Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has written a letter to Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann regarding Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal issue between the two states. In his letter, CM Khattar has said that he is ready to resolve any obstacle or issue coming in the way of the construction of the SYL canal. Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister Mann had written a letter to Haryana CM Khattar on October 3 and sought time to hold a bilateral meeting on this issue.
On October 4, the Supreme Court had ordered that the Central Government should conduct a survey on SYL canal in Punjab. Before this, the last bilateral meeting between the two was on October 14, 2022. After this, the Union Jal Shakti Minister held the second round of discussion on January 4, 2023, in which the Chief Ministers of both the states were present.
‘Not even a single drop of extra water will be given’
It is noteworthy that these days there is a lot of politics going on in Punjab regarding SYL. CM Mann recently posted a post on social media site X and wrote that not even a single drop of additional water will be given to any state at any cost.
What is the SYL controversy?
The SYL canal was envisioned for efficient allocation of water from the Ravi and Beas rivers. The project envisaged a 214 km long canal, of which 122 km was to be built in Punjab and 92 km in Haryana. Haryana completed the project in its territory, but Punjab, which started construction in 1982, later stopped it.
