ICA issues stay order, India stops work on Kishanganga Dam
During a session of the Standing Committee on Water and Power, Chairman WAPDA Shakeel Durrani said that the court had issued a stay order on the project, adding that India had stopped construction work on the dam too.
He also informed the committee that Pakistan has begun work on the Neelum-Jhelum project and following the fund released by the government, instead of being completed in 2018, this project will be finished by 2016.
Durrani said that work on digging the tunnel will begin by August 7.
Earlier, upon approval of the then prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Pakistan had challenged the project in the ICA, following which the court had barred India from permanent constructions on the Kishanganga hydro-electricity project (KHEP) on the Neelum River in a short term order.
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@Kashmiri: Haa, now you are ashmed even to reveal your Pakistan Identity.
Smart Pakistan should have asked for a share of electricity generated by this dam. But in that case one can not make money off legal fee or settle a score.
Only idiots will view this news as anything but sad and negative, as this will delay both parties from conducting anything constructive !
@Dr.A.K.Tewari:
India will release the water only when the rivers in Pakistan will be flooded and it will be done unannounced. Then what will happen?... more flood.
we need to change Chairman? Why he is working for Pak? He is a CSP officer and NOT competent to handle technical issues of such magnitude...
@Dr.A.K.Tewari: Oh my God how generous of you............so you should have said that india is building this dam for pakistan.........its just free of cost service of opening and closing the spillways only for the sake of its neighbour.
what a shame. now Pakistan needs stay to stop others from building Dams on its waters.
India has been storing water from Kashmiri rivers and also disturbing the flow of water to Pakistan. India is a criminal.
Its a stay order pending judgement. Why is everyone jumping the gun?
the basis of interim order has not been mentioned! is it rule that lower riparain has more right than upper or some thing else.
Free kashmir and Pakistan will have a good negotiation on electricity with Kashmiris
upon approval of the then prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Pakistan had challenged the project in the ICA why the MUSHARRAF's govt did not go to ICA???
The construction of dam will save Pakistan from flood at the same time it will enable India to release the water share of Pakistan during lean season . So whats the problem ?
@Raj: Now will have our own electricity
Incorrect reporting ET. ICA imposed a temporary injunction in the form of stay order. It did not rule in favour of Pakistan yet. The stay has been granted so that the court can reach to a conclusion and pass a verdict accordingly.
Again, I see this news in only pak related websites. Nowhere else!
I can't believe I am seeing a positive news related to Pakistan
The report should make clear that its not a final ruling but an interim order , which is routine when a party makes a complain, pending investigation and final ruling. As in previous cases, where the final ruling has been in India's favour, the appeals to panel of arbitration by Pakistan, serve to delay the project.
Then how Pakistan can import electricity from India?