NEW DELHI: India today strongly pitched for bilateral redressal of differences with Pakistan while implementing the 56-year-old Indus Water Treaty, a day after World Bank announced pausing of the two separate processes started to look into dispute on Kishenganga and Ratle project.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said given the will, there is no reason why the technical design parameters on which Pakistan has raised objections cannot be sorted out by experts from both sides on projects like Kishenganga.
India had advised the World Bank, which is a party to the Treaty, not to rush for initiating two parallel processes simultaneously and hold more consultations, he said.
India has always believed that the implementation of the IWT, which includes the redressal of the technical questions and differences, should be done bilaterally between India and Pakistan, Swarup said.
“There are examples available where such matters had been successfully resolved bilaterally within the Permanent Indus Commission (such as the height of the freeboard for Kishanganga) or between the two Governments as seen in the Salal Hydro Electric Project in 1978. (AGENCIES)
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