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Indus BasinDevelopment Fund Agreement

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Indus BasinDevelopment Fund Agreement

DATED SEPTEMBER 19, 1960

Indus BasinDevelopment Fund AgreementAGREEMENT, dated this 19th day of September, 1960

between the Governments of the COMMONWEALTH OF Aus-TRALIA (Australia), CANADA (Canada), the FEDERAL RE-PUBLIC OF GERMANY (Germany), NEw ZEALAND (NewZealand), PAKISTAN (Pakistan), the UNITED KINGDOM OFGREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND (United Kingdom)and the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (United States) andthe INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DE-VELOPMENT (hereinafter sometimes called the Bank).

WHEREAS tle Government of India (India) and Pakistanhave concluded (subject to exchange of ratifications) theIndus Waters Treaty 1960 (hereinafter called the Treaty,and of which a copy is annexed hereto as Annexure A)providing, inter alia, for the sharing between India andPakistan of the use of the waters of the Indus Basin;

AND WHEREAS the effective utilization by Pakistan ofthe waters assigned to it by the Treaty entails the con-struction of a system of works part of which will accom-plish the replacement of water supplies for irrigation canalsin Pakistan which hitherto have been dependent on watersupplies from the waters assigned by the Treaty to India;

AND WHEREAS, by the terms of Article V of the Treaty,India has undertaken to make a payment of £62,060,000towards the costs of the replaceiiwnt part. of such works,such sum to be paid to an Indus Basin Development Fundto be established and administered by the Bank;

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AND WHEREAS, in concluding the Treaty, Pakistan hasbeen influenced by the consideration that financial assist-ance of the nature and amounts specified hereinafter will bemade available to Pakistan;

AND WHEREAS Australia, Canada, Germany, New Zea-land, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Bank,in view of the importance which they attach to a settle-ment of the Indus Waters problem from the point of viewboth of the economic development of the area and of thepromotion of peace and stability therein, have agreed, ashereinafter set forth, to make a contribution towards thecosts of such system of works and also to make suchcontribution available through the above-mentioned IndusBasin Development Fund;

Now THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Establishment of Indus Basin Development FundSECTION 1.01. There is hereby established the Indus

Basin Development Fund (hereinafter called the Fund),constituted by the monies which the contracting partiesshall from time to time transfer to the Fund in accordancewith Articles II and III of this Agreement, together withthe monies to be paid to the Fund by India under the pro-visions of Article V of the Treaty, and any other assetsand receipts therein, to be held in trust and administeredby the Bank and used only for the purposes, and in ac-cordance with the provisions, of this Agreement.

SECTION 1.02. The Fund and its assets and accountsshall be kept separate and apart from all other assetsand accounts of the Bank and shall be separately designatedin such appropriate manner as the Bank shall determine.

SECTION 1.03. The Bank is hereby designated Adminis-trator of the Fund. The term Administrator will herein-after be used to refer to the Bank acting in that capacity.

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ARTICLE II

Contributions to Fund

SECTION 2.01. Each of the Governments specified belowundertakes, as a party to this Agreement, subject to suchparliamentary or congressional action as may be neces-sary, to make a contribution to the Fund inl its own currencyof the nature and in the amount specified opposite itsname below:-

Grant LoanAustralia........... .A 6,965,000 -Canada............. Can.$ 22,100,000 -Germany . . . . D M. 126,000,000 -New Zealand ........ ENZ 1,000,000 -Uiited Kingdom £ 20,860,000 -

United States .. U.S.$ 177,000,000 Proceeds of aU.S. dollar loanto Pakistan (re-payable in ru-pees) in anamount notexceedingU.S.$70,000,000(hereinafter re-ferred to as theUnited Statesloan).

SECTION 2.02. The following contribution (hereinafterreferred to as the Bank loan) will also be made to theFund:-

The proceeds of a loan to Pakistan from the Bankin an amount not exceeding U.S.$80,000,000 equiva-lent, of which the ternis and conditions are set out inthe Loan Agreement annexed hereto as Annexure B.

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SECTION 2.03. The United States, in addition to itscontributions specified in Section 2.01 above, undertakes,subject to any necessary Congressional action, to make acontribution to the Fund of an amount in Pakistan rupees(hereinafter called rupees) equivalent to U.S.$235 million.This contribution shall be in the form of grants or loans orboth to Pakistan in amounts and under conditions to beagreed between the United States and Pakistan.

