Politics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab

The British Government of India divided the Muslim majority province of Punjab into Eastern and Western Punjab. But the partition line was drawn in a manner that headworks remained in India and irrigated land in Pakistan. The partition of Punjab was not scheduled in the original plan of the divisio...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:34b6d51df1c5401981bf0dfdd592b9b22021-11-04T15:46:31ZPolitics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab10.47264/idea.lassij/4.2.62664-8148https://doaj.org/article/34b6d51df1c5401981bf0dfdd592b9b22020-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ideapublishers.org/index.php/lassij/article/view/137https://doaj.org/toc/2664-8148 The British Government of India divided the Muslim majority province of Punjab into Eastern and Western Punjab. But the partition line was drawn in a manner that headworks remained in India and irrigated land in Pakistan. The partition of Punjab was not scheduled in the original plan of the division of India. Why was it partitioned? To answer this question, the study in the first instance tries to explore circumstances, reasons, and conspiracies which led to the partition of Punjab which led to the division of the canal irrigation system and secondly, the impact of partition on water resource management in the Indus River Basin. Descriptive, historical, and analytical methods of research have been used to draw a conclusion. The study highlights the mindset of Indian National Congress to cripple down the newly emerging state of Pakistan that became a root cause of the partition of Punjab. The paper also highlights why India stopped water flowing into Pakistan on 1st April 1948 and the analysis also covers details about the agreement of 4th May 1948 and its consequences for Pakistan. Muhammad Nawaz BhattiIDEA PUBLISHERSarticlePunjab PartitionBoundary AwardImpact of PartitionIndus River BasinWater Resource ManagementPak-India Water DisputeSocial SciencesHPolitical scienceJENLiberal Arts and Social Sciences International Journal, Vol 4, Iss 2 (2020)
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topic Punjab Partition
Boundary Award
Impact of Partition
Indus River Basin
Water Resource Management
Pak-India Water Dispute
Social Sciences
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Political science
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spellingShingle Punjab Partition
Boundary Award
Impact of Partition
Indus River Basin
Water Resource Management
Pak-India Water Dispute
Social Sciences
H
Political science
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Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti
Politics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab
description The British Government of India divided the Muslim majority province of Punjab into Eastern and Western Punjab. But the partition line was drawn in a manner that headworks remained in India and irrigated land in Pakistan. The partition of Punjab was not scheduled in the original plan of the division of India. Why was it partitioned? To answer this question, the study in the first instance tries to explore circumstances, reasons, and conspiracies which led to the partition of Punjab which led to the division of the canal irrigation system and secondly, the impact of partition on water resource management in the Indus River Basin. Descriptive, historical, and analytical methods of research have been used to draw a conclusion. The study highlights the mindset of Indian National Congress to cripple down the newly emerging state of Pakistan that became a root cause of the partition of Punjab. The paper also highlights why India stopped water flowing into Pakistan on 1st April 1948 and the analysis also covers details about the agreement of 4th May 1948 and its consequences for Pakistan.
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title Politics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab
title_short Politics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab
title_full Politics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab
title_fullStr Politics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab
title_full_unstemmed Politics of Water Resource Management in the Indus River Basin: A Study of the Partition of Punjab
title_sort politics of water resource management in the indus river basin: a study of the partition of punjab
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