India tension over Kashmir issue is now at its peak. Due to this, India has stopped the flow of water of Chenab river towards Pakistan. The Modi government has taken this step just a few hours after Pakistan tested its surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Saturday. This information was reported by Hindustan Times in a report today, Monday.
According to a report in the news media, Delhi is planning to take similar steps in addition to this step on the Baglihar dam built on the Chenab river, which is on the Jhelum river. The Baglihar dam is located in Ramban, Jammu and the Kishanganga dam is located in north Kashmir. The two dams are quite important for strategic reasons including hydroelectric projects.
The ‘Indus Water Treaty’, signed under the mediation of the World Bank, has been in force between India and Pakistan since 1960 on the sharing of water from the Indus River and its tributaries. On April 22, 26 people, most of whom were tourists, were killed in a gunfight in Pahalgam, Indian-administered Kashmir. A day after this incident, on April 23, India took various steps, including suspending the Indus Water Treaty, blaming Pakistan.
The next day, on April 24, Pakistan also warned in response that Islamabad could effectively suspend the 1972 Simla Agreement. As a result, their airspace could be closed to India at any time.
India claims that Pakistan is involved in the April 22 attack. Although Delhi has not been able to present any solid evidence in this regard. On the contrary, Pakistan has been strongly denying this allegation. The country’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has also demanded an independent investigation into the incident to uncover the truth.
In addition to diplomatic tensions between the two countries, military preparations are also increasing in these incidents. Analysts say this has further complicated the security situation in the region.