Omar Abdullah vs Mehbooba Mufti over Tulbul Project and Indus Water Treaty Ends in ‘Rise Above Gutter'

Should water be used as a weapon?

What does the Indus Waters Treaty provide for? How has it been able to withstand three major wars between India and Pakistan? How have disputes surrounding India’s hydropower projects been arbitrated? How have other countries dealt with cross-border river disputes?

War of words between Omar, Mufti over Tulbul project on Wullar Lake

Srinagar: What started as a war of words between Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti over the former’s call to revive the Tulbul Navigation Barrage project on Wullar Lake turned into a mudslinging match, with the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister accusing his predecessor of taking the conversation to gutter level. The altercation broke out after Mufti said Abdullah’s call to revive the Tulbul Navigation Barrage project in view of the suspension of t…

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'Historic betrayal or appeasement effort?' Omar Abdullah vs Mehbooba Mufti on J-K's water project rights

A war of words has erupted between Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and former CM Mehbooba Mufti over Abdullah's call to revive the Tulbul Navigation Barrage project on Wullar Lake, following the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT). The row began when Abdullah, in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, suggested that work on the decades-old Tulbul project, stalled under Pakistani pressure due to the IWT, could now resu…

Omar Abdullah vs Mehbooba Mufti over water project after India pauses Indus treaty

While Omar Abdullah has advocated for the revival of the Tulbul project after India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, Mehbooba Mufti labelled his suggestion "deeply unfortunate" and "dangerously provocative".

A dispute has erupted between Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti over the Tulbul Navigation Barrage project on Wular Lake. Omar said that the Indus Treaty is currently suspended, so the project can be restarted. Mehbooba called it 'unfortunate' during the Indo-Pak tension and supported peace and opposed using water as a weapon.