Saying that the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) was a “historic mistake”, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Saturday that its termination is a response for Pakistan and will ensure immense benefits to Jammu and Kashmir, which will be able to use its real hydro power capability.
The Lieutenant Governor said, “India has made it clear that blood and water cannot flow together, terror and talks cannot go together and terror and trade cannot happen simultaneously.”
He said, “The termination of IWT is a reaction to Pakistan and will have far -reaching consequences as it depends on the Indus river system,” he said.
The Lieutenant Governor (LG) congratulated the author for his remarkable work for bringing out various historical aspects of the treaty by Sant Kumar Sharma, while issuing a monograph ‘Indus Water Treaty-Dailed Facts’ here.
Addressing the function, Sinha said that the thoughtful and timely monographs provide interesting insights on the IWT with the decisive move of Pakistan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leaving the Treaty Post on 22 April to end the Pakistan-provided Pahgam terror attack on 22 April to end.
The Lieutenant Governor said that the historical step has marked a new beginning and reiterated the Indian government’s commitment to use the country’s water, especially for the benefit of its citizens.
Sinha said, “India’s water will now flow within India and remain in India. With the end of IWT, now we have complete control over Jhelum and Chenab rivers,”
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The barren areas of Jammu can be irrigated and there will be a new pace in the development of infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Lieutenant Governor said that India will now make infrastructure, power plants and twist in new areas with proper infrastructure to use water and it will enable the construction of new reservoirs.
Citing a debate in Parliament in November 1960 and the statements of prominent leaders in the House, he said that IWT was a “historic mistake, unfair, unilateral” and obstructed the development of infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir and a restricted development of development projects.
Sinha also paid tribute to the citizens, who was martyred in the Pahalgam terror attack and reiterated his resolve to give justice and justice to the terrorist victims of Jammu and Kashmir.
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The Lieutenant Governor said, “No terrorist victims will lag behind. It is being ensured that family members, who have been waiting for justice for decades, will get jobs, financial assistance and essential handholding. Their culprits will not be spared.”
He said, “The qualities of terrorist victims that were encroached by terrorists or terrorist sympathy will be evacuated soon.”
(Tagstotranslet) Manoj Sinha
