The International Court of Arbitration has said, India can continue with all works related to the Kishenganga hydro-electric project in Jammu and Kashmir except any permanent work on the riverbed that may inhibit restoration of the river's full flow. In an interim ruling, the court in The Hague said it was necessary to lay down certain interim measures in order to avoid prejudice to the final solution of the dispute as provided under the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. The court said that, under the current timetable, it intended to give its final verdict late in 2012 or early in 2013. The interim ruling further said, India may utilise the temporary diversion tunnel it is said to have completed at the Gurez site, and may construct and complete temporary cofferdams to permit the operation of the temporary diversion tunnel.The ruling further said India and Pakistan should arrange for periodic joint inspections of the dam site at Gurez in order to monitor that the court's directive regarding permanent works was being implemented.