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

Subject : Economy

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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 country	Shared rivers
India- Bangladesh	Shares 54 rivers with India. Majors among them are- Ganga, Brahmaputra, Mahananda, Teesta, Meghna, Feni River
India-Nepal	Kosi, Gandak, Karnali or Mahakali, Ghaghara, Arun, Rapti, Trishuli, BurhiGandak, Tamur rivers
India- Bhutan	Manas, Torse and Beki rivers
India- China	Brahmaputra, Indus, Gandak, Ghaghara, Manas, Sutlej and Torsa rivers
India-Pakistan	Indus, Jhelum, chenab, Rabi, beas, sutlej, Shyok, Gilgit, Kabul, Kurram, and Gomal rivers.