section_path: Scrutiny/Indian Concerns/Scrutiny over Allocation of Water
section_name: Scrutiny over Allocation of Water
paragraph_text: Scrutiny over Allocation of Water
  
  Both the India and Pakistan receive exclusive rights to three rivers each. However, India considers the parity as misleading. Under the agreement, Pakistan receives exclusive rights to the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab while India retains rights to the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej, which flow through its Punjab region. While the division appears numerically balanced, the western rivers account for approximately 80.5% (5,900 tmcft) of the basin’s total annual water volume, leaving India with 19.5%. This disparity stems from the significantly larger flow rates of the western rivers compared to the eastern ones. The treaty’s allocation framework does not explicitly factor in proportional metrics such as population, agricultural needs, or geographical contribution to the basin.
  
  About 40 million acre feet (maf) of unutilized water flows into the Arabian Sea annually.
  
  Both the India and Pakistan receive exclusive rights to three rivers each. However, India considers the parity as misleading. Under the agreement, Pakistan receives exclusive rights to the Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab while India retains rights to the Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej, which flow through its Punjab region. While the division appears numerically balanced, the western rivers account for approximately 80.5% (5,900 tmcft) of the basin’s total annual water volume, leaving India with 19.5%. This disparity stems from the significantly larger flow rates of the western rivers compared to the eastern ones. The treaty’s allocation framework does not explicitly factor in proportional metrics such as population, agricultural needs, or geographical contribution to the basin.
  
  About 40 million acre feet (maf) of unutilized water flows into the Arabian Sea annually.