With respect to the Indus Water Treaty, consider the following statements:

The Permanent Indus Commission is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan and World Bank.

Pakistan has been given the right to generate hydroelectricity through a run of the river projects on the western rivers.

All the waters of the eastern rivers, the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi is allocated to India for unrestricted use.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Indus Water Treaty is a Water-Distribution Treaty, signed in Karachi on 1960, between India (Pm Jawaharlal Nehru) and Pakistan (President Ayub Khan), brokered by the World Bank. Under the provisions, all the waters of the eastern rivers, the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi is allocated to India for unrestricted use.
The waters of western rivers — Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab are largely for Pakistan.
Under the Treaty, India has been given the right to generate hydroelectricity through a run of the river projects on the western rivers subject to specific criteria for design and operation. It also gives the right to Pakistan to raise concerns on the design of Indian hydroelectric projects on western rivers.
The Permanent Indus Commission is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage goals of the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960.

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Indus Water Treaty is a Water-Distribution Treaty, signed in Karachi on 1960, between India (Pm Jawaharlal Nehru) and Pakistan (President Ayub Khan), brokered by the World Bank. Under the provisions, all the waters of the eastern rivers, the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi is allocated to India for unrestricted use.
The waters of western rivers — Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab are largely for Pakistan.
Under the Treaty, India has been given the right to generate hydroelectricity through a run of the river projects on the western rivers subject to specific criteria for design and operation. It also gives the right to Pakistan to raise concerns on the design of Indian hydroelectric projects on western rivers.
The Permanent Indus Commission is a bilateral commission of officials from India and Pakistan, created to implement and manage goals of the Indus Waters Treaty, 1960.

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