Pakistan And India-Water Disputes-News And Updates

[paksim]

I've to partly agree with you. IMF provides funding/loan for development projects with strings and conditions attached. Incase of WAPDA, IMF asked to increase the consumer unit cost. The Govt. increased the unit cost but the money went into their pockets. Half of the Turbins at Tarbaila damn are shut because they needs maintenance and maintenance requires funding, which our govt. can't supply.

Warsak damn is outdated and can fall anytime but Tarbaila damn alone is sufficient enough to meet the electricity requirement for all Pakistan, if properly maintained. But unfortunately theres not maintenance of any our damns and that's a pity.[/QUO

My dear brother , I am afraid to say that i do not agree with this statements of yours that Tarbela Dame alone is sufficient enough to meet the electricity of Pakistan, as per my information total requirement of Pakistan is 14000 MW.However, at present, it has the ability to produce a total of 11500 MW out which 6490 was being provided from the hydel sources and rest were being provided from other souses like Thermal , Nuclear ect . Terbela if 100 percent functional can provide 4300 which is almost 80 % of the hydel and 35 % of the total electric generation.

 

[monitor]

Prospects in the Himalayan River Basin countries
No more discrimination in trans-boundary water sharing.

Cooperation between China and India can lead to new external alliances, producing fresh alignments and polarization in Asia but it may

fabricate 'beggar thy neighbor'

politics


Cooperation among the Himalayan river basin countries is needed to address the challenges; which have been created by rapid retreat of the Himalayan glaciers; in a coherent way to enhance the economic, security and strategic relations among the Himalayan river basin countries and also for managing water resources and water-related hazards in this region. Otherwise the situation will become worse as the frequency and amount of floods in the Himalayan region are expected to increase as a result of an increase in rainfall during the monsoon season and glacial retreat, both following from global warming. According to UNEP, this poses a challenge for reducing the vulnerability of the more than 1.3 billion people living in the major river basins downstream from the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region. Water availability in this area on per capita cubic meter basis is also estimated to decline numerously in near future. Only cooperation among the countries of this region can mitigate these problems.


Economic dimension of cooperation
The economic well being of the region is directly linked to equitable and just water sharing & management. It also has direct consequence on the poverty alleviation strategy of the countries of the Himalayan basin. Many international river basins have shown their interest to follow an approach of cooperation at the basin level. Such cooperation may include coordination of activities, sharing information, collaboration among the nations, developing adaptable plans, common action among the riparian countries, developing infrastructure facilities jointly and others alike. Although water will be the natural resource of main focus but such an environment may help us to think about cooperation and benefits beyond water resources as well.


Security Dimension of Cooperation
Water insecurity includes lack of access to adequate safe and drinking water, contamination & disease due to lack of safe water, arsenic contamination (50 microgram/liter, 5 times higher than WHO defined standard in Bangladesh), lack of water for irrigation & cultivation, navigation & transport, irregular discharge of water and so on. The principal potential benefits of cooperation in water resources can include sharing information for flood forecasting and early warning, storing water in upstream river basins for flood moderation, storing water resources for increasing flow in dry seasons and for inland water transport, harnessing water resources to generate hydroelectricity, managing watersheds to help increase the quality and quantity of water available for irrigation and drinking by the downstream users.

According to Strategic Foresight Group, it is expected that in the coming 20 years, the four countries in the Himalayan sub-region will face the depletion of almost 275 billion cubic meters (BCM) of annual renewable water. Although the industrial and domestic sectors will also need more water in the future the agricultural sector will continue to be the major consumer of water in China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh. Cooperation among the Himalayan river basin countries will lead the countries to reduce the problems that induce the food insecurity among the countries in such way. In the context of upstream-downstream linkages climate change has introduced a new dimension to the prospective benefits of cooperation. Climate change may lead to an increase in the frequency and magnitude of glacier lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and flood-related disasters. In recent decades the glaciers of the Himalayas, especially in the eastern and central regions, have been shrinking at an accelerated rate, although this drastic reduction in ice cover has not been observed in the northwestern Himalayas, Karakorum, Hindu-Kush, or Pamirs.


