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India Advances Canal Plan as J&K Rejects Water Diversion

The centre’s feasibility study for a 113-km canal to reroute surplus river flows to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan moves forward despite J&K’s insistence on prioritizing its own drought-relief projects.

Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah addressing a press conference in Jammu on Friday. (PTI Photo)
People walk next to a cultivated land on the dry riverbed of the Indus River in Hyderabad, Pakistan April 25, 2025. REUTERS/Yasir Rajput/File Photo
When asked about the Israel-Iran conflict, Omar Abdullah said, This is not a good thing. War anywhere is not a good thing.
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Overview

  • Home Minister Amit Shah reaffirmed that India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty and plans to divert water flows to Rajasthan through a new canal.
  • A feasibility study is under way for a 113-km canal to connect the Chenab with the Ravi-Beas-Sutlej network and channel surplus water to Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
  • Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has refused to approve any transfers to Punjab and is pursuing local initiatives, including reviving the Tulbul Navigation Project and lifting Chenab water to Jammu city.
  • Punjab officials and regional parties have called on the central government to allocate their share of surplus Indus waters to address critical agricultural and drinking-water shortages.
  • Pakistan has denied involvement in the Pahalgam terror attack and is exploring legal challenges under international law as diplomatic channels remain stalled.