New Delhi, Apr 1 (IANS): Senior Central Water Commission (CWC) official Ashish Kumar Pal was on Friday named as India's new Indus Commissioner.
Incumbent Indus Commissioner P.K. Saxena retired on Thursday upon his superannuation. He had held office from 2016.
Saxena had led India's delegation to Pakistan in early March as part of the annual meeting.
Pal was currently posted at CWC's Lucknow office.
"The order announcing Pal's name was issued after much delay on Friday," said a CWC official.
As per the provisions of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) 1960 signed between India and Pakistan over sharing of water of the six rivers of the Indus basin, both the countries are to have Indus Commissioners and the Permanent Indus Commission is to meet at least once every year, alternatively in India and Pakistan.
Pal is expected to take charge at the earliest, but no date was immediately announced.