
WEB DESK
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh has asked the Centre to look at the contentious Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal issue from the national security perspective. The Punjab also sought complete share of water for his state from the total resources available, including from river Yamuna.
His remarks came after a meeting, convened by the Jal Shakti ministry today to discuss the issue. It was also attended by the Haryana CM and Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.
“You have to look at the issue from the national security perspective. If you decide to go ahead with Sutlej Yamuna Link, Punjab will burn and it’ll become a national problem, with Haryana and Rajasthan also suffering from the impact,” Singh was quoted as saying by a news agency.
The meeting, held through video conferencing, followed the Supreme Court’s direction to the Centre on July 28 to mediate between the two states to discuss the completion of the SYL Canal which has been in the works for many decades..
The Punjab CM has sought complete share of water for his state from the total resources available, including from river Yamuna.
“Today there was a meeting between Haryana, us and the minister of water resources. I told them that after the division of Punjab in 1966, all assets of ours were shared on a 60:40 basis, except water, because they included the water of Ravi, Beas and Sutlej but not Yamuna.