Amarinder in New Delhi to talk to Modi, Rajnath; SYL on agenda
Thursday, 20/04/2017
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New Delhi : Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, which will be followed by his meeting with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, according to well-placed sources.
The Punjab CM’s meetings with the PM and HM will be subsequent to the administrative-level meetings of Punjab and Haryana officials with the Union Secretary for Water Resources about the implementation of the Supreme Court’s order on sharing of waters between the two states.>>
The construction of SYL automatically takes centrestage during the discussion on sharing of waters. A host of issues other than water-sharing would be raised by Amarinder, who has already arrived in Delhi. >>
With regard to sharing of waters, Punjab’s contention is that the rivers had shrunk and the underground water table had depleted. Its case is that it was already facing a water crisis and was not in a position to share it with Haryana. >>
It wants a reassessment of the available water in the state.
