ICA orders India to stop work on Kishan Ganga Dam

[RoYaL~GuJJaR]

Any neutral link for the news pls..! No Trash...

 

[Roybot]

I will wait for the PCA to update its websites.

Indus Waters Kishenganga Arbitration (Pakistan v. India)

The Court of Arbitration conducted a visit of the Neelum-Jhelum and Kishenganga Hydroelectric Projects and surrounding areas in June 2011.

 

[Roybot]

ISLAMABAD, Sept 24 (APP): The International Court of Arbitration has restrained India from any permanent construction or works on or above the Kishanganga/Neelum River bed at the Gurez site.The Court of Arbitration passed a unanimous Order on Pakistan’s Application for Interim Measures on the construction of the Kishanganga Dam being built by India in Occupied Kashmir.
The Court of Arbitration unanimously ruled that:
1) India shall not proceed with the construction of any permanent works on or above the Kishanganga/Neelum River bed at the Gurez site that may inhibit the restoration of the flow of the river to its natural channel;
2) Pakistan and India shall arrange for periodic joint inspections of the Dam site at Gurez in order to monitor the implementation of the Court’s Order;
Pakistan had submitted an application for interim measures to the Court of Arbitration.
In its application, Pakistan had sought:
a) A stop work Order;
b) An Order that any steps India has taken or may take in respect of the KHEP (Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project) are taken at its own risk without prejudice to the possibility that the Court may order that the works may not be continued, be modified or dismantled;
c) That India be Ordered to inform the Court and Pakistan of any imminent and actual developments on the Kishanganga Dam that may adversely affect the restoring of the status quo ante or that may jeopardize Pakistan’s rights and interests under the Treaty;
d) Any further relief the Court considered necessary.
According to official sources, the Office of the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Water Resources and Agriculture, the team of legal experts from Pakistan and abroad who prepared a tremendous case, NESPAK and PCIW of the Ministry of Water and Power attended the hearing at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
In January and again in March, Pakistan had required India to provide an undertaking that in so far as it was proceeding with the construction of the Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project it would be doing so at its own risk, in accordance with established principles of international law.
India had refused to provide any such undertaking and thus adherence to this principle was a relief sought by Pakistan in its interim measures application.
During the recent hearing on interim measures India agreed to the ‘proceed at own risk’ principle which has been noted by the Court in its Order.
India, on the construction of the tunnel and power house, may proceed at its own risk without prejudice to the possibility that the Court may in its final decision order that the works may not be continued, be modified or dismantled.
In addition the Court stated that it shall remain actively seized of the matter.
The team of legal experts from Pakistan and abroad that have successfully presented Pakistan’s case continue to work hard on this highly important matter and are optimistic that the Court of Arbitration will deliver a favourable decision on the merits of the case.

Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency )

 

[Areesh]

GENEVA: The International Court of Arbitration has directed India to stop construction of Kishanganga Hydropower Project which it says is in violation of the 1960 Indus Water Treaty.

The Pakistan government had sought the intervention of International Court of Arbitration as it was facing acute shortage of water to meet its energy and irrigation needs.

In 1960, Pakistan and India hammered out the Indus Water Treaty which governs the sharing of water on rivers heading downstream from India to Pakistan.

The decision to move to International Court of Arbitration is a belated effort to protect Pakistan’s water interests and now there should be no more delay.

India had been racing to complete the 330Mega Watt Kishanganga project which would have diverted the River Neelam to Wullar Lake, leaving very little water for the Pakistani project, which is a mere 70 kilometres downstream from Kishanganga thus reducing the power generation capacity of the 969 MW Neelum-Jhelum plant by about 11 per cent.

Governments in Pakistan neglected construction of hydropower projects by India on rivers where the treaty gives exclusive rights to Pakistan and today the country is facing acute shortage of water to meet its energy and irrigation needs.

Earlier this year, Pakistan engaged in extensive, though inconclusive talks regarding the Wullar barrage.

On May 17, 2010, the Pakistan had instituted arbitral proceedings against the India under the Indus Waters Treaty 1960. A Court of Arbitration composed of seven members has been constituted pursue the case.

