SYL (Sutlej-Yamuna Link) land acquisition put on hold
Q. SC has ordered status quo on land acquired for construction of which canal?- Published on 02 Dec 16a. Sutlej Yamuna
b. Beas Yamuna
c. Godavari Mahanadi
d. Krishna Cauvery
ANSWER: Sutlej Yamuna
SC on 30th Nov 2016 ordered status quo on land acquired for the construction of the Sutlej Yamina Link canal stretch in Punjab.
Court also appointed Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary of Punjab and DG Punjab Police as the receivers in the dispute between Punjab and Haryana.
It also sought a report on the present status of the land.
It was also declared that receivers cannot take over possession of land meant for the canal project. They have been appointed for submitting a report on the ground situation.
The SYL Canal Dispute- Nov 2016: 5 judge bench set aside Punjab Termination of Agreement Act 2004.
- The act unilaterally terminated the 1981 water sharing pact with Haryana.
- Punjab govt than denotified the land acquired for the canal project and returned it to owners free of cost.
- 1981 water sharing agreement came into force when Haryana was removed out of Punjab in 1966.
- Haryana has constructed the portion of SYL canal in its territory.
- Congress Govt terminated the 1981 agreement for sharing waters of rivers Ravi and Beas in 2004.
- Punjab has stopped construction in SYL canal project presently.
