Punjab - Haryana, Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal

Q.  Recently there has been a controversy on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal. Between which two areas is the controversy primarily going on?
- Published on 21 Mar 16

a. Haryana - New Delhi
b. Punjab - Rajasthan
c. Punjab - New Delhi
d. Punjab - Haryana

ANSWER: Punjab - Haryana
 
  • The controversy is between Punjab and Haryana.
  • The controversial canal was to link Sutlej and Yamuna rivers and its foundation was laid in 1982.
  • The canal was meant to channelize towards Haryana its duly allotted share of the waters of the Ravi and the Beas.
  • The origins of the crisis go back to 2004, when the State passed the Punjab Termination of Agreements legislation. With this, it reneged on its upper-riparian responsibility to share water with Haryana through the SYL Canal.
  • New Delhi too would have benefitted by this canal.

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