SECTION 2.04. Pakistan undertakes to make the follow-ing contributions to the Fund:-

(a) a contribution in pounds sterling of £440,000, amd

(b) a contribution in rupees in an amount equivalent to£9,850,000.

ARTICLE III

Provisions regarding Payment of Contributions

SECTION 3.01. Upon the entry into force of this Agree-ment the Administrator shall promptly -notify each Partyof the amount required to be contributed by it to the Fundto cover estimated disbursements of the Fund during thehalf-year period commencing Ist October 1960, awl shall hw-fore the beginning of each succeeding half-year period con-mencing 1st April or 1st October thereafter (at a timeto be agreed in each case between the Administrator andthe Party concerned) notify each Party of the amountso required to be contributed by it for such period. EachParty undertakes to make the payment specified in suchnotice at the time and in the amounts specified therein.The payments of the contributions under Section 2.01hereof shall be made in the currency of the Party con-cerned, freely useable or convertible for purchlases aiiy-where, or in such other currency or currencies as may beagreed between the Party and the Admniiistrator. Eachpayment to the Fund shall be made to or oii the order ofthe Administrator as specified in the notice covering thesame.

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SECTION 3.02. It is understood and agreed that:--

(a) the paymiemnt, to be made to tie Finid by Pakistan inpounds sterling shall be E22,000 in each half-year,

(b) the payment to be made to the Fund by New Zea-land shall be ENZ. 50,000 in each half-year,

(c) in each half-year the amount called up foi paymentto the Fund from the sources specified in Sections2.01 and 2.02 hereof shall (after leaving out of ac-count the payment by Pakistan under (a) above andthe payment by Now Zealand under (b) above) bedivide(i between grants and loans in the ratio of 65to 35: Provided that:

(i) the aggregate payments from grants, as so de-termined, shall be apportioned among the con-tributing Parties according to the percentagesset out below:

Australia ............. 5.13Canada ............... 7.63Germany .............. 9.86United Kingdom . .. 19.20

United States . 58.18

100.00

and (ii) the aggregate payments from loans, as so de-termined, shall be apportioned between theBank loan and the United States loan in theratio of 80 to 70, or in such other ratio as theBank and the United States may, from timeto time, agree.

SECTION 3.03. It is understood and agreed that theaggregate rupee requirements of the Fund during eachhalf-year shall be met as follows:

(a) By a payment to the Fund by Pakistan in rupees inthe equivalent of £492,500.

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(b) The balance thereof:-

(i) as to 60%, from contiihutioiis to the FiinIunder Seetion 2.03 hereot, and<

(ii) as to 401., fr-oii rupees which tilm (I iiiistiat-tor shall cause the Fumd to purchase, agiiiistforeign exchaige, froil the State l»,a1nk ol' Paki-stan.

SECTIoN 3.04. A preliniary estinate of le amulalamounts to be contributed to the FuNd by cwh P,tiy tothis Agreement is annexed hereto as Anexiire C. TleAdministrator will keep such estimate as up lo date aspossible and will promptly notify the Parties ol ain--terial changes therein.

SECTIoN 3.05. The Parties hereto agree to aeept theAdministrator's decision as to estimatl req iirements li(dreceipts of the Fund for the purposes of Seetions 3.01,3.02 and 3.03 hereof, and as to the best practical niethoIof accomplishing the apportionment provided for in Sece-tions 3.02 and 3.03 lereof, using approximate am1o1untsand estimates; provided, howeveri, that 11o rty sliall heobligated to make any payment to the Fund exeept to theextent it shall have undertaken so to dlo cit liec by theprovisions of tliis Agreemient or otherwise. By agreemneitamong the Parties, changes may be made ini the apportion-ment, including changes to take account of any contribu-tions arising under Article XII.

ARTICLE IV

Special Reserve

SECTIoN 4.01. It is understood and agreed that theAdministrator shall retain in the Fund, out of each pay-ment to the Fund by India, such amount as the Adiniiistra-tor may estimate to be necessary to build up a specialreserve in pouinds sterling (hlereinafter cilled the SpecialReserve) to meet the maximum obligations of the Fundunder Article V(5) of the Treaty.

