A model water-sharing treaty signed by the then Indian Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Pakistani President Ayub Khan, the Indus Water Treaty was negotiated by the World Bank in 1960.

Srinagar: The government on Friday directed senior officials in Jammu and Kashmir to complete works on all Indus Basin Projects to enable "better utilisation" of India's rights under the Indus Water Treaty, an official statement said.

The statement from Pankaj Magotra, Managing Director of the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC), which operates and maintains all power stations and power projects in the region, said that a meeting was held in Srinagar. The meeting was chaired by Vikram Misri, India's Deputy National Security Advisor, who reviewed the progress on hydropower projects in the Union territory.

"It was noted that progress had been made on several fronts, and emphasis was laid on completing the works on all the Indus Basin Projects in a timely manner to enable better utilization of India's rights under the Indus Waters Treaty," he said.[ReadMore]