Pakistan Says India Cutting Water Flow to Pakistan in Violation of Treaty

Pakistani authorities are charging that India’s actions to reduce the flow of water on the Chenab River have reduced discharges into Pakistan by about 90%. “They have almost blocked the River Chenab flows to downstream [Pakistan] after they [Indian authorities] took the decision on Sunday,” May 4, a senior official of the Punjab irrigation department confirmed on May 5, reported the Dawn. “Currently, they are using our water to fill up their dams/hydropower projects in the Chenab basin. They cannot do this since it is a grave violation of the Indus Water Treaty….”