-border terrorism and has shut down the integrated Attari Check Post.

Pakistan rejected India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty, describing it as the lifeline for 240 million Pakistanis and warned that any attempt to divert water under the Indus Water Treaty would be considered an act of war.

Pakistan announced multiple retaliatory measures, including blocking airspace for Indian airlines, closing the Wagah border crossing, suspending trade relations. These decisions came after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

“Any threat to Pakistan’s sovereignty and to the security of its people will be met with firm reciprocal measures in all domains. India should refrain from its reflexive blame game and cynical staged, managed exploitation of incidents like Pahalgam to further its narrow political agenda. Such tactics serve only to inflame tensions and obstruct the path to peace and stability in the region,” stated the NSC meeting release.

Pakistan also suspended visas under the SAARC Visa Exemption Scheme for Indians, making an exception only for Sikh pilgrims. Additionally, Pakistan ordered military advisers at the Indian High Commission to leave by April 30.

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