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SkenoN 4.02. If, at tle request of Pakistan, T Tan-sition Perio 1'cliod pro'iIel for in the Tr-eaty is extclled(1 ineconmee ~with the provisilons of1 Piarlt 8 of Annexuretler1et o, the *<hinistraor shall pay to 1uidia iii poiulils

sterin 1tg n1 of 1ihe SpeciiII esere such uloullts as shalII bepayab1tle 1t1 Idi pluSulint to the irovisions of iticle V(~>)

of the TIeatv. After 11be aioiints, if any, patyale toIndia puisiiait to iis Section shall have been finallydetcriined, the A<niinistrator shall pay to Pakistan inpou1n(s sterling 1ie amon1ut of the Special Reserve, lcsssuch auiounts, if any, as shall have Iecome .So payable toIidia.

SEco.N 4.03. Income fron investnents of the SpecialReserve shall be used by the Administrator to )ulrchaserupees from the State Bank of Pakistan, and such rupeesshall be treated as payments to the Fund pursuant toSection 3.03(a).

ARTIOLE V

Disbursements from Fund

SECTIoN 5.01. Amounts in the Fund may be disbursedto Pakistan by the Adiinistrator, and shall be used byPakistan, exclusively to finance the cost of equipment,supplies, other property and services (hereinafter called'goods") required to construct the system of works de-seribed in Aiexure D to this Agreement, such systemof works being hercin collectively called the Project. Thespecific items to be financed fron the Fund shall fromtime to time be determined by agreement between Pakistanand the Administrator, and the agreed list thereof may bechanged from time to time by agreement between them.

SECuoN 5.02. (a) Subject to the provisions of thisAgreement, liere shall be disbursed from the Fund: (i)sucli aiount s as sa1. be irjiequired by Pakistan 1o ieinburseit for the reasonable cost of goods to be finaniced from1the Fund and (ii), if the Administrator shall so agree, such

100ami1oun11ts as sIal l be re(1i1ed to m1(e III re"si.tabl.e CaStof such iteis.

(b) Ejxcept as otherwise jroviijed herein or as shall IOthfervise agr(wd hohvvel Pakislo a 1111 1ndt Ah \dinillist rator, 11o disbuirsmen111C1t shall IbIe m ( on ait mun of: (i)expenditires prior to Arjil 1, 1960, or (ii) expelditiuresin the territories of any conitry wiich is iiot a wneiolwrof the Bank (except New Zealand al Hiferlanl) orfor goods produced in, or services stiIuIpi(d frorm, sichterritories.

SECTION 5.03. Disbursoinents froi th e I tmd sh:ll hein such currencies as the Admiistrator shill elect: Povided that disbuirsemints on accouit of cxpIwtditires iiirupees or for goods prodtuced i, or services sujp)plie( hromu,Pakistan shall be in rpovs, except as the Adiiistra tormay otherwise agree.

ARTICLE VI

Applications for Disbursements

SECTION 6.01. When Pakistan shall desire to receiveany disbursement from the Fund, Pakistan shall deliverto the Administrator a written applientioi iii such torm,and containing such statements and agreements, as theAdministrator shall reasonably request in accordance witithe Bank's usual procedures, and as may be iiecessirN ordesirable to enable the Administrator to furnish the in-formation and make the reports provided for in Section8.01 of this Agreement.

SECTION 6.02. Pakistan shall furnish to the Adminiist ri-tor such documents ad other evidence in support of eachsuch application as the Administrator shall reasonablyrequest in accordance with the Bank's usual procedures,whether before or after the Administrator shall have per-mitted any withdrawal requested in the application.

SECTION 6.03. Each application and the accompany-ing documents must be sufficient in form and substance

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o sIitisv th, .\<huinist rator hud Pakisfu is enillld tolc froinl tHw 1111n lilhe nil lt Ipplied for, tilat t he

iiiunut loe Iw disbrsed by 111 1d is to bl s nly

-,,Oøds wln co u of, wilebl dishllr-s'mewnt is- t'e'IIp sted ar-,sIalde f'or tilm, Projec(t, and( thatf the( co- wr'fis <

ARTIOLE VII

Undertakings of Pakistan

SE,«VIOx 7.01. (a) Pakistal slall cause the Project tobe aried out witde iligtene N.nd1t effiiency aid il col-

fonriliywihoudngnrigndinnilpatcsad

shl1t accord ;Ippropriate priority, satisfacory te tie Ad-ministrator, to th1at part of tie Pro'ject whse purpose is

replace mnt.

