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1221
Who represented Pakistan and India at the signing of the Indus Basin Water Treaty?
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Field Marshal Ayub Khan represented Pakistan and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru represented India.
1222
When was the Indus Basin Water Treaty concluded?
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The treaty was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960, formally settling the water sharing dispute.
1223
How did Pakistan manage to overcome its problem arising out of the blockade of water?
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The World Bank (then IBRD) acted as a mediator and financier to resolve the water crisis between the two nations.
1224
After how much time of partition did India stop the waters of the Rivers Ravi and Sutlej, a grave blow to Pakistan's agriculture?
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On April 1, 1948 (roughly 8 months after partition), India cut off water supplies from the headworks under its control.
1225
Before partition, India planned to build which dams on the river Sutlej?
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The Bhakra Dam project was a major upstream development planned on the Sutlej River that threatened water flow to Pakistan.
1226
When was it decided that the Jassar Headworks would be given to India (despite being in a Muslim majority area)?
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The Radcliffe Award, announced at the time of partition, made controversial boundary decisions regarding canal headworks.
1227
The three eastern rivers—the Ravi, the Beas, and the Sutlej—enter Pakistan from:
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The eastern rivers flow from Indian territory into the Punjab province of Pakistan.
1228
The three Western Rivers—the Indus, the Jhelum, and the Chenab—flow into Pakistan from which state?
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These three rivers originate in or pass through the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir before entering Pakistan.
1229
The water dispute between India and Pakistan had its origin in the partition of:
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The partition of Punjab cut across the Indus River system, leaving headworks in India while the irrigated lands were largely in Pakistan.
1230
Upon whose threat of going on a hunger strike if the amount due to Pakistan was not paid did the Indian Government release another 500 million?
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Mahatma Gandhi went on a fast-unto-death to pressure the Indian government to fulfill its moral and legal obligation to pay Pakistan its share.
