Shared water resources can be used as weapon by any nation: Murmu

Shared water resources can be used as weapon by any nation: Murmu

Subject : Economy

Context-

• Emphasising the significance of limited freshwater supply for a growing global population and rising industrialisation, President DroupadiMurmu said that a vast quantity of this available freshwater is spread across international borders, and this “water resource” can be used as a “weapon” by any country and take the form of an international conflict.

Transboundary rivers in India-

• India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and Afghanistan share twenty major rivers among them.
• The Indus basin (consisting of the Indus, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Jhelum and Chenab rivers) inter-links India, Pakistan and China.
• Brahmaputra and the Ganges basins inter-link China with India, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Bhutan.
• The Kosi, Gandaki, and Mahakali rivers join Nepal with India.
• Major rivers shared between India and Bangladesh are the Brahmaputra, Ganges, and Teesta.
• Pakistan and Afghanistan share the Kabul river basin.