(b) All goods r 'i l-ed for tlie Proj'ect shall be prbredon ithe basis of inlternmat ional comupetition lnder arrange-

mn(ts satisfactory to tHe Administrator, except as thedminisrtoler sihat etherwise agree oil groiunds of effi-

Ciency or ('coIOnmy.

Se«',)x 712. N akista shal cause l goods hnancedout o imonies dishnlrsed by tle Fund to be used exciu-sively in the carrying ot of tIhe Project, except as tieAdii.istrltor 11iNy ewise agree in resp ect of goodsno longer relqircd for the Project.

SECINx 7.02. (a1) Paki sta shia caus,e to be fliiiishledto tihe Athinistrator, promplly upon tleir preparatioi, the

p taiis aid speciffi-aiøns, Cost estimates Cnd const1r(tionschediles for te P lrojee-t, aud any lateriai modifcationssubset'netly Imade therein, in sneh detail as te A<hnins-trator siall from tiimie to tim request.

(b) Pmkistai siatl minitain o aise or he maintainerecords mleiuate to identif hemoos linaned out. of

mmies dlistursed by tihe 1n, to distlse lte se hereof

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in the Project, to record the progress of the Project (in-cluding the cost thereof) and to reflect in accordance vithconsistently maintained sound accounting practices theoperations and financial condition of the agency or agenciesof Pakistan responsible for the construction of the Proj-ect o- any part thereof; shall enable the Adniiiistrator'srepresentatives to inspect the Project, the goods used oracquired for the Project, and any relevant records anddocuments; and shall furnish to the Administrator allsuch information as the Administrator shall reaso!!ablyrequest concerning the expenditure of the imonies disbiursedby the Fund, the Project, and the operations and financialcondition of the agency or agencies of Pakistan responsi-ble for the construction of the Project or any part thereof.

SECTION 7.04. (a) Pakistan an( the Administrator shallcooperate fully to assure that the purposes of this Agree-ment will be acconplished. To that end, each of theimshall furnish to the other all such inforniation is it shallreasonably request with regard to the general status ofthe Project.

(b) Pakistan and the Administrator shall from time totime exchange views through their rep reseiitatives withregard to matters relating to the purposes of this Agree-ment. Pakistan shall promptly inform the Administra-tor of any condition which interferes with, or threatensto interfere with, the accomplishment of the purposes ofthis Agreement, and the Administrator shall forward areport thereon to each of the other Parties to this Agree-ment.

SECTION 7.05. Without detracting from the obligationsassumed under this Agreement by the Central Govern-ment of Pakistan, Pakistan may, from time to time, desig-nate a government agency or agencies to carry out on be-half of the Central Government such duties incidental tothe implementation of this Agreement as the Central G6v-ernment may deem appropriate.

ARTIOLE VIII

The Administrator

SEITIoN 8.01. TlIe AdMiistrator sall, within 30 daysafter 31st, )eeinber 1960 and after eacli 30th lune anId

31st )ecibei- hereafter, se1d to each arty a report

conaiing ajppropriiat e inforumation \ wilth respect to therecipts 8and disbursements ol, and Iaances in, the Fund,the prgress of the Project, and otil)e ialitiers relatingto the Fund, the Project aInd this Agrneement. T.,h(e Ad-linistrator wi consult with tIhe respective Parties fronttine to time concerning tihe formn and sustance o sucreports.

SKCTION 8.02. he AdininiIstrator iity invest nonicsheld by the Fund pending disbursement in suheli shiort-tcrltsceurities as it shall deemn appropriatc. This provisionlwill apply primiarily to the Special Reservc. The Adiniis-trator will, however, have >power to iitvest on a short-ternbasis any ionies from lte contributors whicli are surplusto its immediate requiremnts on Ihe understanding thatthe Administrator will take all reasonale stIs underArticle 111 of this Agreemtent to avoid builing up halancesin the Fund in excess of iv -te uioiuts necessary to enaledisbursemient1s for 1the I P'oj et lo be nuul<e asr rSubject to the lovisions of Seetioi 4.03, lite ineoie fronsuch investnents shall bccoic part of tihe assets of tiheFund.

SECTION 8.03. Whenever it shall be necessary for thepurposes of this Agreent to value onle currnc in termsof another currency, sueli value shall be as reasonably

determined by the Adiniistrator in accordance with theBank's usual procedures.

