World Desk, AnyTV, Islamabad
Published by: Surendra Joshi
Updated Tue, 01 Mar 2022 02:47 PM IST
Summary
The three-day meeting of the Indus Water Permanent Commission (PCIW) will run from March 1 to 3. In the meeting, the status of flood flow in the current season and the programs of future meetings and inspections will be finalized.
After a long time, there has been news of a party from India reaching Pakistan. A 10-member team from India reached Islamabad on Tuesday. It will participate in the three-day annual meeting of the Indus Water Commission here.
The three-day meeting of the Indus Water Permanent Commission (PCIW) will run from March 1 to 3. In the meeting of the Commission, the status of flood flow in the current season and the programs of future meetings and inspections will be finalized. The Indian team was earlier supposed to go to Pakistan in January for this meeting, but later the tour was postponed due to the third wave of COVID.
The Indian delegation entered Pakistan from the Wagah border and then reached Islamabad. The Indian team was led by Central Water Commissioner P.K. Saxena is doing. This is the first time since the signing of the treaty that three women officers are also part of the Indian delegation. She will advise the Indian commissioner on various issues during the meeting. The team includes officials from the Central Water Commission, Central Electricity Authority, National Hydro Electric Corporation and the Ministry of External Affairs. On the other hand, the Pakistani side will be led by its commissioner Syed Mohammad Meher Ali Shah.
Officials said that on the agenda of the meeting, India’s objections to Pakistan’s objections to Pakal Dul (1000 MW), Lower Kalnai (48 MW), Kiru (624 MW) in the Chenab Basin in Jammu and Kashmir and some small hydroelectric projects in Ladakh. Chances are. As per the Indus Waters Treaty, India has been granted the right to generate hydroelectricity through run-of-the-river projects on western rivers, subject to specific criteria for design and operation.The agreement also gives Pakistan the right to object to the design of Indian hydroelectric projects on the western rivers. Pakistan has objected to the design of these projects. However, India claims that the project’s design is fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty and certified by the Central Water Commission and the Central Electricity Authority. It is the country’s top organization in both water resources and energy. In this meeting, the Indian side will explain its position to Pakistan and address Pakistan’s objections.
The Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan for the distribution of river waters. The World Bank mediated in this treaty. It was then signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru and the President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan.
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After a long time, there has been news of a party from India reaching Pakistan. A 10-member team from India reached Islamabad on Tuesday. It will participate in the three-day annual meeting of the Indus Water Commission here.
The three-day meeting of the Indus Water Permanent Commission (PCIW) will run from March 1 to 3. In the meeting of the Commission, the status of flood flow in the current season and the programs of future meetings and inspections will be finalized. The Indian team was earlier supposed to go to Pakistan in January for this meeting, but later the tour was postponed due to the third wave of COVID.
The Indian delegation entered Pakistan from the Wagah border and then reached Islamabad. The Indian team was led by Central Water Commissioner P.K. Saxena is doing. This is the first time since the signing of the treaty that three women officers are also part of the Indian delegation. She will advise the Indian commissioner on various issues during the meeting. The team includes officials from the Central Water Commission, Central Electricity Authority, National Hydro Electric Corporation and the Ministry of External Affairs. On the other hand, the Pakistani side will be led by its commissioner Syed Mohammad Meher Ali Shah.
Officials said that on the agenda of the meeting, India’s objections to Pakistan’s objections to Pakal Dul (1000 MW), Lower Kalnai (48 MW), Kiru (624 MW) in the Chenab Basin in Jammu and Kashmir and some small hydroelectric projects in Ladakh. Chances are. As per the Indus Waters Treaty, India has been granted the right to generate hydroelectricity through run-of-the-river projects on western rivers, subject to specific criteria for design and operation.
The agreement also gives Pakistan the right to object to the design of Indian hydroelectric projects on the western rivers. Pakistan has objected to the design of these projects. However, India claims that the project’s design is fully compliant with the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty and certified by the Central Water Commission and the Central Electricity Authority. It is the country’s top organization in both water resources and energy. In this meeting, the Indian side will explain its position to Pakistan and address Pakistan’s objections.
The Indus Water Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan for the distribution of river waters. The World Bank mediated in this treaty. It was then signed on September 19, 1960, in Karachi by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru and the President of Pakistan, Ayub Khan.