India To Build 12 More Dams On Chenab

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani authorities have informed the government that India plans to build at least 12 more Baglihar-type dams on the River Chenab to manipulate the water flow.

“The intelligence reports we have received reveal that India is planning these projects to damage Pakistan whenever it wants,” sources told The News here on Monday.

According to these reports, the other pending projects may take years to complete but would ultimately prove to be fatal for Islamabad as the Indian authorities would manipulate the flow of water at will.

The most recent intelligence gatherings indicate that the new pending projects, some at advanced and some at initial stages, would require water storage almost close to that of Baglihar Dam.

“Apart from the storage, the most important factor is how India would release Pakistan’s share if it needs water for these projects to generate power or maintain the minimum level,” the sources said.

On Sunday, President Asif Ali Zardari took serious notice and warned of damage to bilateral relations over the storage of 9,000 cusecs more water at the Baglihar Dam even after the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s assurance not to control Pakistan’s water flow.