Pakistan raises concern over Indian power projects on Indus
March 29th, 2010 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANSLahore, March 29 (IANS) Pakistan has raised objections to the construction of two new power projects by India on the river Indus during the annual Indus Water Treaty talks here, a media report said Monday.
The Pakistani team expressed reservations over the Nimoo Bazgo and Chutak power plants saying it feared the projects might obstruct supply of water to Pakistan, the Dawn newspaper reported on its website.
The three-day annual Indus Water Treaty talks began here Sunday. The Indian delegation is led by G. Aranga Nathan, while the Pakistani delegation is led by Syed Jamaat Ali Shah.
Nathan handed over the construction plans and maps of the Nimoo Bazgo power plant to the Pakistani delegation and also briefed them on the technical aspects of the project.
The Indian team has agreed to consider installation of telemetric system at the projects to allay Pakistan’s fears about alleged theft of water, but said a final decision would be taken after consultation with experts.
Nathan said the objections raised by his Pakistani counterpart would be discussed and another meeting could be convened soon if the two sides failed to resolve the dispute.
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