“Inexplicably, the World Bank has decided to continue to proceed with these two parallel mechanisms simultaneously. India cannot be party to actions which are not in accordance with the Indus Waters Treaty,” the statement said.
The statement comes as Pakistan on Thursday said it has objection over the design of Kishanganga dam in India and a case in this respect will be filed with the World Bank soon.
The Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project (KHEP), a run-of-the-river project on a tributary of the Jhelum river in Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir, is being built by state-run National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) at a cost of Rs 57.8 billion.
Pakistan says the Kishanganga project will affect the 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric project, which it is building downstream on the river.
(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:thefrustratedindian.com)