SECTION 8.04. The Administrator shall receive no coin-pensation oher thn for expnses ineiirr d solely becauseof sevices hierei under tis Agreeent, f>r which ilsliall be entitled to reimburse itself out of tihe Fund.

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SECTION 8.05. The Bank, in acting as Administrator,shall exercise the same care in the adminiistration andmanagement of the Fund and in the discharge of its otherfunctions under this Agreement, as it exercises in respectof the administration and management of its own affairs.

ARTICLE IX

Consultation

SECTION 9.01. The following are hereby specified asEvents for the purposes of this Article IX:

(a) an extraordinary situation shall have arisen, whichshall make it improbable that Pakistan will be ableto complete the Project;

(b) at any time amounts likely to be available for theProject shall not be sufficient to complete the Project;

(c) a default shall have occurred in the performanceof any undertaking on the part of Pakistan underthis Agreement.

SECTION 9.02. (a) If any of the Events specified inSection 9.01 shall have happened and in the judgment ofthe Administrator shall be likely to continue, the Adminis-trator shall promptly notify the other Parties hereto and,in the case of an Event specified in Section 9.01(c), mayby notice to Pakistan suspend disbursements from theFund.

(b) The Parties hereto shall forthwith consult with oneanother concerning the measures to be taken to correctthe Event or Events. A majority of the Parties shall havethe power to decide that any suspension imposed by theAdministrator pursuant to sub-section (a) of this Sectionshall be continued or removed. The Administrator shallact in accordance with any such decision.

(c) If any such Event shall continue, and a majority of'the Parties hereto sliall decide that it is not likely to becorrected and that the purposes of this Agreement are not

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likely to bw suhtitinally ifililled, and so infonn time Ad-m1in1istrator, 1the obligatlion,s of thle Plte eeo o m1k1.contriuitioni to tle 1 111d cal se aiid, s [je tihprovisions of 8,1'etion l .11 .02 lhereol, tihis Agreelmenit slalltermlinate.

ARTICLE X

Settlement of Disputes

SMCTiON 10.01. \ly diSimte b>etweent anty Of tle PIari'eshereto concerning the interpretation or applicationk ol

this Agreentei, or- of any tippiemeitry arrangement or-agreenient, which cannot h)e resolved by agreement of stueliParties, shall be siubuitted for final decision to an arbitra-tor selected by such Parties, or, failing such selection, loan arbitrator appointed by the Secretary General of theUnited Nations.

ARTICLE XI

Termination

SEcTION 11.01. StibhjC-et to the provisionts Of SeCet.0t

11.03 hereof this Agreement, 1uless soone ter ininated p1r-i

suant to Section 9.02(e) here, siall terinate tipon the

completion of the Project or uipon tie' disburseinent froithe Fund of all am1otunits idue lto le disbit-sed fr-omi it for

the Project, whichever is the ear,,ulier.

SETIOeN 11.02. (a) If at tin itati n thtie slll trei-i tiin the Fund anly amountius derived froil lthe cotilbuilmtionsof the Partlies (inclliding interest), tle Parties shall con-

sult together as to tieir disposal.

(b) Auy amonits remaninitg in tle Witd wiicIt siall net

have been derived from tie contiilitins ' tle Parties,other tihan lite Sp,cial Ueserve, sha1i lw plid at lerininat

tion by the Adioiist ratr et Pakisata.

So:c''e 11.02. Notwillistinig amNy eniinalion pmslant, to the provisions ol' Sections 9.02(c) and 11.01 lheieo',

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this Agreement shall remain in force for the purpose ofreceiving into the Fund any amounts due from India underthe provisions of the Treaty, which amounts, except suchpart thereof as shall be retained for the Special Reserve,shall be paid to Pakistan by the Administrator as they arereceived. The provisions of Article IV shall continue toapply to the Special Reserve.

ARTICLE XII

Additional Parties

SECTION 12.01. Any other Government or institutionmay, with the prior approval of the Parties hereto and inaccordance with such arrangements as they shall agree,become a Party to this Agreement, upon (eposit with theBank of an instrument stating that it accepts all the pro-visioiis hereof and that it agrees to be bound thereby.

