India today told Pakistan that it is committed to implement the Indus Water Treaty that allows equitable distribution of water from Chenab river.
"The Indus Water Treaty will be implemented in letter and spirit. It is the obligation of the Government of India. And we (will) invite the Indus Water Commissioner soon after Eid to look after the situation," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was quoted as saying to Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari by Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
Singh and Zardari met for the first time on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session here.
The Indus Water Treaty is a water-sharing treaty between India and Pakistan which was signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960.
The World Bank is a signatory as a third party. The Indus System of Rivers comprises three Western Rivers - the Indus, the Jhelum and Chenab and three Eastern Rivers - the Sutlej, the Beas and the Ravi.