Sutlej Yamuna link canal

For other uses, see SYL.
Proposed Canal Link - Status as on March 2016

Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal (SARYU) or SYL as it is popularly known, is a proposed 214-kilometer (133 mi) long canal in India to connect the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers.[1] However, the proposal met obstacles[2] and was referred to the Supreme Court of India.[1] It defines river water sharing between Punjab & Haryana states.

History

The dispute began after the Punjab was reorganised on October 31 1966, and the state of Haryana was created. The sharing of river water became the bone of contention. In 1976 the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi intervened and decided that both the state will receive 3.5 million acre feet of water each. Owing to Punjab's inaction in 1979 Haryana approached the Supreme Court to implement this allocation. After 1990's on spread on Punjab's militancy the construction was halted. In January 2002 the Supreme Court directed the Punjab Government to continue digging the project. Punjab sought to be discharged from this obligation in 2003. In 2004 the Punjab State Legislature passed the "Punjab Termination of Agreement Act 2004", to denotify the land. A Presidential Reference to the Supreme Court with regard to the same was made in 2004 and in 2016 March the Supreme Court has taken up the same for hearing. In 2016, Punjab assembly has also sought to pass a Bill to effect restoration of land acquired for the canal link to the farmers free of cost. Supreme court has ordered to pass the Bill.

Status of the project

The Canal is 85% complete with Haryana government completing its part of the Canal. It has completed 92 km of canal in its land.


Beneficiary

Haryana would benefit enormously by gaining water from Ravi-Beas from the upper riparian state.

In his petition C.W.P. No. 11091 of 2004, Mr. Naresh Kumar Kadyan of Rohtak in Haryana has questioned the validity of the Act of 2004, passed by the Punjab Assembly. He has sought quashing of the Act. He has also asked that the judgement of the Supreme Court regarding the completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal be immediately ordered to be complied with.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Archived February 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320035.html


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.