Srinagar, India: India began to work to increase the detention capacity of two hydroelectric projects in the Himalayan Kashmir region, sources with knowledge of the case told Reuters, after new tensions with Pakistan led him to Hang a water sharing pact.
The work represents the first tangible step of India to operate external agreements covered by the Treaty of Indus waters, uninterrupted since 1960 despite three wars and several other conflicts between the nuclear weapons.
Last month, New Delhi suspended the 1960s industry water Treaty between nuclear weapons that guaranteed 80% of Pakistani farms after a cashmere attack killed 26, and he identified two of the three attackers as Pakistanis.
Islamabad threatened international legal action on the suspension and denied any role in the attack, warning: “Any attempt to stop or divert the flow of water belonging to Pakistan … will be considered an act of war”.
A process of “rinsing the tank” to eliminate sediment began Thursday, May 1, carried out by the largest Indian hydroelectric company, the NHPC managed by the State, and the authorities of the Federal Territory of Jammu-et-Cachemire, the three sources said.
The work may not immediately threaten Pakistan's offer, which depends on the rivers that cross India for a large part of its irrigation and its hydroelectric production, but it could possibly be affected if other projects launched similar efforts.
There are more than half a dozen such projects in the region.
