India Builds First Rock Check Dam On Indus To Secure Ladakh’s Water Future

India has taken a decisive step in Ladakh by constructing its first rock check dam across the Indus River at Upshi in Leh. This development comes at a time when the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance, signalling a strategic shift in India’s approach to utilising the river’s resources before they flow downstream to Pakistan.The dam has been built entirely of natural boulders without the use
India has taken a decisive step in Ladakh by constructing its first rock check dam across the Indus River at Upshi in Leh. This development comes at a time when the Indus Waters Treaty remains in abeyance, signalling a strategic shift in India’s approach to utilising the river’s resources before they flow downstream to Pakistan.The dam has been built entirely of natural boulders without the use
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