Manohar Lal Khattar: Supreme Court choice on water sharing ought to be executed

Chandigarh, Apr 21 Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said the apex court's decision on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link trench and sharing of Ravi-Beas water ought to be executed and the state ought to get its legitimate share.

He said the state has exhibited its case on the issue in an high-level meeting yesterday and has submitted memoranda to President Pranab Mukherjee and Home Minister Rajnath Singh about the legitimate share of Haryana in the water, which has been chosen according to understanding.

Affirming that the Supreme Court had ruled in the state's support, Khattar stated, "Haryana ought to get its legitimate share of water."

Outstandingly, the Haryana government has asked the Centre to get the inadequate piece of the SYL trench developed at the most punctual, and, likewise guarantee execution of the last decision of the Supreme Court in this matter.

Recently, state chief secretary D S Dhesi met the secretary of the Water Resources service in New Delhi and introduced Haryana's case on the issue.

Punjab had yesterday asked the Narendra Modi government to intercede in the SYL issue to spare the state from a "natural calamity", after it advised the Center of the "basic water circumstance" it was thought about and its failure to impart waters to the neighboring states.

Punjab and Haryana are secured a disagreement about sharing of Ravi-Beas waters for a considerable length of time. While Haryana needs its share, as was chosen when the state was cut out of Punjab alongside Himachal Pradesh 50 years ago, progressive Punjab governments have declined to share water.

The debate on the SYL channel is right now pending in the Supreme Court where the case will come up for next hearing on April 27.

Amid the last hearing, the Central government had looked for delay in perspective of the April 20 meeting gathered by it to determine the issue putrefying amongst Haryana and Punjab for as long as a very long while.

The new Punjab government has additionally looked for time from the Supreme Court to set up its case.