Strategic dimension of cooperation
If cooperation is not occurred properly then the strategic relations among the countries in this region will become apprehensive. Due to competition over expanding influence in Nepal, relations between India and China may become strained. If China decides to build a dam or diversion project at Great Bend over Yarlung Tsangpo then the situation will become worse. The bilateral relation between India and Bangladesh may become overwrought due to a decrease in flow of rivers from India to Bangladesh and increase in refugee flow from Bangladesh to India. In case of India-Nepal relations, plans of either party to build dams on their side of the border will create tension. Cooperation between China and India can help to enhance the strategic relations between China and India regarding Tibetan issue. It can lead to new external alliances, producing fresh alignments and polarization in Asia but it may fabricate 'beggar thy neighbor' politics, which can compromise the internal options of each country. A Regional Information Sharing Network in sub regional level by including Nepal and Bangladesh is needed to be established among the Himalayan River countries as many of the issues are interlinked across the four countries. Water transport can provide new connectivity, opportunities for trade and tourism and employment in the areas of Nepal, Southwest China and Northeast India as these areas are landlocked. Nepal can connect to India through waterways while India can link to its Northeastern states through Bangladesh. Being under the umbrella of a Himalayan Rivers Commission (HRC), collaboration on the management of the Ganges and Brahmaputra Rivers will enable all four countries to tap expertise that might not have been available under a nationally-driven framework. The basin-wide water development will also be facilitated by the establishment of consultative bodies working on different aspects of river management. To reduce uncertainty, well-equipped baseline stations, long-term monitoring, networking, open data exchange, and cooperation among all Himalayan river basin countries are needed. In facilitating knowledge generation, exchange, and cooperation with international mountain research programmes such as the Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) and like the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development can play a role.

Thus adaptive policies, hazard mapping and major efforts to repeal the human drivers of climate change have to be incorporated into all sectors like land use, water management, disaster management, energy consumption, and human health. It would help both decision-makers and local communities to enable them to anticipate or assess their flexibility to adapt future changes through proper planning and technical design by understanding the current situation. Consequently, the cooperation among the Himalayan River basin countries will help to remove the economic, security and strategic tensions among these countries.


The author is Masters in International Relations, University of Dhaka.

 

[ajtr]

Pak bid to stall Kishenganga power project work thwarted​

New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI)

Pakistan's bid to stall construction work at the Kishenganga power project in Jammu and Kashmir was thwarted today as it was forced to withdraw a petition in this regard at the International Court of Arbitration.

During the first hearing of the Kishenganga Arbitration Court in The Hague in The Netherlands, the Indian side put up a spirited argument for construction of the 330-MW project on Kishenganga, a tributary of the Jhelum river, sources said.

Pakistan had moved a petition for stopping work as an "interim measure" till the case over the disputed project was decided by the court.After the Indian argument, Pakistan was forced to withdraw its petition, the sources said.

Had the court, headed by Justice Stephen M Schwebel, agreed for the interim measure, work at the site would have to be stopped.

Pakistan had moved the court last year under the 1960 Indus Water Treaty, which governs the jurisdication over common rivers and provides for arbitration by the International Court if India and Pakistan are not able to resolve any matter bilaterally.

Pakistan is contending that the power project would lead to diversion of Kishenganga waters to Bonar Madumati Nallah, another tributary, which falls in Wullar Lake.
India rejects Pakistan's objections on this front.

Incidentally, this is the first case referred to international arbitration under the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty, 1960.Earlier on the 450 MW Baglihar power project, India and Pakistan had sought the services of a neutral expert appointed by the World Bank to resolve their differences over the plant on the Chenab river.After hearing both the sides and inspecting the site, World Bank arbitrator gave a verdict in favour of the project

 

[ajtr]

Pak's misadventure at the Hague

This was one side-effect Pakistan had clearly not factored in while dragging India to the International Court of Arbitration over the Kishenganga hydel power project in Jammu and Kashmir. During the first sitting of the court at The Hague recently, Pakistan was taken aback to learn that the total expenditure, as estimated by the court, was around 3.5 million euros (about Rs 21 crore), to be shared equally between the two countries. With its economy in tatters, Pakistan sheepishly protested. While asking the two countries to pool in the money, the court observed that the unspent amount would be returned. But there was little respite for Pakistan which was informed, informally, by the court staff that the estimates were actually conservative and the litigation might just cost even more than that.

