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

  • November 2, 2022
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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.
India’s neighbouring countryShared rivers
India- BangladeshShares 54 rivers with India. Majors among them are- Ganga, Brahmaputra, Mahananda, Teesta, Meghna, Feni River
India-NepalKosi, Gandak, Karnali or Mahakali, Ghaghara, Arun, Rapti, Trishuli, BurhiGandak, Tamur rivers
India- BhutanManas, Torse and Beki rivers
India- ChinaBrahmaputra, Indus, Gandak, Ghaghara, Manas, Sutlej and Torsa rivers
India-PakistanIndus, Jhelum, chenab, Rabi, beas, sutlej,  Shyok, Gilgit, Kabul, Kurram, and Gomal rivers.
economy Shared water resources can be used as weapon by any nation: Murmu

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