World Bank to appoint expert for Baghlihar

Wolfensohn told a news conference the bank would appoint an expert under the terms of the 1960 Indus water-sharing accord between the two states.‘‘We try and get them to a point to mediate it among themselves. If they can’t, we appoint … an expert … who makes the judgement on the facts,’’ Wolfensohn said.

He said the neutral expert’s findings would be binding, adding that the issue may take weeks or months to resolve. ‘‘The only thing I can tell you is that this is a process which is time-bound, which will not be delayed by the bank,’’ Wolfensohn said.