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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 24 : Members of the Indus Water Commission of Pakistan are likely to visit next month some of the hydropower projects being constructed in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian side agree to allow a team from Islamabad to inspect some of the projects being built on the Indus river.
Official sources said that the two sides have differed as far as honouring the Indus Water Treaty was concerned. After discussion India agreed to allow the Pakistani team to inspect the designs of some of the projects. The two sides are yet to come to an agreement on the names of the arbitrators to look into the complaint of Pakistan that India was violating the Indus Water Treaty by constructing the Kishenganga hydel project in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian side has made it clear that the construction of the power plant was not violating the provisions of the Treaty.
Recently Pakistan raised a cry against what it called flow of polluted water from the Indian rivers into Pakistan.
The Indian Commissioner, Arang Nathan, assured the Pakistani side, led by his counterpart, Jamaat Ali Shah, that he would take up the matter with the concerned Department and agreed for a joint inspection of the projects so as to clear the mind on Pakistan's complaint about violation of the Treaty and on the flow of polluted water.
Sources said that Islamabad had raised hurdles during the construction of the 450 MW Baglihar power project In Doda district.
Even after the Pakistani team had visited the site thrice where the Indian side explained to them that the design of the project had not violated the provisions of the Treaty Pakistan took the case to the world Bank which appointed an arbitrator.
The swiss engineer who arbitrated between India and Pakistan rejected Islamabad's objections and simply suggested to India to slightly modify the design of the project by reducing its height.
Government sources said that Islamabad has plans of raising hurdles in the construction of the Kishenganga and other hydel power projects in order to delay their completion which would enhance the level of electricity crisis in Jammu and Kashmir.
However, India has decided to go ahead with the construction of several mini and major hydel power projects in Jammu and Kashmir.
The state Government has already sought central assistance in making optimum use of the potential the state's rivers had for generating electricity.
The state has the potential of generating 20,000 MW of electricity but so far the total generation has not crossed over 2600 MWs.
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