After formally placing the treaty in "abeyance," New Delhi has now begun implementing physical and infrastructural measures to limit Pakistan’s access to shared river water.
As many as 300 people died and 25 sustained injuries in floods that battered Jammu and Kashmir in September 2014.
The schools across the valley were closed for today in view of the inclement weather.
Multi-lateral lender World Bank on Wednesday approved USD 250 million loan for Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Project for reconstruction of flood-affected public infrastructure in Jammu & Kashmir.
Accordingly the authorities have declared that Kashmir is facing a flood situation and people living in low lying areas, especially in and around Jhelum, have been advised to move to safer areas
A week into the disaster, large parts of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, lay under water with many people still trapped atop their homes, and others crowded in relief camps.