WASHINGTON:India and Pakistan are holding high-level talks on technical issues of the Indus Waters Treaty in Washington, a senior World Bank official has said.
These meetings are a continuation of a discussion on how to safeguard the Treaty for the benefit of the people in both countries, a World Bank spokesperson told PTI.
The meetings between India and Pakistan on the technical issues of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) are taking place in Washington on September 14-15, the spokesperson added. The World Bank in August had said that under the IWT, India is permitted to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions.
Pakistan opposes the construction of the Kishanganga (330 megawatts) and Ratle (850 megawatts) hydroelectric power plants being built by India, it had said in a fact sheet issued at the conclusion of secretary-level talks between the two countries over the IWT.
The IWT was signed in 1960 after nine years of negotiations between India and Pakistan with the help of the World Bank, which is also a signatory. The World Banks role in relation to differences and disputes is limited to the designation of people to fulfil certain roles when requested by either or both of the parties, the fact sheet said. Agencies
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