India’s 113 km long canal project: water of Indus river will be folded, Pakistan will yearn for drop

Union Home Minister Amit Shah made an important statement about the scheme during the BJP’s training session in Madhya Pradesh. He said, “In the next three years, the water of the Indus river will be transported through canals to Ganganagar in Rajasthan. This will be thirsty for every drop of water to Pakistan.” This statement clearly shows the political and strategic importance of this scheme of India.

According to the report, the plan to connect this canal to the Yamuna River may increase the length of the canal 200 km. The plan is to deliver water to the Ganges through Yamuna, which will provide water facilities for agricultural, drinking water and industrial use to states like Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The project can prove to be a game changer for farmers and local population.

The scheme comes at a time when India-Pakistan relations are stressful. India blamed Pakistan for the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April. India has said that it will keep the Indus Water Treaty suspended in the interest of national security until Pakistan stops terrorism across the border. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also said, “Water and blood cannot flow together. Terrorism and conversation cannot run together.”

This canal project will not only improve India’s agriculture and water resources management, but it is also important from political and strategic point of view. Through this project, India will be able to use its water rights completely, which currently flows towards Pakistan. The project will strengthen India’s national interests and will especially reduce water crisis in desert areas of Rajasthan.