Indus Waters system in India

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The Indus Waters system in India is the network of Indian rivers, canals, and infrastructure associated with the Indus River and its tributaries, managed under the Indus Waters Treaty for irrigation, hydropower, and water sharing with Pakistan.

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instanceOf river basin water management system
transboundary river system
country India
disputeResolutionMechanism Permanent Indus Commission
establishedUnder post-partition river water reorganization between India and Pakistan
governedBy Indus Waters Treaty
includesInfrastructureType barrages
canals
dams
hydropower projects
link canals
includesProject Baglihar Hydroelectric Project
Bhakra–Nangal Project
Dulhasti Hydroelectric Project
Indira Gandhi Canal
Kishanganga Hydroelectric Project
Pong Dam Project
linked to: Pong Dam

Ranjit Sagar Dam
Ravi–Beas link canals
Salal Hydroelectric Project
Uri Hydroelectric Project
includesRiver Beas River
Chenab River
Indus River
Jhelum River
Ravi River
Sutlej River
legalFramework Indus Waters Treaty 1960
linked to: Indus Waters Treaty
majorState Chandigarh
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Ladakh
Punjab
Rajasthan
managedBy Central Water Commission
Ministry of Jal Shakti
state irrigation departments
mediatedBy World Bank
partOf Indus River basin
purpose flood control
hydropower generation
inter-state water distribution
irrigation
sharesWith Pakistan
signedBy Government of India
Government of Pakistan
treatyAllocation eastern rivers allocated to India
western rivers largely allocated to Pakistan with limited Indian use

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Beas–Sutlej link connectedToProject Indus Waters system in India