Response to US Senate report: Water War in South Asia
(2011-02-24)
In response to a question, about the US Senate report “Avoiding water wars in South and Central Asia” released on 22 February 2011, acknowledging that dams that India is building in Occupied Kashmir will limit supply of water to Pakistan at crucial moments, the Spokesperson said the report only substantiates Pakistan’s concerns at the building of dams by India on the western rivers in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty.
The report released by Senator John Kerry, Chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, warns, “studies show that no single dam along the waters controlled by the Indus Waters Treaty will affect Pakistan’s access to water, (but) the cumulative effect of these projects could give India the ability to store enough water to limit the supply to Pakistan at crucial moments in the growing season”.
Pakistanhas conveyed its concerns to India through the Office of Permanent Indus Commission on various projects being built by India which the Pakistan Indus Commission considers are not in conformity with the terms of the treaty. These concerns are required to be addressed in a sincere, forthwith and result-oriented manner.
Islamabad
24 February 2011