 

[twoplustwoisfour]

Errr, Pakistan is not THAT cash strapped that they can't pick up a tab of 1.75 million Euros

 

[ajtr]

Pakistan seeks quick resolution of Kishenganga dispute in CoA​

Pakistan sought a quick resolution of its dispute with India on the 330-MW Kishenganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir and wanted an immediate site-inspection by the International Court of Arbitration during its preliminary hearing on January 14 at The Hague.

Pakistan did not seek an interim stay on India's Rs. 3600-crore project — as in the case of the Baglihar Dam dispute, which went to a neutral expert — but did seek an early decision before the project construction reached an “irreversible” stage.

Both India and Pakistan will have to spend an estimated $2.5 million each towards the settlement of the dispute that was taken by Islamabad to the international arbitration court that was specially set up as per the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

Inspection suggested

Pakistan wanted an immediate inspection of the project in the snow-bound Kashmir region. India suggested inspection of Pakistan's Neelum-Jhelum project site as well, which was agreed to.

India will now invite and send a schedule for a visit by the seven-member court headed by international law expert Stephen M. Schwebel to the Kishenganga site in Jammu and Kashmir.

The court is learnt to have asked Pakistan to submit its memorial (affidavit) after which India would submit its counter-memorial. As per the procedure, Pakistan would then be asked to give its rejoinder.

Law expert

The Indian team comprised international law expert Shankar Das, noted lawyer Fali Nariman, Water Resources Secretary Dhruv Vijay Singh, Chairman of Central Water Commission A.K. Bajaj, Indus Commissioner G. ArangaNathan, Deputy Commissioner Darpan Talwar, Mr. Nariman's junior Subhash Sharma, officials from the Ministry of External Affairs, and K.S. Nagaraja, executive director of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC Ltd.) which is constructing the project. Besides them, India has taken on board four international experts/lawyers.

Pakistan has raised objections on India diverting waters for its run-of-the-river project on Kishenganga, a tributary of Jhelum, saying that it would affect water-flows for its Neelum-Jhelum project downstream.

India maintains that it is well within its rights under the treaty to construct the project.

Islamabad also has reservations about India's plan on drawdown flushing outlets in the project below the dead storage level. Such a provision was allowed by the neutral expert in the Baglihar project, says New Delhi.

 

[SpArK]

Pakistan team to assess Jammu lake project​

February 4, 2011
By Indo-Asian News Service


A team of Pakistani experts will visit the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in the third week of February to assess an artificial lake under construction here.

“Since we have nothing to hide, let the team from Pakistan come and examine the lake project,” Public Health Engineering Minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din told IANS.

The lake is under construction over the river Tawi, which runs through the state’s winter capital of Jammu. The river originates from Bhaderwah area in Doda district and traverses to Jammu before merging with Chenab which flows to Pakistan.

“The lake doesn’t come under the purview of the Indus Water Treaty, but still Pakistan has raised objections and it is sending its team to assess the construction of the lake and its implications on the water flow to Pakistan,” an official of the Public Health Engineering department told IANS.

Pakistan’s argument is that since Tawi is a tributary of river Chenab, which is one of the three major rivers – the other two being Jhelum and Indus – flowing from Jammu and Kashmir into Pakistan, the usage of its waters is also covered under the 1960 World Bank brokered treaty.

The treaty gives powers to Pakistan to monitor the water usage of the three rivers from Jammu and Kashmir into Pakistan while India monitors three rivers – Ravi, Sutlej and Beas – flowing from Punjab into Pakistan.

The artificial lake project was taken up last year, though it was conceived way back in the 1970s. It was aimed to add to the beauty of Jammu city.


Pakistan team to assess Jammu lake project | StratPost

 

[ajtr]

ADB to assist Diamar-Basha Dam project​

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Saturday assured Pakistan of financial and technical assistance for the Diamer Bhasha Dam project and said that the process of finalising the modalities would be completed on fast-track basis.

This assurance was given by the ADB Acting Country Head Donneth A Walton during a meeting on Saturday at the ministry under the Chairmanship of Minister for Water and Power Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to review the progress and other related matters of the project.

