Sutlej Yamuna Link

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding large scale felling of toddy yielding palm trees in Bihar, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Are missing palm trees causing more lighting deaths in Bihar appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 29.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Are missing palm trees causing …

Supreme Court asks Centre to intervene in the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal dispute between Punjab and Haryana, 04/10/2023

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of The State of Haryana (Department of Irrigation) Vs The State of Punjab & Others 04/10/2023. The matter related to the execution of a decree for construction of the Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal in the Punjab portion as Haryana has already …

Hooda wants PM to resolve water issues between Haryana, Punjab

For the second consecutive day, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda raised the issue of water disputes with neighbouring Punjab and sought the intervention of the prime Minister. Speaking at the National Water Resources Council, in the National Capital, Hooda said the Council should deliberate on the modalities to resolve …

Centre betrayed Haryana over water sharing: Hooda

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today re-ignited the debate over river water sharing with neighbouring Punjab, saying his state was feeling ‘betrayed’ and blamed the Central government for allowing matters to linger on. Speaking at the National Development Council (NDC) meeting here today, Hooda candidly said that the people …

Centre proposes experts’ panel, Punjab rejects it

The Centre today suggested in the Supreme Court that the dispute over the strengthening of the Hansi-Butana canal should be referred to an expert committee comprising members from Punjab, Haryana and the Central Water Commission (CWC). Punjab, however, opposed the proposal contending that Haryana would complete the strengthening work on …

Capt Yadav seeks Centres push for SYL canal

Captain Ajay Singh Yadav, Finance, Irrigation, Forest & Environment Minister of Haryana today urged the Union Minister of Water Resources to take up the matter with the Supreme Court of India for getting the Presidential Reference regarding SYL decided soon so that construction of SYL canal could be completed at …

Haryana to be power self-reliant by 12: CM

Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday said that efforts were being made to make the state self-reliant in power by 2012. The CM also announced that there was a plan to set up 1,500 mw gas based power plant in Faridabad. The CM, who was addressing the Republic …

Rivers in spate, many Ambala villages still under water

Following rains in Himachal Pradesh, the Markanda river and other seasonal rivulets which were flowing below the danger point, are now in spate. Seven persons, including three women, were swept away by the raging waters in the recent flash floods, but were all rescued alive. Crops in the catchment areas …

After deluge, Punjab, Haryana in blame game

After floods claimed 33 lives in Punjab and Haryana and caused an estimated loss of nearly Rs 1,400 crore, a blame game has started between the two states. Ironically, the two states have been fighting over water issues in the past, with Punjab maintaining that it did not have a …

Fresh breaches, high alert in Haryana

Several districts in Haryana were on high alert as heavy rain continued and the Yamuna rose further. As the Army struggled to plug the 40-foot breach in the SYL canal at village Jogan Khera near Jyotisar in Kurukshetra district, a fresh breach erupted at Darsi village. Over 40 villages in …

Punjab flood: Breach in SYL canal, disaster response force called

With the flood situation in Patiala villages worsening following the breach in the SYL Canal on Tuesday night, Punjab has requisitioned the services of the National Disaster Response Force. One Ram Singh, 17, of village Sarala Kalan in Ghanaur died and three others are still fighting for their life after …

PM to discuss Punjab water row at meeting with Bansal today

Less than a week before the Supreme Court fixes a date for conducting regular hearing on the Presidential reference on the legality of the controversial Punjab Termination of Agreement Act, 2004, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal …

A royal row over royalty

In Shiromani Akali Dal wants receiving states to pay royalty for water n Haryana retaliated by asking Punjab to pay royalty for water not supplied to it n In India there is no system of pricing river-water though n Two 'water experts' back the SAD demand Jangveer Singh Water has …

NCP pledges free power for irrigation

Karnal: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), going it alone in the Haryana Assembly poll, has promised free power supply for canal irrigation, a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,500, Rs 1,200 and Rs 300 for wheat, paddy and sugarcane, respectively, free medical treatment for senior citizens, widows and women …

A canal crisis

The controversy over the Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal only serves to stoke regional chauvinism and deflect attention from the real agrarian crisis faced by Haryana and Punjab. IT takes a fair bit of asking around to find the dank office tucked away in a corner in Chandigarh's Sector 35, the Office …

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