Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday has filed its stance over controversial Kishanganga Dam in the World Bank’s arbitration court.
Pakistan
raised major objection on the project that India cannot divert the
route of the River Neelum as India constructed Krishan Ganga dam which
would resulted 15 % of its water share and that was violation of Indus
Water Treaty between the two countries.
Pakistan accused that
by diverting the water of River Neelum it could affect Nilam valley as
well as the Pakistan’s Neelum-Jehlum hydro project.
It is
expected India would submit its stance over Pakistan’s objection in
four month after that the court would give its verdict.
Pakistan
is of the opinion that the project is a violation of the Indus Water
Treaty which regulates the use of the five eastern rivers passing
through the territories of the two neighbors. Online
