How much water carried by the Indus river system can India use under the Indus water treaty (1960)?
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Signed in 1960, the Indus Waters Treaty gives India exclusive rights over the three eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej), while Pakistan receives the three western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab). Cumulatively, this allocates about of the total water carried by the Indus system to India.