Tawi barrage within Indus water treaty limits: J-K govt

Chairing a review meeting of irrigation projects,he said the construction of the said project does not violate any of provisions of the IWT signed in 1964.

A section of the media had reported that the lake coming up here was in violation of the treaty.

Mohiuddin said the total cultivable command area and irrigated command in the State are well below the threshold limits as put up by the treaty.

As per the treaty,the poundage limit is four lac acres which is yet to be exploited,he said,adding,this is in addition to the one lakh acre limit of irrigation acreage yet to be attained in the region.

Mohiuddin said the aim of the project is to prevent excess water during floods from being wasted and use it to irrigate more land and promote water transport in the river,giving it an aesthetic look.

The Minister asked engineers to use modern technology to prevent water wastage and seepage in canals and irrigation systems so that water reaches more and more people and areas.