Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 23: A Pakistani delegation arrived in Jammu city late on Sunday night to discuss the Indus Water Treaty(IWT).
Under the treaty that was signed between Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former Pakistani Prime Minister Ayub Khan in 1960, neutral experts along with delegations from India and Pakistan will visit various dam sites in the region in the coming days.
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The visit marks a crucial step towards bilateral efforts of India and Pakistan to address and manage the water resources shared by them under the treaty, which governs the use of the Indus water and its tributaries.
For ensuring the smooth visit of the neutral experts along with the delegations, the J&K Government had earlier appointed 25 Liaison Officers each in Srinagar and Jammu divisions.