A Pakistani delegation is inspecting the site of Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project at Drang Doru on Chenab river in Kishtwar district.
Pakistan’s Indus Commissioner Syed Mohammad Mehar Ali Shah along with Advisors Ushamn E Ghani, Joint Commissioner and Tahir Mehmood Hayat arrived in Kishtwar, official sources told the
The delegates arrived at Kishtwar late tonight and the arrangements for the delegates have been made by CVPPPL at Kishtwar, sources informed.
“This tour is an obligation imposed on both the countries by the Indus Waters Treaty 1960 between India and Pakistan.
Under the treaty, both the Commissioners are mandated to inspect sites and works on both the sides of Indus basin in a block of five years,” a senior official said on the condition of anonymity.
Since signing of the treaty, a total of 118 such tours on both the sides have been undertaken,
the last tours of the commission in Pakistan and India were held in July 2013 and September 2014, respectively.
Under the Indus Water Treaty, 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 has been allotted to Pakistan.
