Can India stop the water of the Indus River?

Just as India has stopped the water of three rivers, can it stop the Indus River?

The Indus River is a long and important river that originates in the territory of Tibet (China). Its source is Lake Mansarovar, and in Tibet it is called Singhe Khabb. In Balti language it is also called Singhe Cho. "Singe" means lion and "cho" means river, that is, "Lion River". This is why writers write the Indus River as "Lion River".

This river originates in Tibet in China and enters Ladakh, which is currently administered by India. In Ladakh, the Siru River joins it. But it is almost impossible to divert the Indus River in Ladakh to any part of India, because:

 The Himalayan mountains are very high and have a hard rocky structure.

If India were to attempt this, it would have to build thousands of kilometers of tunnels deep within the Himalayas, which is technically and financially nearly impossible.

 

Such an effort could take decades (even 100 years) to complete, and even then, success is not guaranteed.

Where does the water in the Indus River come from?

95% of the water of the Indus River comes from Gilgit-Baltistan. When the Indus River enters Baltistan (Pakistan), it joins several important rivers:

 At the point of Kreis:

 The water of the Shewuk River, the Siltro River and the Hoshe River joins it.

 At the point of Skardu:

River Shigar

 At Gilgit:

River Gilgit

In addition:

River Astore

 And numerous small rivers and water flowing from glaciers

 All these rivers provide about 95% of the water to the Indus River.

 In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

 The Kundia River, the Spit Jalkot River, Dong Nala, Kayal, Patan and Dubir rivers of Kohistan, known as the gateway to Gilgit-Baltistan, also contribute their water to it.And further on, the Swat-Chitral Rivers, which join the Kabul River. This Kabul River is actually the Chitral River, which goes from Pakistan to Afghanistan and then comes back and joins the Indus River.

That is, about 95 percent of the water of the Indus River comes from Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, and other mountainous areas of Pakistan.

Conclusion:

Even if India tries to divert the Indus River in the Ladakh region, it can only affect 5% of the water. It is impossible to completely stop or block the Indus River because:

The original water sources are in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Technically, it is not possible to divert the upper Indus River in the Ladakh region to an area like the Himalayas.

Skardu PK.