The treaty restricts India largely to setting up low-impact hydropower projects on the three rivers allocated to Pakistan.

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In a May 21 letter, ASI asked K Amarnath Ramakrishna—who led the first two phases of excavations at the politically sensitive site—to rework his 982-page findings submitted in January 2023.