The Canal Water Dispute Indian/Pakistan Disputes of 1947 and onwards What was the dispute about? Reasons for the dispute. Reconciling approaches. Aftermaths of the dispute.WHAT WAS IT? THE S & CLAIMS: SG SUR RUN Oe Cee Rem) What PRU COS MCSE ec OC experienced a hot, arid climate. Rainfall was scanty and thus relied upon irrigation from a series ESE M MCN ee eel OE OM SCIRUS IE ECCLES CURE SES TT UCU REC m rCUR UTD eS Why India, in cities such as Ferozepur. OECD CMOS TU RTC R Ua Tbe Se UEC ne EL Indians demanded Pakistan to pay for the water. ae 8 e India claimed that they wished to do anything as they had the right to the land India Ss Claim ETRE CU eee USEC OSC UEC 1 7 1 e Pakistan claimed the right to the water under International-Lawias»their Pakistan S$ Claim economy was dependent on it.Fee aaa LUUL SRO AU LST Kashmir Relation: Joint Commissions: India proposed a joint commission to solve the dispute. There was no agreed decision in the end. The Kashmir issue was also related to the Canal Water dispute, as three of the rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) came _ into Pakistan from the Indian Occupied Kashmir. INT Court of Justice: Pakistan asked the International Court of Justice to help settle the dispute legally but India refused to participate.STANDSTILL/TEMPORARY AGREEMENTS May 1948 In this year, Temporary Agreement was reached in to allow water from East Punjab (Indian side) to flow into West Punjab (Pakistani Side) until Pakistan looks for an alternative water supplies. In 1952, The World Bank _ intervened and offered to help with financial and technical support to settle the dispute. Pakistan accused India of cutting the flow of water which — was contrary to — the agreement, charge which India repeatedly denied. After numerous World Bank recommendations, a temporary agreement was reached to which India agreed ~—but Pakistan did not.THE INDUS WATER TREATY, 1959 The final permanent agreement between the two nations with the World Bank witnessing was reached on 19 September 1959, called the Indus Water Treaty. The terms of the treaty are as follows: - India was given the control of Ravi, Beas and Sutlej Rivers - Pakistan had the control of Indus, Jhelum and Chenab rivers. + World Bank promised to help build dams, hydroelectric production and soil reclamation in both countries. « Main advantage for Pakistan was that India could not interfere legally with the water that was now in their control (Indus, Jhelum and Chenab)SSE UNS sas e Following the Indus Treaty water wars had decreased significantly between Pakistan and India. However, India has built the Kishangaha dam in Indian occupied Kashmir and is working on a hydro electric project in Chenab. e India had threatened to stop water reaching Pakistan from rivers that flow from and even broke the rules of the treaty by building the Baglihar dam on the Chenab river.