Claim
Under the treaty, about 80% of the total water of the six rivers went to Pakistan and only 20% to India.
“इस समझौते के तहत छह नदियों के कुल पानी का लगभग 80% हिस्सा पाकिस्तान को और सिर्फ 20% हिस्सा भारत को मिला।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The Indus Waters Treaty (1960) allocated the three western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab), which carry the bulk of the basin's flow, to Pakistan and the three eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India. Standard estimates put Pakistan's share at roughly 80% (some sources ~84%) of total water and India's at roughly 20% (~16%). The anchor's figures of 'about 80%' to Pakistan and 'only 20%' to India match these widely cited and broadly correct proportions.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indus_Waters_Treaty States the treaty split the six rivers into three western rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) allocated to Pakistan and three eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India; by volume India received ~33 MAF (~16%) and Pakistan ~177 MAF (~84%), confirming the roughly 80/20 split favouring Pakistan. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://vajiramandravi.com/upsc-exam/indus-water-treaty/ Indian civil-services reference states the treaty gives India about 20% of the Indus system water and Pakistan the remaining 80%, because the larger-volume western rivers went to Pakistan. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.worldbank.org/en/region/sar/brief/fact-sheet-the-indus-waters-treaty-1960-and-the-world-bank World Bank fact sheet confirms the allocation of the three eastern rivers to India and three western rivers to Pakistan under the 1960 treaty. ✓ reachable · archived