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Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply over Kashmir

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Panic in Pakistan as India vows to cut off water supply over Kashmir

Government officials and experts on both sides say India cannot stop water flows immediately, because the treaty has allowed it to only build hydropower plants without significant storage or dams on the three rivers allocated to Pakistan.

Reuters

April 27, 2025 / 07:50 IST

The three rivers meant for Pakistan, a country of 240 million people, irrigate more than 16 million hectares of farmland, or up to 80% of the total.

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