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[Diplomacy] Pakistan: Kishanganga Hydroproject Judgement, Gwadar Port given to China Mrunal

[Diplomacy] Pakistan: Kishanganga Hydroproject Judgement, Gwadar Port given to China

What is Kishanganga? Indus Water treaty? Permanent Indus Commission (PIC)? What is the Kishanganga problem? Pakistans objections #1: less electricity for Pak #2: less water for Pak International Court of Arbitration at The Hague Gwadar Port transferred to China Mock Questions

Indus Water treaty?

Signed between India(Nehru) and Pakistan (Gen.Ayub Khan), in 1960. It allocates the water in following manner Eastern Rivers 1. Sutlej 2. Ravi 3. Beas Remember SRBjit (Sarbjeet=that Indian man in Pakistani jail). This water belongs to India exclusively. Western 1. Chenab, 2. Jhelum 3. Indus Remember CJI (Chief justice of India). This water belongs to Pakistan. However, India can make limited use of this water, and build hydro Projects with certain conditions.

Permanent Indus Commission (PIC)?

Indus Water Treaty provides for this Commission. It is made up of one Indian + one Pakistani Commissioner. PIC holds meetings, inspects the projects on these rivers (to make sure neither party is violating anything). If either party is making or modifying any canal, projects etc. theyve to share data/ information to other party. Water related issues/disputes should be solved by talks and negotiations. If talks/negotiations fail, then India / Pakistan can approach a third party neutral expert.

What is the Kishanganga problem?

Kishanganga is a tributary of Jhelum river. When Kishanganga enters Pakistan, it is called Neelam river. Now Observe this map:

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As you can see, India is building a dam at a place called Gurez. (work done by National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC)) India will divert this water via a 20+ km tunnel for generating electricity. This tunnel will deliver water to Kishanganga hydroelectric plant (KHEP) @Bonar Nalla and generate about 300+MW electricity. Pakistan objected to this project. India refused to stop the project. So, 2010 Pakistan approaches International Court of Arbitration (ICA) saying that India has violated the Indus water treaty of 1960. The court gave stay order and stopped India from constructing the project while the case was going on.

Pakistans objections
If India builds a dam on Kishanganga and diverts water then #1: less electricity for Pak We are also building a Neelum-Jhelum Hydropower project. This plant will have electricity generation capacity of almost 1000MW. But if India builds a dam on Kishanganga (=Neelum) then less water flow for Pakistans side = this projects electricity generation capacity will be reduced by 150MW. #2: less water for Pak 1. Well will receive 15% less water (from our original share of river waters according to Indus Water treaty). 2. We might not get water at all from Neelum River for about seven to nine months a year! = not good for agriculture.

International Court of Arbitration at The Hague

India was represented by noted legal expert Mr.Fali S Nariman. (2 marker person in news) Pakistan was represented by Mr. I.M. Notimp4upsc. After hearing both the side, We order that Court 1. India has right to build dam and divert water from River Kishanganga. 2. BUT India will have to maintain some minimum water flow, for Pakistans use. It means Indian doesnt have right to FULLY divert water. Ok how much minimum water flow do we need to maintain for Pakistan? That well tell you in December 2013. But in the mean time, both of your submit your survey database to us. So we can decide the minimum flow. And @Pakistan, you also give data on how much water do you from Kishanganga sorry Neelam, for agriculture/irrigation? Objection! I suspect that Pakistan will intentionally come up with fake data that they need huge amount of water for irrigation! It is for us to decide whether data is legit or fake! But submit the data first. Plus, When both of your submit data, youll be given the opportunity to make objection against other partys data.

India Court

Pakistan Ok. India Court

To sum up: This is only a partial verdict, and full verdict will come in Dec 2013. Another Development is Pakistan handed over Gwadar port to China.

Gwadar Port transferred to China

You already know the background and strategic importance of Gwadar port. If not, click me In Feb 2013, Pakistan and China signed an agreement to hand over control of the strategic Gwadar port on the Arabian Sea to a Chinese company, According to this agreement, 1. Gwadar sea port will remain the property of Pakistan. 2. And the Chinese company will share profits from its operation.

