Pakistan delegation visits Pakal Dul Dam project in Kishtwar
Sanjay Khajuria | TNN | Jan 29, 2019, 22:51 ISTJAMMU: Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah, Pakistan Commissioner for Indus Waters, heading a three-member delegation from Pakistan, inspected the Pakal Dul Hydro Electricity project in Kishtwar district of Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday, along with the Indian counterparts.
The Indo-Pak Indus Water Treaty Delegation is on a three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir for inspection of the Chenab river basin. The delegation arrived in Kishtwar on Monday evening, and both the teams will return to New Delhi on January 31, sources said.
The Indian delegation led by Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, Pradeep Kumar Saxena, comprises A K Aggarwal, Rajveer Singh, Yoki Vijay, and Ajay Gupta. Apart from the Pakistan Commissioner, the Pak delegation comprised Usman E Ghani, adviser and joint commissioner and Tahir Mehmood Hayat, adviser.
Sources said that the joint delegation inspected the dam site of 1,000 MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric project at Drang Doru on Chenab in Kishtwar and will be inspecting Lower Kalnai, Rattle, and Baglihar Hydro Electric Projects.
Under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), water flowing in three Indus tributaries — the Sutlej, the Beas, and the Ravi — has been allotted to India, while the Chenab, the Jhelum, and the Indus waters have been allotted to Pakistan.
The Indo-Pak Indus Water Treaty Delegation is on a three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir for inspection of the Chenab river basin. The delegation arrived in Kishtwar on Monday evening, and both the teams will return to New Delhi on January 31, sources said.
The Indian delegation led by Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, Pradeep Kumar Saxena, comprises A K Aggarwal, Rajveer Singh, Yoki Vijay, and Ajay Gupta. Apart from the Pakistan Commissioner, the Pak delegation comprised Usman E Ghani, adviser and joint commissioner and Tahir Mehmood Hayat, adviser.
Sources said that the joint delegation inspected the dam site of 1,000 MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric project at Drang Doru on Chenab in Kishtwar and will be inspecting Lower Kalnai, Rattle, and Baglihar Hydro Electric Projects.
Under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), water flowing in three Indus tributaries — the Sutlej, the Beas, and the Ravi — has been allotted to India, while the Chenab, the Jhelum, and the Indus waters have been allotted to Pakistan.
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