New Delhi, June 9 -- India clearly stated on Tuesday that the government is clear that Pakistan will not be receiving any water from the Indus river system in the years to come. Union jal shakti minister CR Patil said that the Indus Water Treaty between the two countries has not been terminated but is currently in 'abeyance', and that the government is making efforts to stop the flow of water into Pakistan.

"It still stands; rather, the treaty has been kept in abeyance. And since Prime Minister Modi took this decision, every effort is being made to ensure not a single drop flows there," Patil said in an interview with ANI.

He also revealed that the issue is under the scrutiny of the highest government levels. "Under the Prime Minister's...