Court of Arbitration halts construction of Kishanganga dam

 

[Areesh]

ISLAMABAD, Sept 24 (APP): The International Court of Arbitration has restrained India from any permanent construction or works on or above the Kishanganga/Neelum River bed at the Gurez site.The Court of Arbitration passed a unanimous Order on Pakistan’s Application for Interim Measures on the construction of the Kishanganga Dam being built by India in Occupied Kashmir.
The Court of Arbitration unanimously ruled that:
1) India shall not proceed with the construction of any permanent works on or above the Kishanganga/Neelum River bed at the Gurez site that may inhibit the restoration of the flow of the river to its natural channel;
2) Pakistan and India shall arrange for periodic joint inspections of the Dam site at Gurez in order to monitor the implementation of the Court’s Order;
Pakistan had submitted an application for interim measures to the Court of Arbitration.
In its application, Pakistan had sought:
a) A stop work Order;
b) An Order that any steps India has taken or may take in respect of the KHEP (Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project) are taken at its own risk without prejudice to the possibility that the Court may order that the works may not be continued, be modified or dismantled;
c) That India be Ordered to inform the Court and Pakistan of any imminent and actual developments on the Kishanganga Dam that may adversely affect the restoring of the status quo ante or that may jeopardize Pakistan’s rights and interests under the Treaty;
d) Any further relief the Court considered necessary.
According to official sources, the Office of the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Water Resources and Agriculture, the team of legal experts from Pakistan and abroad who prepared a tremendous case, NESPAK and PCIW of the Ministry of Water and Power attended the hearing at the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague.
In January and again in March, Pakistan had required India to provide an undertaking that in so far as it was proceeding with the construction of the Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project it would be doing so at its own risk, in accordance with established principles of international law.
India had refused to provide any such undertaking and thus adherence to this principle was a relief sought by Pakistan in its interim measures application.
During the recent hearing on interim measures India agreed to the ‘proceed at own risk’ principle which has been noted by the Court in its Order.
India, on the construction of the tunnel and power house, may proceed at its own risk without prejudice to the possibility that the Court may in its final decision order that the works may not be continued, be modified or dismantled.
In addition the Court stated that it shall remain actively seized of the matter.
The team of legal experts from Pakistan and abroad that have successfully presented Pakistan’s case continue to work hard on this highly important matter and are optimistic that the Court of Arbitration will deliver a favourable decision on the merits of the case.

Int’l court of arbitration restrains India from any permanent construction on Kishangaga dam

 

[AkhandIndia]

sir ji posted already,still looking for neutral source.

 

[Areesh]

2. Try to gain as much negative publicity for Pakistan as we can in the eyes of the Kashmiris by telling them how Pakistan does not want them to get electricity and is against their development. Let us activate our propaganda modules in J&K.

Isn't that what you have been doing since decades. Jeez. People still want to stick to practically proven fail policies. What a shame.

 

[Areesh]

sir ji posted already,still looking for neutral source.

Humm mods please merge the threads.

 

[DelhiDareDevil]

Theres no neutral news on this.

Maybe another fake story by Pakistan media again.

 

[Hyde]

ICA stops India from building Kishanganga Dam​

Updated at: 2256 PST, Saturday, September 24, 2011
ISLAMABAD: The International Court of Arbitration (ICA) Saturday issued an interim order, stopping India from going ahead with the controversial project of Kishanganga Dam, Geo News reported.

Under the ICA order, India will not construct a permanent structure over River Neelum or at the site of Kishanganga, according to a statement issued by Presidential Spokesman of Pakistan.

India will not go ahead with building a structure that may affect the flow of water stream, the spokesman said.

He further said that Pakistan had sought from India an undertaking for construction in the light of international law which the latter had rejected. This led Pakistan to go to ICA which has now issued the interim order on the issue.

 

[Bhairava]

I would take DAWN's word over all these crappy sensationalist blogs.

PAKISTAN has failed to secure a stay order from the International Court of Arbitration in its August 25 meeting in The Hague against India’s construction of the Kishanganga hydroelectric project.

Setback in the water dispute | Magazines | DAWN.COM

 

[S.M.R]

Good decision.

 

[AkhandIndia]

every link is written by pakistanis,no update on icj website.

 

[Indian Tiger]

every link is written by pakistanis,no update on icj website.

This news report was specially given to the Pakistan media...

 

[T90TankGuy]

can the OP come up with an actual neutral source , or is it like all the fake news originating from Pakistan?