India assures Pakistan on river flow data provision

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

India on Tuesday assured Pakistan it would abide by a 1989 agreement and provide advanced data on the flow of water in rivers between the two countries.

Sheraz Jamil, spokesman of Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters, told Anadolu Agency that New Delhi had officially communicated to Islamabad on Monday and Tuesday that it would send flow data on the Ravi, Sutlej and Bias rivers that run from India to Pakistan.

He added that India had stopped sending advanced flow data last year, in violation of the agreement.

In 1989, Pakistan and India signed an agreement in which India would provide advanced data on all rivers entering Pakistan from July 1 to Oct. 10 every year.

However, on Monday Islamabad accused New Delhi of releasing roughly 200,000 cubic feet per second of water into Sutlej River and the Indus River without prior information, causing floods in the Pakistani river network.

Pakistani Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda also expressed concern on India's attitude and warned that his country would exercise all options to protect its rights given in the agreements.

"India was obligated under the treaty to provide information about extraordinary flood to Pakistan," Vawda was quoted by local English-language daily, Dawn.

However, Jamil said the current flow of water released by India would not cause any major damages in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan

India on Tuesday assured Pakistan it would abide by a 1989 agreement and provide advanced data on the flow of water in rivers between the two countries.

He added that India had stopped sending advanced flow data last year, in violation of the agreement.

In 1989, Pakistan and India signed an agreement in which India would provide advanced data on all rivers entering Pakistan from July 1 to Oct. 10 every year.

Pakistani Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda also expressed concern on India's attitude and warned that his country would exercise all options to protect its rights given in the agreements.

"India was obligated under the treaty to provide information about extraordinary flood to Pakistan," Vawda was quoted by local English-language daily, Dawn.

However, Jamil said the current flow of water released by India would not cause any major damages in Pakistan