Consider the following statements regarding Indus Water treaty IWT 1 The Indus Water ...........

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Consider the following statements regarding Indus Water treaty (IWT):

1. The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a water sharing arrangement, signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960

2. Under the treaty, India has exclusive rights on the western rivers and their tributaries while Pakistan has exclusive rights on the eastern rivers

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Explanation:

About Indus Water Treaty
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is a water sharing arrangement, signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960, by then Prime Minster Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistan's President General Ayub Khan. The World Bank (the erstwhile international bank for reconstruction and development) brokered the treaty and is also a party to it.
The Indus system of rivers comprises three western rivers which includes the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab and three eastern rivers — the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi.
Under the treaty, India has exclusive rights on the eastern rivers and their tributaries while Pakistan has exclusive rights on the western rivers. Pakistan also received a one-time financial compensation for the loss of water from the eastern rivers and to build a new canal system.
The waters of the Indus basin begin in the Himalayan mountains in the region under China.
The river flows from the hills through the arid and dry states of Punjab and Sindh, converging in Pakistan, and empties out in the Arabian Sea, south of Karachi.