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Pakistan accuses India of altering Chenab River flow as tensions rise

India nearly stopped water flows from the Chenab River to Pakistan in early May 2025 by lowering sluice gates at the Baglihar and Salal dams in Jammu and Kashmir.
This action came days after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, citing Pakistan's terror attack in Pahalgam and alleging changes in circumstances undermining treaty obligations.
The Chenab River supplies critical irrigation water to Pakistan’s Punjab, and the reduction in upstream flows, caused by filling Indian reservoirs, led to a sharp drop in measured water at Marala headworks.
Water flow to Pakistan decreased from about 35,000 cusecs on Sunday to roughly 3,100 cusecs Monday morning, causing a 21% projected shortfall for early Kharif crops, while India aims to boost reservoir capacity at major dams.
The unilateral Indian measures intensify tensions over shared water resources amid longstanding mistrust, with Pakistan warning of crop impacts and India asserting its right under changed conditions, complicating future treaty prospects.

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