February 27, 2022
2 mins read

Pakistan to host India, Pakistan Indus Commissioners meet

Article VIII (5) of the Indus Waters Treaty requires the Permanent Indus Commission to meet at least once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan. The last such meeting was held here on March 23 and 24 last year….reports Asian Lite News

 Pakistan’s objections to the hydro-power projects Pakal Dul, Lower Kalnai and Kiru in Jammu and Kashmir are likely to figure in the agenda at the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission between March 1 and 3 in Pakistan this year.

To be held at Islamabad, this will be the 117th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission since the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) was signed by India and Pakistan in 1960.

Article VIII (5) of the Indus Waters Treaty requires the Permanent Indus Commission to meet at least once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan. The last such meeting was held here on March 23 and 24 last year.

The Indian delegation will be led by Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, Pradeep Kumar Saxena, and will comprise advisors from the Central Water Commission, the Central Electricity Authority, NHPC Ltd, and the Ministry of External Affairs. There would be three three female officers, a first since signing of the Treaty.

The Pakistan side will be led by its Commissioner for Indus Waters, Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah.

The agenda for the meeting is being fine tuned by the two Commissioners. Pakistan’s objections to the hydropower projects Pakal Dul (1,000 MW), Lower Kalnai (48 MW), and Kiru (624 MW) in Chenab basin in Jammu and Kashmir and few small hydroelectric projects in Ladakh are likely to be discussed during the meeting.

The Indian delegation will leave for Pakistan through Atari border on February 28 and return via the same route on March 4. “We shall be leaving on Monday,” Saxena confirmed.

Under the 1960 vintage IWT, India and Pakistan share waters of six rivers in the Indus basin. Of these, India has complete rights over three eastern rivers – Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi, while Pakistan has rights over the western rivers – Chenab, Jhelum, and Indus.

India can, however, build only run-of-the-river projects on the western rivers. Pakistan gets almost 80 per cent share of the Indus basin waters (approx 135 MAF) against India’s 33 MAF.

ALSO READ: Pakistan and China move to takeover Gilgit-Baltistan

Previous Story

Pak people demand Anti-Forced Conversions Bill

Next Story

Pak Army promotes Hindu officer as Lt Colonel

Latest from -Top News

India’s Growth Defies West Asia Tensions

The deepening crisis in West Asia, particularly between Israel and Iran, has had little to no visible impact on India’s economic trajectory or its export performance….reports Asian Lite News The limited trade

FM Sitharaman Embarks on Three-Nation Tour

She is leading the Indian delegation from the Department of Economic Affairs under the Ministry of Finance….reports Asian Lite News Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman commenced her official visit to Spain, Portugal,

Araghchi: Hold US, Israel Accountable

The Iranian foreign minister emphasised that the UNSC should hold the “aggressors” accountable and act to prevent the recurrence of such “crimes.”…reports Asian Lite News Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi urged

Jaishankar Heads to US for Quad Talks

EAM Jaishankar will be inaugurating an exhibition titled, “The Human Cost of Terrorism” at the United Nations Headquarters, New York on June 30….reports Asian Lite News External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Akhilesh names Tej Pratap as Kannauj candidate

The Samajwadi Party set at rest speculation about its president

Pakistan blocks India’s wheat to Afghanistan

Pakistan is playing dirty politics in the matter of humanitarian