In a significant development in an Indo-Pak dispute, the International Court of Arbitration at the Hague has upheld India's right to divert water from the Kishanganga hydroelectric project (KHEP) in Kashmir.
In a media briefing in Delhi , the official spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs said that the award of the Court of Arbitration at the Hague reaffirmed validity of India's position regarding KHEP by allowing diversion of water from the KHEP as envisaged by India.
He said, it highlights once again that India is adhering to all the provisions of Indus Waters Treaty.
The spokesperson also said the details of the award were being studied.
Pakistan has been objecting to the construction of the
hydroelectric project on the Kishanganga river in Kashmir.
In November 2009, Pakistan had proposed the establishment of a Court of Arbitration and the appointment of a neutral expert to resolve the Kishanganga dam dispute.
The Kishanganga plant, in Bandipora district of north Kashmir, is part of a run-of-the-river hydroelectric scheme
that is designed to divert water from the Kishanganga river to a power plant in the Jhelum river basin.