India Pak will be on the negotiating table today i.e. A 7-member Pak delegation led by Pak Sindhu Commissioner Syed Muhammad Mehr Ali Shah arrived here on Monday for the annual meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission. The Indus Commissioners of the two countries are going to hold annual talks on March 23-24. The meeting is being led by Pradeep Kumar Saxena, with whom the Central Water Commission, Central Electricity Authority will be his advisor to the National Hydropower Corporation. The meeting is being held after two and a half years between the two countries.
The meeting takes place once a year: India is holding a meeting once in the mid-year of Pakistan under the Indus Water Treaty (IWT). This bathing is once held in India for the second time in Pak. The meeting was to be held in New Delhi last year but the meeting has been canceled due to the covid epidemic. The meeting had to be canceled for the first time after the middle treaty between the two countries.
India approves these projects: Several hydroelectric projects have been approved by India, including Durbak Shyok (19 MW), Shanku (18.5 MW), Nimu Chilling (24 MW), Rongdo (12 MW) Ratan Nag (10.5 MW) in Leh. And Mangdoom Sangra (19 MW), Kargil Handman (25 MW) Tamsha (12 MW) are connected to Kargil. On the other hand, Pak can object to the design of the Indian hydroelectric scheme on the Chenab River. A large portion of the water of the Chenab river under IWT has been given to Pak. Ahead of the meeting, Saxena said, "India is committed to the full exploitation of its rights under the Treaty and believes in a cordial solution to the issues through dialogue.''
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