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ISLAMABAD: Indus Water Commissioner (IWC) Jamaat
Ali Shah said on Wednesday that Pakistan will go to the World
Bank (WB) to seek compensation from India for obstructing
water flow in the Chenab River and design defects in Baglihar
Dam.
While talking to PTV he urged that Pakistan has demanded `water
for water’ from India and not a monetary compensation.
He informed that during his recent visit to India both the
countries had exchanged data about water flow of the Chenab
River adding that, but India did not accept the data compiled
by Pakistan, expressing the desire of visiting Marala Headworks
to inspect the water flow.
Jamaat said that Pakistan has now conveyed to India for inspecting
the site at any time, demanding compensation against water
loses and assurance that it would not violate the Indus Water
Treaty in future. He reiterated that India has violated the
Indus Water Treaty while filling the recently built Baglihar
dam on the Chenab River, adding, it filled the dam in 10 days
instead of completing the process in the period of 60 to 70
days. Syed Jamaat Ali Shah said water shortage, because of
initial filling of the dam, has badly affected the agriculture
sector of Pakistan as farmers could not irrigate their fields
in time. He said Pakistan has asked India to install telemetric
mechanism at the Chenab River and provide data about filling
and release from the dam on daily basis.—Agencies |