MCQ
Q1. According to Indus Water treaty, India has exclusive rights over a. Beas, Indus, Ravi b. Indus, Chenab, Jhelum c. Ravi, Satluj, Beas d. None of above.
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Q2. Which of the following is correct regarding Kishanganga? 1. It is a tributary of Sutlej river. 2. In Pakistan, it is known as Neelam. a. b. c. d. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Only 1 Only 2 Both None Descriptive Fali S. Nariman (2m) Kishanganga Project (2m) Permenent Indus Commission. (5m) Indus Water treaty (5m) Write a note on the ongoing Kishanganga Project controversy between India and Pakistan. (15m) Previous Posts
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TRA
Reply to this comment thank you sir 1.C (as per IWT1960 India has exclusive right over SRBjit) 2.B (only 2.kishenganga is jhelums tributary)

pushpender
Reply to this comment Nice Work saviour Answers 1. c 2. b

sudhakar
Reply to this comment 1. B 2. B Nice article

a.b
Reply to this comment 1.c 2.b

Amrinder
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1. C (SRB) 2. B (tributary of Jhelum and name in Pak is Neelum/Neelam)

neha
Reply to this comment 1.c 2.b

shashi kotwal
Reply to this comment c b

aaditya singh
Reply to this comment 1.c 2.b The gap from 14th to 19th was lull before the stormback with a bang is the hero mrunal

B.CHANDRAMOHAN
Reply to this comment a wounderfull site for preparation which i had not gone through all my preparation. i wish all the best.

Rahul
Reply to this comment i wish i knew about this site before. but its never too late to start. Excellent..

himanshu
Reply to this comment sir please post sceince and tech section for january

Sanchit
Reply to this comment Sir Plz post an article on Gold and various activities surrounding it

dhananjay
Reply to this comment i) C ii) B

CSA
Reply to this comment 1)c 2)b

Dusky
Reply to this comment Very nice article.. thanx Mrunal Sir.!!!!

Silu
Reply to this comment Very nice article. Many thanks to you. Mrunal, brother what about my request regarding present economic scenario and solutions. Please.

NITIN
Reply to this comment
mrunal.org/2013/02/diplomacy-pakistan-kishanganga-hydroproject-judgement-gwadar-port-given-to-china.html

CJI=Chief Justice Iftikhar Choudhry(Pakistan) will be more suitable to remember

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CJI=Chief Justice Iftikhar Choudhry(Pakistan) will be more suitable to remember

Mrunal
Reply to this comment hahaha very true.

vaibhav
Reply to this comment Dear Sir, very useful article nicely written. with thanks

Marudavanan
Reply to this comment Sir, pls explain the recent Cauvery river notification in the gazette also there are lot of committees and board in this issue.. Explain this history sir. Will be helpful

smit
Reply to this comment http://mrunal.org/2013/01/polity-cauvery-kaveri-river-water-dispute-tamil-nadu-karnatakahistory-2012-controversy-future.html

sheel
Reply to this comment sir why would we wait for ICC.india is a sovereign country . can not she take decision based on its own peoples need ?

Hari
Reply to this comment Hi Mrunal, Will there be any changes in civil service Mains?

smit
Reply to this comment sir can u plz describe syllabus and schemes of cds exam, like which book to prefer

chetan
Reply to this comment waiting for CDS 1 EXAM 2013 answer key.sir

Abhilash
Reply to this comment very easily and nice explanation to remember

SUMIT YADAV
Reply to this comment 1. C(Mrunal sir ka SRBjeet) 2. B(it is tributary of Jhelum and called DARYA e Neelam in Pakistan)

Krish
Reply to this comment Thank you mrunalwas searching for the pictography..

Priya Raj
Reply to this comment plz explain syrian crisis.. And also explain Maldives crisis..

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And also explain Maldives crisis..

Jaan
Reply to this comment Mrunal has already written articles on this.. Plz check it out.

Pradumna
Reply to this comment Very Useful Thanks A lot sir . :-)

nick
Reply to this comment thnk u sirji !