The meeting was also attended by the ministry’s secretary, adviser and additional secretary, WAPDA Chairman Shakeel Durrani, member, Planning Commission member (infrastructure), Bhasha Dam project general manager and other senior officials of the ministry, Kashmir affairs division, WAPDA and ADB.

The ADB delegation informed the meeting that the bank is already in the process of due diligence of the project and all the aspects of this very important hydel power generation project have been included for assistance. The minister while chairing the meeting highlighted the importance of the project in the national development and said it will be a multipurpose project, play a vital role in flood mitigation and open a new era of economic development and prosperity in Pakistan.

Ashraf said that after completion, the dam will generate cheaper electricity of 4,500 megawatts with live storage capacity of 6.4 million acres feet to irrigate thousands of acres. He said that the life of Tarbela dam will extend about 35 years after completion of the Bhasha Dam. He said that Pakistan is facing an energy crisis challenge and taking all possible measures to mitigate it. The minister said that the government is also working on various other hydel power projects to reduce dependence on thermal power and generate cheaper and clean electricity to meet the future electricity needs. He said that the government is very enthusiastic and the people of the area are very keen for early construction of the project. He said that WAPDA has started implementation of the resettlement plan and land acquisition.

Earlier, the WAPDA chairman briefed the meeting about the current status of the dam, allocation of funds by the government during 2009-10, sanctioning of Rs 20 billion for the 2010-11, establishment of land acquisition and resettlement unit in WAPDA, land acquisition in Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upgradation of KKH, three years resettlement plan and other related matters.

 

[ajtr]

Water and the national interest — I​

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Recent reports regarding the initiation of arbitration proceedings by the government of Pakistan against the construction of the Kishanganga hydroelectric plant by India appears to be a mala fide attempt to malign a democratically elected government. Furthermore, certain individuals are being protected and promoted on the basis of personal association, rather than competencies and credentials; while others are being maligned. Consequentially, the people of Pakistan are being deliberately misled.
The PPP government recognises its duty to the people it has been elected to serve and is committed to keeping the masses informed of all issues. It has been transparent and forthright on matters including water disputes with India and this is in contrast to the manner in which the Baglihar case was taken up by the previous government. In the days of dictatorship, Pakistan’s right to free flow of waters was compromised time and again, and protests were never lodged against violations of the Indus Waters Treaty by India.
Those responsible for the Baglihar case have been illusory in their interpretation of the decision and incorrectly maintain that it was a win for Pakistan. However, anyone with an iota of proficiency in this field will say that not only did the neutral expert deliver a determination which was damaging to Pakistan, he also saw fit to determine questions that had not been raised by either party. According to John Briscoe — a water expert and former World Bank adviser who is now directing Harvard’s Water Security Initiative — the neutral expert’s determination reinterpreted the treaty to mean that physical limitations no longer applied in light of modern technical standards, removing Pakistan’s main protection against India’s meddling with the river flows. Professor Robert Wirsing of Georgetown University found the determination questionable as, in his view, it damaged “the spirit of the treaty over considerations for a good dam”.
In effect, Pakistan has been deprived of its rights to the Chenab River, as is evident from the significant decrease in water flows into Pakistan at the Marala headworks near Sialkot, which, in turn, has adversely affected the kharif crop. To this day, India has failed to compensate Pakistan for its loss of water. No one has been held accountable for the negligence and absolute inadequacy of the then decision-makers, nor has any demand been made to this affect. Therefore, the pristine enthusiasm on water and the politicisation of an issue of immense national importance by certain quarters certainly makes one curious, to say the least.
And yet one finds it difficult to think that this would be a conspiracy against democracy and the PPP, for surely our critics wouldn’t wish to jeopardise the lives of our future generations for the sake of projecting their amateur views and protecting the interests of a handful of individuals.
Surely they realise that the construction of large dams on rivers that flow into Pakistan is intended to control Pakistani water, which will undoubtedly lead to calamitous consequences for the country. Therefore, shouldn’t this be the occasion for our nation to galvanise and unite, as we have done before?
We welcome judicious criticism and astute arguments, but the persecution of individuals associated with the Kishanganga case can hardly be termed as criticism. The two words are far from being synonymous. The continued ad hominem abuse is clearly intended to demoralise and defame its intended targets. There has to be some limitation to the extent of fiction, for not everything in life can be turned into a spy thriller. Or perhaps the critics think that the repetition of unsubstantiated arguments will turn fiction into fact, or that repeating lies will turn them into truths.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 9th, 2011.