SECTION 12.02. The Administrator may receive on be-half of the Fund from any Government or institution,whether or not a party hereto, amounts not provided forherein to be held and used as part of the Fund subjectto the provisions hereof, in accordance with such arrange-ments, not inconsistent herewith, as the Parties heretomay approve.

ARTICLE XIII

Entry Into Force

SECTION 13.01. This Agreement shall enter into forceon the date on which the Treaty enters into force pursuantto the provisions thereof, and will then take effect retro-spectively as from the first April, 1960.

ARTICLE XIV

Title

SEcTIoN 14.01. This Agreement may be cited as "TheIndus Basin Development Fund Agreement, 1960."

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DiON E AT Íluracii, 9li Î iÌt1i dy ol" SeIt.eiler, 1960,hi a silngle origin to he (IpOsited in ile aretives of tleIterIitiOai Bank for ReconstruciOn and DeVelOpmient,whi ch sluil eolfniniii eate cert.ified copies thevo re to eaIch oftle Gover-liment s ignatory to this Agre,rIent.

Fot TIE GOVERNMENT OF THE COMMONwEALTI

OF AUSTRALIA:

(Sd) A. R. CUTLER

FOR TIE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA:

(Sd) V. C. MOORE

FoR T E GOVERNMENT 0F TIIE FEiERAL REPuBLICOF GERMANY:

(Sd) H1EINZ VON TRIITZSCifL,it

FOR1 ThJE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ZEALAND:

(Sd) G. t. POwLES

FOR THE GOVERNME,,NT OF PAKISTAN:

(Sd) M4. SnoAm

FOR TiE GOVERNMENT OF " :E INITE KINGDOM OF

G REAT BRiTAIN AN) NORTHERN IELANI):

(Sd) RicHARD THOMPSON

FR' TUiE GOVERNMENT OF TilE UNITED )"STATES OF

AMERICA:

(8d) WILLIAM M1. ROU'NTlEE

IOft TILE INIEIItNATIONAL BA NIK FOR

REC,,ONSTiL t(1mioN AN) DEVEL 0MENT:

(Sd) W. A. B. IuiF

[The following annwxures to the Indus Basin DevelopmentFund Agrevnent are iiot, attached liereto]

ANNEXURE A-The Indus Waters Treaty 1960

ANNEXURE B-L-Ioan Agreement between Republic ofPakistan and International Bank for Re-construction and Developrinent

ANNEXURE C--listirnated Disbursements

ANNEXURE D

Project Description1. The Project consists of a system of works to be con-

structed by Pakistan which will:

(a) transfer water from the three Western Riversof the Indus system (Indus, Jhelum and Che-nab), to meet existing irrigation uses in Paki-stan which have hitherto depended u)on thewaters of the three Eastern Rivers (Ravi, Beasand Sutlej), thereby releasing the whole flowof the three Eastern Rivers for irrigationdevelopments in India;

(b) provide substantial additional irrigation devel-opment in West Pakistan;

(c) develop 300,000 KW of hydro-electric potentialfor West Pakistan;

(d) make an important contribution to soil reclania-tion and drainage in West Pakistan by loweringground water levels in water-logged and salineareas; and

(e) afford a measure of flood protection in WestPakistan.

2. The system of works includes:

Location CapacityA. Dams and Related (1) Jhelum River Live storage of

Works 4.75 millionacre feet

(a) Hydro-electric 300,000 KWgeneratingfacilities

(2) Indus River Live storage of4.2 millionacre feet

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B. Link Canals Rasul-Qadirabad 19,000 cusecs(Construction Qadirabad-Balloki 18,600 cusecsand remodeling) Balloki-Suleimanke 18,500 cusecs

Marala-Ravi 22,000 cusecsBambanwala-Ravi-

Bedian-Dipalpur 5,000 cusecsTrimmu-Islam 11,000 cusecsKalabagh-Jhelum 22,000 cusecsTaunsa-Panjnad 12,000 cusecs

C. Barrages QadirabadRavi RiverSutlej River

D. Tubewells and Drainage Works

(1) About 2,500 tubewells to contribute to a lower-ing of the water-table, some of which will yieldadditional water supplies for irrigation use; and

(2) A system of open drains to lower the water-tablein about 2.5 million acres of land now under culti-vation bit seriously threatened by water-loggingand salinity.

E. Other Works

Ancillary irrigation works directly related to theforegoing, including remodeling of existing works.