Raman
Reply to this comment 1.c 2.b

neha
Reply to this comment sir. awesome article and technique to explain was speechless grt job

ritu
Reply to this comment sir,plz explain recent cauvery river dispute notification.

BB+
Reply to this comment Thanks !!!

Itishri
Reply to this comment Thank you!!

namita
Reply to this comment Ans.1)c,2)b

Dhamotharan
Reply to this comment Hi mrunal. very useful info that a lot ji.But i cant get any charts or map from u r end. Please help me Ji.

Sumit
Reply to this comment Dear Mrunal, I read your articles and find them informative but with this article I was disappointed. For an UPSC aspirant, aspirants ought to know specific details of contentions and disagreements that existed between various stakeholders and other technical observations which I dont find in this article, neither concerns of Environment were discussed. Nevertheless, thanks for your spirit and hard work for sharing everything.

Avinash
Reply to this comment very useful info bro thank you..
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Ruchin Mehra
Reply to this comment Thanks Mrunal Tree of Knowledge is growing day by day and due to Bees , Bats and birds like us pollination will occur and the knowledge tree will yield fuits and flower one day for sure .

Praghu
Reply to this comment C,B

CARM
Reply to this comment mrunal thnks.plz explain dead and live storage..in this kishenganga issue

Saurabh
Reply to this comment A correction: It should be Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) instead of International Court of Arbitration (ICA is altogether a different organization under International Chambers of Commerce for commercial dispute resolution)

Praveen H S
Reply to this comment Two more not so important facts. 1. Fali S Nariman Also argues the case in supreme court on Cauvery issue from Karnataka State Government 2. There was takkar/punga [issue] with pakistan on baghliar dam on chenab project. IWT states restricted amount of water as permissible for storage [sediment flushing] in Indian dam . But the neutral expert for Baghliar project overlooked this clause of the treaty and gave a thumbs up signal for storing water under sediment management in baghliar project[which was more than the restricted amount in IWT].India was well within its limit to store some good amount of water which will cause atleast 20% deficit for Pakistans power generation project [present kishenganga issue]. Hence the great ICA has suggested that it is time to relook the baghliar issue and limit the water storage level as per IWT even though it is for sediment flushing. Tschus!!

Dharamvirsinh
Reply to this comment It would be helpful if you explain me about sediment flushing as I am unable to understand this by the news readings. What is it actually?

Praveen H S
Reply to this comment In simple terms.it is a method/technique used for removing sediment deposition in dams .Deposition usually occurs when the in-flowing water carry sediment along. Because of sediment deposition in dams the capacity to hold water decreases [approximately 1% around all dams globally] Sediment flushing requires lot of water to be stored.Flushing happens at low levelsIt is relatively cheaper mechanism to de-silt the tank when compared to other forms of de-silting .Dredging/Siphoning Dredging : in layman language it is like literally removing sand using JCB machine[however in dredging heavy duty cranes are used] Siphoning :it works on principle similar to vacumm cleanerit sucks the sediments [like used in aquarium Cleaning :-))]

abhinav
Reply to this comment thank you sir

dia
Reply to this comment too good mrunal!!!!!!!!!!! thanks a lot for explaning each issue so wonderfully!!!!!!!!!!

ravi
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SIR PLEASE EXPLAIN ABOUT INDIAN RIVERS AND ITS DISPUTES WITH OTHER STATES AND COUNTRIES

R BALAJI
Reply to this comment respected sir,i have one doubt sir,you already told when we use figures in mains exam we can get more mark,so if they ask above question,may we use above diagram? it is correct format to draw or this is a sample diagram sir? and we use this drawing format to other quetions?

surbhi
Reply to this comment I ALWAYS FALL SQUARE FOR YOUR GREATNESS SIR.YOU HAVE MADE ALL THINGS SO VERY SIMPLE. REGARDS

vivek
Reply to this comment Can you please provide us one easy graph to remember locations of all six rivers mentioned above..?

sandip
Reply to this comment Sir what is run of the river project? they have dams but no reservoirs?

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