 

[dyfate]

What we are doing with the water, which is under our control? (though India is not doing according to the previous agreements)

Tuesday, February 09, 2010
By Dilshad Azeem

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed to India its plan for a comprehensive discussion on Jhelum and Chinab waters over which Pakistan enjoys exclusive rights under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.

“As Kashmir is the most important issue, the water issue is equally vital for us to be included in the agenda of coming Pak-India talks,” Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit told The News here on Monday.

Basit expressed the hope there might be progress by the current weekend about the final timing and venue for recommencement of a bilateral dialogue. “We expect a final shape by the end of this week. We stand for resuming of composite dialogue for which a format is being worked out through diplomatic channels,” the spokesman said.

The most burning water-related issue is Kishanganga hydropower project that India is constructing on River Jhelum thus depriving Pakistan of building such a project in its territory under priority right basis.

Pakistan decided to opt for a third party arbitration as India continued construction of 330 Megawatt Kishanganga project commenced without getting a prior approval from Pakistan under the 1960 treaty.

As Islamabad is urging for a composite dialogue with Kashmir and water controversies on top of the agenda, New Delhi places terrorism-related issues on top. To another query, the Foreign Office spokesman maintained the Indian side has been told about Pakistan’s plan for bilateral dialogue. “It must be meaningful and result-oriented.”

“Both sides are in the process of preparing a format to make the talks purposeful and consequential,” was his response when asked about the current status of talks. A three-member team of Indian side of Permanent Commission on Indus Waters (PCIW) is on Pakistan visit to inspect Sutlij, Ravi and Bias rivers over which New Delhi have exclusive rights.

“The team, headed by its commissioner, has no plan to meet the foreign office officials as it will be entertained by Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah during its visit to various sites,” officials said.

Abdul Basit also confirmed it was purely a technical delegation. “This team is not to hold talks on controversial matters.” However, he said Pakistani Commissioner PCIW Syed Jamaat Ali Shah and his department were fully on board to take their input on the water issue with India.

Pakistan to raise water issue with India

 

[ajtr]

Water and the national interest — II​

Our internal team of highly qualified, accomplished and experienced government officials and consultants, hired to tackle water issues, brings together a broad range of capabilities, providing excellent prompt assistance to international experts, acting as a link to connect the experts with government departments and officials. Disregarding the prominent and acknowledged stature of these professionals is something that deserves condemnation. The disparagement of such individuals is not only inexcusable, but warrants denunciation as it creates a bad impression. The late Professor Kayan Kaikobad was highly regarded by the small community of experts on public international law and his research was relied upon by members of international tribunals who quoted him in their judgements. However, in Pakistan, his qualifications were questioned and a mockery was made of a man whose work had been acknowledged all over the world, causing great distress to him and his family.
Our international experts are responsible for preparing and presenting our case. Questions raised on the competence of members of the team have either been without any knowledge or consideration of the nature of their roles, or perhaps they intentionally ignore this very important aspect altogether. Recent coverage of the first meeting of the Court of Arbitration, constituted under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 in the matter of the Kishanganga hydroelectric plant dispute between Pakistan and India, was to reinforce the same motive. It is quite evident that an understanding of the purpose of the meeting wasn’t considered necessary. A simple reading of the treaty would have sufficed in helping those who genuinely wanted to understand the whole matter. The agenda of the meeting was determined by the relevant annexures of the treaty and prepared by the court in accordance with the parameters already defined by the treaty for this purpose. The final agenda was provided by the court to both parties, well before the meeting — thus, speculations in newspaper reports are misleading as the first meeting of the court was to determine procedural and administrative matters.
We are legally constrained from disclosing any details as the treaty does not permit this. Furthermore, the court has preserved the requirement of confidentiality. Pakistan recognises its obligations and honours its commitments and, unless a decision to the contrary is taken in the prescribed manner, the government of Pakistan is not at liberty — at this stage at least — to disclose details of the discussions. A disclosure by either party would be a clear violation of the treaty.
This is not the time to be pugnacious, for this is the one issue we need to unite for. This is the time to ignore those trying to divide us by their attempts to sabotage our pursuit of what is in Pakistan’s interest. Let us not be overwhelmed and blinded by our personal antipathies.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 10th, 2011.

