As the Shahpurkandi barrage on the river Ravi in the Indian state of Punjab nears completion, there are fears in downstream Pakistan. The dam, proposed three decades ago, has the potential to irrigate 5,000 hectares of agricultural land in Punjab and over 32,000 hectares in India-held Jammu and Kashmir. But the dam will stop any flow of river water to downstream Pakistan, with newspaper headlines … Continue reading Shahpurkandi Dam: India-Pakistan experts advocate cooperation for water security