Claim
Because of the treaty suspension, India is not sharing with Pakistan information about when it will release water from its dams and barrages, full river-flow data, or important flood-related information.
“भारत अपने बांध यानी अपने जो डैम्स हैं और अपने बैराज जो हैं उनसे कब वो पानी छोड़ेगा इसकी जानकारी। इन नदियों में पानी के बहाव का पूरा डाटा और बाढ़ के बारे में महत्वपूर्ण सूचनाएं पाकिस्तान के साथ शेयर नहीं कर रहा है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
After India held the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance on 23 April 2025 (following the Pahalgam attack), it stopped the treaty-mandated exchange of hydrological data with Pakistan — including river-flow data, information on dam/barrage water releases, and flood warnings — and halted Permanent Indus Commission inspections. Multiple sources and Pakistan's own unanswered letters over Chenab flow fluctuations corroborate this. The claim, aired 1 July 2026, matches the documented reality. Minor caveat: Indian media report that during the 2026 monsoon floods India passed a few flood warnings to Pakistan via diplomatic channels as an ad-hoc 'humanitarian gesture,' but these one-off exceptions fall outside the treaty and do not restore the routine data-sharing the claim describes as suspended.
Evidence
- https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/india-pakistan-water-dispute-unpacking-health-consequences States that after India held the IWT in abeyance on 23 April 2025, it suspended the regular exchange of hydrological data — flood warnings, river flow, and glacier melt — and halted Permanent Indus Commission tours of inspection. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.csis.org/analysis/can-india-cut-pakistans-indus-river-lifeline Confirms that by suspending the treaty India can cease data sharing, depriving Pakistan of flood warnings and hampering its water management. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.dawn.com/news/2011838 Pakistan's Indus commissioner wrote to India multiple times over abnormal Chenab flow fluctuations and received no reply, showing India is not sharing dam-release/flow information post-suspension. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty Documents India's 23 April 2025 decision to hold the treaty in abeyance, the mechanism underlying the halt in mandated data exchange. ✓ reachable · archived