ICA at the Hague hold India's right to divert water from the Kishanganga

ICA at the Hague hold India's right to divert water from the Kishanganga

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 in Kashmir. Pakistan has been objecting to the construction of the hydroelectric project on the Kishanganga river in Kashmir, which is called Neelum upon entering Pakistan.
 Pakistan had proposed the establishment of a Court of Arbitration and the appointment of a neutral expert to resolve the Kishanganga dam dispute during  November 2009. Welcoming the Court's decision on Kishenganga Hydro-Electric Project, MEA Spokesman Syed Akabaruudin said that the award of the Court of Arbitration reaffirmed validity of India's position regarding KHEP.