Attari (Punjab), Aug 28 (ANI): Indian delegation on Tuesday left for the 115th Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), which is to be held in Lahore on August 29 and 30. A nine-member Indian delegation, led by Indian Commissioner for Indus Waters, PK Saxena, and comprising of technical experts will hold talks with Pakistani delegation on various issues under Indus Water Treaty. The Pakistani side will be led by Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah. The treaty provides for both the commissioners to meet at least once every year, alternately in India and Pakistan. The Commission is likely to hold discussions on the issues raised by Pakistan on two under-construction hydroelectric projects of India in Chenab basin, namely Pakal Dul Dam and Lower Kalnai Hydro Power Project, which they contend violate the treaty’s provisions.
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