08/25/2025
New Delhi, Aug. 25: India Sunday alerted Pakistan about the “high flood” in the Tawi River through diplomatic channels, even as the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remains in abeyance following the Pahalgam terror attack, The Indian Express has learnt.
“A decision was taken to share information regarding high floods on humanitarian grounds. The Indus Water Treaty (IWT) is in abeyance, so the information was shared through the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),” said a source.
According to sources, the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti shared the information with MEA Sunday, which forwarded it to Islamabad.
Under the Indus Water Treaty, the flood data was shared through the Indus Water Commissioners. The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was signed on September 19, 1960, after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan. The treaty has 12 Articles and 8 Annexures (from A to H).
According to the provisions of the treaty, all the water of “Eastern Rivers”— the Sutlej, Beas and Ravi — shall be available for the “unrestricted use” of India. However, Pakistan shall receive water from “Western Rivers” — the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab.
In April this year, India decided to keep in abeyance the IWT in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, in which militants killed at least 26 people and injured another 10.-Agencies
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