LAHORE: Pakistan, after failure in recent talks between the Indus Water Commissions of both the neighbouring countries in New Delhi, has decided to move International Court of Justic against construction of five 2018MW hydropower projects on Chenab and Jhelum rivers in Held Kashmir by India out of its 32,000MW hydropower projects on Pakistani rivers.
A 10-member delegation of Pakistani commission held three-day talks with Indian officials raised the objections to the projects, which India rejected. Pakistan has raised technical objections over the designs of 850MW Ratle, 1,000MW Pakal Dul, 120MW Miyar and 48MW Lower Kalnai hydropower projects at River Chenab in Held Kashmir and termed the projects’ design parameters a violation of the Indus Water Treaty. Pakistani team tried its best to persuade the Indian team to accept its objections in light of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) ratified in 1960.
