REVISION OF INDUS WATER TREATY AGREEMENT
Government of Gujarat
has submitted proposals for allocation of the waters of the Western
Rivers of Indus basin to the Kutch region of Gujarat on the plea
that it is a part of this Western Rivers of Indus basin to the
Kutch region of Gujarat on the plea that it is a part of this
basin. It has further requested that this water share of the Western
Rivers be given to the Kutch region through the Eastern Rivers
by extension of the existing Indira Gandhi Canal of Rajasthan.
It is not permissible
to allocate Indus waters to the Kutch region of Gujarat according
to the existing Indus Waters Treaty as no part of the state of
Gujarat lies in the Indus basin.
Presently there is
no proposal under consideration of the Government to revise the
Indus Water Treaty between India and Pakistan.
This information
was given by the Union Minister for Water Resources, Shri Arjun
Charan Sethi in a written reply to question from Prof. Alka Balram
Kshatriya and Dr. A. K. Patel in the Rajya Sabha today.
