Symbolical photo of Supreme Court.
There is a hearing in the Supreme Court today regarding the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL). Update information of meetings held by the central government will be given in the court. Prior to the hearing, there were two meetings from Punjab-Haryana, which the central government had intermediated, but this issue
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Chief Minister of Haryana-Punjab along with Union Minister R. Patil at Delhi’s meeting.
Punjab is asking for Ravi’s water, the center is not ready
There was no talk between Punjab Haryana in Delhi regarding the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal. Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Union Water Minister CR Patil of Haryana CM CR Patil churned on every issue. In the meeting, Bhagwant Mann again spoke about the water of Ravi river, but the Center expressed its disagreement over it.
In the earlier meeting, the value was made clear that it would not be made. Although he also said that Haryana is our brother, we have no problem in supply water further when we get water. Prior to the meeting, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann and Haryana CM Naib Saini hugged each other.
Punjab on Chenab and Ravi’s water Loser
Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said that there is a hope from the meeting. After the Pahalgam attack, the water of the Indus Water Agreement canceled from Pakistan should be brought to Punjab. Jhelum water cannot come to Punjab, but Chenab and Ravi’s water may come. These water can come in Pong, Ranjit Sagar Dam and Bhakra Dam.
Syl 212 km long Is
There is no result in earlier meetings. The 212 km long canal has become 92 km of Haryana, while the construction of 122 km of Punjab is still incomplete. This meeting was an attempt to agree between the two states before the hearing in the Supreme Court today.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Haryana in January 2002 and ordered Punjab to be constructed canal, but in 2004, the then Chief Minister of Punjab Captain Amarinder Singh passed the law in the assembly and canceled the 1981 agreement.
