NEW DELHI (APP) - India claimed on Thursday that the stage of differences or disputes on controversial Kishenganga Dam had not arisen and the issue could be further discussed at Commission level. The Indian Minister of State for Water Resources, Vincent H. Pala informed Rajya Sabha in respond to a question the Kishenganga Hydro-electric project being built by India on Neelum River, has been discussed in the 99th, 100th, 101st and 103rd meetings of the Permanent Indus Commission held in May/June 2007, May/June 2008, July 2008 and May/June 2009 respectively. Pakistan has informed that differences and disputes over the project have arisen and needed to be resolved under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty 1960 relating to the Settlement of Differences and Disputes, the Minister said. The Minister said India has fully explained the compliance of the project with the provisions of the Treaty and has therefore affirmed that the stage of differences/disputes has not arisen and the issues can be further discussed at Commission level. The Treaty provides for the settlement of issues at Permanent Indus Commission level or at Government level by mutual agreement or, through a Neutral Expert or Negotiators/Court of Arbitration and the resolution of the issues is contingent upon either of these, the Minister said. Pakistan has raised serious objections over the designing of the controversial dam India is building on River Neelum in occupied Kashmir as on completion, it will obstruct the flow of water in the river which is against the provisions of the Indus Basin Treaty.