Claim
India has used only about 20% of the water and power-generation rights it was entitled to under the treaty, and the government is currently building a Chenab-Beas link tunnel to divert Chenab water to other rivers.
“भारत ने कभी अपने हिस्से का पूरा पानी इस्तेमाल नहीं किया... उसका भी सिर्फ 20% ही हमने इस्तेमाल किया। इस समय भारत सरकार चिनाब नदी पर एक चिनाब व्यास लिंक टनल का निर्माण कर रही है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Both sub-claims hold: India has historically used only a small fraction (~19–20%, e.g. 0.7 of 3.6 MAF permitted storage) of its western-river entitlement, and the government is actively building a Chenab–Beas link tunnel to divert Chenab water. The '20%' is a defensible approximation for the storage/utilization gap.
Evidence
- https://organiser.org/2025/06/07/295896/bharat/indus-water-treaty-and-hydropwoer-projects-enough-water-has-flown/ India created only 0.7 MAF of the 3.6 MAF storage it was permitted on western rivers (~19%), and has underutilized permitted hydropower — supporting the ~20% utilization figure ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.gktoday.in/chenab-beas-river-link-project-approved-in-himachal-pradesh/ Chenab–Beas link tunnel approved (May 2026), diverting upper Chenab (Chandra/Bhaga) water into the Beas basin ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.wionews.com/india-news/india-s-chenab-beas-river-link-project-and-its-impact-on-the-indus-water-treaty-1781178144651/amp Confirms India building 8.7-km Chenab-Beas tunnel to transfer Chenab water to Beas ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403