The waters of the Sutlej are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan, and are mostly diverted to irrigation canals in India.
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There has been an ongoing dispute between India and Pakistan over the Tulbul Project since 1987, when Pakistan objected that it violated the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty.
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To establish the ownership of these waters, an Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan on 1 April 1960, under monitoring of the World Bank.
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Pakistan says the dam violates the 1960 Indus Water Treaty and will cut off water to downstream farmers in its Punjab province, considered the country's food basket.
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Under the Indus Water Treaty, India was given full rights to the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers, while Pakistan was awarded the Jehlum, Indus and Chenab.
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Under the Indus Water Treaty, the two countries signed in 1960, India was given control over the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers, while Pakistan was awarded the Jehlum, Indus and Chenab.
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Although most of the river's course runs through neighbouring Pakistan, as per as regulation of Indus water treaty of 1960, India can use only 20 percent of the water in this river.
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The Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 divided the Indus river into which the Chenab flows between the two countries and bars India from interfering with the flow into Pakistan while allowing it to generate electricity.
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The Indus River Commission and the Indus Water Treaty survived two wars between India and Pakistan despite their hostility, proving to be a successful mechanism in resolving conflicts by providing a framework for consultation inspection and exchange of data.
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Nehru accepted the arbitration of the UK and World Bank, signing the Indus Water Treaty in 1960 with Pakistani ruler Ayub Khan to resolve long-standing disputes about sharing the resources of the major rivers of the Punjab region.
