Consider the following statement regarding Indus Water Treaty(IWT):
1. According to the treaty, India gets to use Beas, Ravi and Sutlej, rivers
2. India, however, is allowed to put up storage facilities on the Western rivers, up to a limit of 3.6 million acre feet.
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Explanation:
India uses only 20% of the river basin
According to the treaty, India gets to use Beas, Ravi and Sutlej, rivers that flow through Punjab, to use without restriction. Indus, Chenab and Jhelum, which go through Jammu & Kashmir, and reportedly accounts for nearly 80% of the total volume of the river system, was given to Pakistan. India, however, is allowed to put up storage facilities on the Western rivers, up to a limit of 3.6 million acre feet.
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By: Cammy Garg