A meeting of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly on Water Resources under the chairmanship of Khalid Magsi wherein the Secretary of the Water Resources ministry briefed the participants that Pakistan objected to the design of the Kishan Ganga hydroelectric power plant.
“India says the design is correct,” the Water Resources ministry secretary said. “There are currently two cases going on with India on the Indus Basin Agreement,” he added.
The ministry’s secretary said India has initiated a case against Pakistan but Pakistan insisted it was a matter of judicial jurisdiction.
He briefed the participants Pakistan's case has been going on in The Hague wherein India became a er-party to the case.
It is pertinent to note that hydroelectric plant is located on the Kishanganga River, which is a tributary of the Jhelum and is known as the Neelum in Pakistan - only metres away from the Line of Control (LOC). Pakistan argued that the Kishanganga project violates both conditions by changing the course of the river and depleting the water level.
Flaws in K-4 Project
He revealed that flaws identified in the design of the Karachi water provision mega project K-4.
“Rs16 to Rs20 billion of the federal government were lost in the K-Forum project,” WAPDA Chairman revealed. “The design of this project has now been changed,” the WAPDA chairman said.
SIC MNA Zartaj Gul said there should be a policy statement on the Indus Basin Agreement.
