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Indus Water Treaty team inspects dams in Jammu

IndiaTimes Monday, 24 June 2024
A delegation under the Indus Water Treaty inspected two upcoming hydel power projects in Jammu’s Kishtwar. The delegation included international experts and neutral members from various countries. IWT was signed in 1960 by then PM Jawaharlal Nehru and then Pakistani President Ayub Khan under the aegis of the World Bank to use waters in the Indus and its tributaries. Since the treaty was signed, there have been many such visits of Pakistani delegations from time to time.
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