ISLAMABAD: The government has approved, in-principle, the concept plan of “Ecological Restoration of the Indus Basin for a Climate Resilient future” on Monday during a meeting presided over by ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 28: The World Bank has drafted a plan to tackle salinisation and water-logging in its Indus Basin project in Pakistan, the world’s largest irrigation system.

India currently generates around 3,000MW of hydroelectricity from the western rivers, but the Indus basin is said to have a potential of nearly 19,000MW. Published in Dawn, December 23rd, 2016 World ...

They include the Bursar project (800 MW) on the Marusudar river within the Indus basin. Also, the Uri Stage II (260 MW) on the Jhelum commissioned in 2013-14 is yet to realise its full potential.

About 90% of Pakistan’s population and more than three-quarters of its economic activity is located within the basin, according to the document outlining the Living Indus Initiative.

Recently, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources recommended that the government should renegotiate the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), signed in 1960, with Pakistan, in view of ...

NEW DELHI: After suspending the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan following the Pahalgam attack, India is toying with jacking up the capacity of existing reservo ...

The Central Water Commission (CWC) on Thursday said Punjab’s fear that linking of rivers in the state would eat into its share was ill-founded as there was no plan of linking of rivers in the ...

The concept plan comprises conservation and pollution control measures to be taken in up-stream, Indus plain and down-stream of the Indus River Basin. A detailed plan will be completed within four ...