India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that water that previously was being sent outside the country would now be retained for internal use, days after New Delhi suspended a water-sharing pact with Pakistan.

India has announced that it will stop it water from flowing over international borders."Now, India's water will flow for India's benefit, it will be conserved for India's benefit, and it will be used for India's progress",

In a veiled message to Pakistan over its support to cross-border terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday referred to India suspending the Indus Water Treaty following the Pahalgam terror attack and said the water on which India had a right was earlier going beyond its borders but "now it will come to use in the country".