 

[vamshikrishna]

i think the water disputes will solve peacefully.

 

[The HBS Guy]

i think the water disputes will solve peacefully.

There IS NO water dispute. It's all needless brouhaha created by Pakistani politicians for their domestic audience.

 

[ajtr]

India violating Indus Water treaty, says US report​

Pakistan contended that a US Senate report had substantiated its concerns that India [ Images ] is allegedly violating the Indus Waters Treaty by building dams on western rivers.


Foreign Office spokesperson Tehmina Janjua said in a statement that the US report "Avoiding water wars in South and Central Asia," released on February 22, acknowledges that dams India is building in Jammu and Kashmir [ Images ] "will limit supply of water to Pakistan at crucial moments."

She said the report "only substantiates Pakistan's concerns at the building of dams by India on the western rivers in violation of the Indus Waters Treaty." Janjua quoted the report, released by Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman John Kerry, as saying that "studies show that no single dam along the waters controlled by the Indus Waters Treaty will affect Pakistan's access to water, (but) the cumulative effect of these projects could give India the ability to store enough water to limit the supply to Pakistan at crucial moments in the growing season."

Pakistan has conveyed its concerns to India through the Office of the Permanent Indus Commission on "various projects being built by India which the Pakistan Indus Commission considers are not in conformity with the terms of the treaty," Janjua said.

"These concerns are required to be addressed in a sincere, forthwith and result-oriented manner," she said. Differences over sharing river waters have emerged as a major irritant in ties between India and Pakistan over thepast few years.

Islamabad [ Images ] has alleged that its share of waters are being diverted by dams in Jammu and Kashmir though New Delhi [ Images ] has denied the charge and said the levels of rivers have fallen due to climate change.


Here is the complete report:


AVOIDING WATER WARS: WATER SCARCITY AND CENTRAL ASIA’S GROWING IMPORTANCE FOR STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN

 

[ajtr]

‘Govt not going to int’l court deliberately’​

Published: February 26, 2011
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LAHORE – The government is not going to International Arbitration Court deliberately against India, which has been trying to destroy the agriculture of Pakistan by launching projects for stealing water of the three rivers in violation of Indus Water Treaty.
This was stated by Muttahida Kisan Mahaz, announcing to launch a peaceful protest rally on the Pak-India border against ‘Indian water theft’ as well as against its own government which is not raising voice against the heinous crime of the neighbour.
Muttahida Kissan Mahaz President Ayub Khan Mayo said that India had not provided technical information about the new dams to Pakistan as required under the Indus Water Treaty. He claimed that India was trying to turn Pakistan into a Somalia by stopping and stealing water but warned the people of Pakistan would not allow India to materialise its nefarious intentions.
He said that tthousands of Pakistani farmers will stage a protest demonstration against Indian water aggression at Pak-India border. The protesters, led by office bearers of Muttahida Kisan Mahaz, will reach at Zero line where they stage a protest demonstration against the Indian water aggression.
The protesters will also set up camps against stoppage of water flow by India in River Chenab and other rivers besides violation of Indus Water Treaty.
He said that the farmers vowed to wage war on it if it deprived the people of Pakistan of their due share in water. He said that a large number of people from all walks of life would participate the rally on motorcycles, vehicles, tractors and trolleys. He vowed that they would continue the struggle till the release of their due share of water.
Muttahida Kissan Mahaz President addressing the press conference here at Press Club urged the government to approach the World Bank for nomination of a neutral expert for taking notice of stealing of Pakistani rivers water by India in violation of the Indus Water Treaty. He also called for forming a commission comprising leaders of political parties to pursue the matter. He said that India could only build run-of-river hydropower projects and utilise 2.85MAF water of the Chenab, Jhelum and Indus rivers under the Indus Waters Treaty.
He urged the Pakistan government to stop India from river water diversion which was in violation of the treaty between the two countries. He said that India should not only provide complete information about water projects on the Jhelum and Chenab rivers but
also allow representatives of Pakistan to inspect all projects. He said the Mahaz would continue to inform and educate the people of Pakistan about Indian water aggression through rallies and protest demonstrations.