Pakistan urges India to share timely information on water outflows

Pakistan urges India to share timely information on water outflows

Islamabad (Web Desk): Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lt. General Omar Mahmood Hayat on Wednesday urged India to share timely information on water outflows from its rivers and actual rainfall recorded as stipulated in Indus Water Treaty, Radio Pakistan reported.

While chairing an inter-agencies meeting for floods mitigation, Mahmood Hayat said it was obligation of India as upper riparian.

He directed Pakistan Commission for Indus Water to enhance coordination mechanizm of early warning arrangements for release of water, especially from Eastern Rivers.

He said NDMA was taking necessary measures to enhance national resilience against disasters and to ensure the safety of human lives, properties and developmental infrastructure.