Two-day meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission of Pakistan and India begins in New Delhi today, reported Radio Pakistan.
Representatives from both sides will discuss Water Treaty dispute and resolution of outstanding issues.
As per details, this will be the 114th meeting of the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC), which should meet at least once a year as per the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).
Pakistan's six-member delegation will be led by Syed Muhammad Mehar Ali Shah. India's Indus water commissioner PK Saxena, technical experts and a representative of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) will be part of the Indian delegation for the annual meeting.
The meeting will take place in the backdrop of the continuing tension between the two countries over a host of issues, including the alleged harassment of diplomats.
According to the sources, the issues relating to India's Ratle hydroelectricity, Pakul Dul and Lower Kalnai projects, located in Jammu and Kashmir, may come up for discussion during the meeting.
Pakistan contends that Ratle (850 MW), Pakal Dul (1000 MW) and Lower Kalnai (48 MW) projects -- located in the Chenab basin -- were violating the IWT, signed in 1960.
The PIC had last met in March 2017 in Islamabad. The meeting of the PIC is held alternately in India and Pakistan every year.
The IWT covers the water distribution and sharing rights of six rivers -- Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Indus, Chenab and Jhelum.
The treaty specifies that waters from the three western rivers -- Indus, Jhelum and Chenab -- are reserved for Pakistan, while waters from eastern rivers -- Ravi, Sutlej and Beas -- are for reserved for India.
