Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the Central government was planning to build three projects on three rivers, water of which was flowing to Pakistan, to block the country's water flow from India.

The Union minister indicated that the water of the rivers, which was given to Pakistan during partition, would now be diverted and used to nurture the Yamuna.

Under the Indus Waters Treaty, India shares the waters of the Beas and Sutlej rivers with Pakistan.

The development has come in the aftermath of the February 14 terror attack in Pulwama which killed 40 CRPF personnel. They died after an explosive-laden SUV rammed into a convoy bus in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district.

While addressing the gathering at a rally, Nitin Gadkari said, "Bharat aur Pakistan hone ke baad, jo humaari teen nadiyan Pakistan ko mili thhi aur teen Bharat ko mili thhi. Humaare teen nadiyon ke adhikaar ka paani Pakistan mein ja raha thha, abb uss par teen project karke yeh paani bhi Yamuna mein wapas la rahe hain [India and Pakistan got three rivers each. So, the water which we rightfully owned was going into Pakistan. Now water of those three rivers will be diverted to Yamuna.]"

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Baghpat yesterday: The water from our 3 rivers was going to Pakistan, now we are planning to build a project and divert the water from these three rivers into Yamuna river. Once this happens, river Yamuna will have more water. pic.twitter.com/L0yA6y0KDb

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