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Home Contact Us Dateline New Delhi, Sunday, June 12, 2005

World Bank expert to inspect Baglihar Dam site

New Delhi: World Bank-appointed expert on the Baglihar Dam Dr Raymond Lafitte will visit the Dam in the last week of September to physically inspect the site. He would inspect the Dam in the presence of technical experts from both India and Pakistan. According to reports, India has agreed to the idea of physical inspection of the controversial Baglihar dam project, coming up in Jammu and Kashmir, by Lafitte, a Swiss engineer. The WB expert asked India to produce additional documents, including the complete design of the project, before the inspection. He said in no unclear terms that he was keen on giving his verdict in the matter as soon as possible. However, he did not give any timeframe and hoped that the two countries would cooperate with him in accordance with the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty. He impressed upon them to extend their cooperation under the spirit of the treaty. Pakistan has been demanding halt to work on the dam saying it would deprive it of the water from the Chenab River which flows from Jammu and Kashmir and enters Pakistan at Marala/Sialkot. Water storage will deprive Pakistan of the use of this river under the treaty. India has consistently denied any violation of the Indus Water Treaty while Pakistan says it violates the treaty and when complete, it would adversely affect farmers in Pakistan. According to reports, the agreement regarding inspection of Dam site by WB expert was reached at a two-day trilateral preliminary meeting of neutral expert Lafitte and the missions of both the countries in Paris. The two countries also agreed to have at least four more trilateral meetings in Paris starting immediately after the site inspection. The WB will announce the dates for the meetings after Dr Raymond reaches the UN headquarters. This was for the first time since the signing of the Indus Water Treaty around 45 years ago that India and Pakistan had to sit across the table under the auspices of the WB on the contentious project under the Treaty brokered by the bank.

'Pakistan to build 12 new nuclear power plants' (Go To Top)

Islamabad: Pakistan will build 10-12 new nuclear power plants in the next few years to meet the country's energy requirements, Pakistan's Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Chairman Pervez Butt has said. "In the present era, each nation has to carve out its own destiny from available resources and the PAEC has followed this self- reliance path to evolve successes in the domain of national security, agriculture, cancer treatment, nuclear energy and industrial support services," the Online News quoted Butt as saying. He said the PAEC has, on self-help basis, done research in different fields and proved its worth in self-reliance and proficiency. "We have adopted the path of self reliance for our survival in this high speed and competitive era," Butt said adding that the government has planned to produce 8800 megawatts of electricity in the next 25 years.

US hopeful of Kashmir solution (Go To Top)

Washington: The US has expressed hopes that the ongoing Indo-Pak peace process would result in ensuring overall security in South Asia. US Secretary of State Dr Condoleezza Rice told this to Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri when the latter called on her this weekend. She described the peace process as vital for the region's overall security. Quoting Pakistan embassy officials, the paper reported that the two leaders hoped that an amicable solution would be found to the Kashmir dispute in line with the aspirations of the Kashmiris. According to the Daily Times, Rice appreciated the peace process between India and Pakistan. On the occasion, Kasuri apprised Rice about the ongoing visit of the Kashmiri leaders to Pakistan. The two leaders also exchanged views on Pak-US cooperation in political, economic, defence and other spheres.

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