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No Sutlej, Beas water to Pakistan except in rains: Government
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Water sharing between India and Pakistan, governed by the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, has been a point of contention for decades. Under the treaty, India has control over the Sutlej, Beas and the Ravi rivers while Pakistan manages the waters of the Indus, Jhelum and the Chenab.
Water from the Sutlej and the Beas rivers only reaches Pakistan in exceptional circumstances, particularly during the monsoon season when heavy rainfall leads to increased levels in reservoirs, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Choudhary said in a written response to a query in the Lok Sabha.-PTI
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