Indus Waters Treaty

E76596

bilateral treaty international river treaty water-sharing agreement

The Indus Waters Treaty is a 1960 water-sharing agreement between India and Pakistan, brokered by the World Bank, that allocates use of the Indus River system and establishes mechanisms for cooperation and dispute resolution.

Aliases (1)

India under the Indus Waters Treaty ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty → international river treaty → water-sharing agreement →
allocatesToCountry	eastern rivers to India → western rivers to Pakistan →
allocatesWatersOf	Beas River → Chenab River → Indus River → Jhelum River → Ravi River NERFINISHED → Sutlej River →
brokeredBy	World Bank →
cameIntoForceOn	1960-09-19 →
collectivelyCovers	Indus River system →
definesCategory	eastern rivers → western rivers →
depositary	World Bank →
disputeResolutionMechanism	Court of Arbitration → bilateral negotiations → neutral expert →
establishesInstitution	Permanent Indus Commission →
grantsUseTypeToIndiaOnWesternRivers	limited agricultural use → non-consumptive uses → run-of-the-river hydropower →
language	English →
longTermStatus	in force →
notableFeature	has survived multiple India–Pakistan conflicts →
party	Islamic Republic of Pakistan → Republic of India →
permanentIndusCommissionComposition	one commissioner from India and one commissioner from Pakistan →
providesFor	inspection of works → periodic meetings → regular data exchange →
providesIndiaControlOver	Beas River → Ravi River NERFINISHED → Sutlej River →
providesPakistanRightsOver	Chenab River → Indus River → Jhelum River →
region	South Asia →
signedAt	Karachi →
signedBy	Jawaharlal Nehru → Mohammad Ayub Khan → W. A. B. Iliff →
signedOn	1960-09-19 →
subjectMatter	hydropower development → irrigation → river water allocation → transboundary water management →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Indus River → Indus River basin →	governedByTreaty
Ravi → Sutlej River →	partOfTreaty
Ravi River ("India under the Indus Waters Treaty") →	allocatedTo
Jhelum River →	governedBy
Ujh River →	subjectTo
Chenab River →	treatyRegime
Ravi River →	waterSharingTreaty