Capt to CJI: Take note of existing water flow in rivers before deciding SYL issue
Sunday, 12/06/2016
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Patiala : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Capt Amarinder Singh has urged the Chief Justice of India (CJI) to take note of the actual water currently flowing in the rivers before deciding about the Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal issue.
The PPCC president also appealed to the like-minded secular and democratic forces and parties like the CPI, CPM and the BSP to come together in the interest of Punjab and its future. Addressing a delegate session of the state chapter of the United Communist Party of India (UCPI) here on Saturday, he said, Punjab virtually had no water to spare for other states. He said, if the SC gave an adverse judgement against Punjab, at least ten lakh acres of land in Malwa region will turn dry and barren.
Giving details, he said, the actual water flow in the erstwhile Punjab rivers between 1921 to 1945 was 15.8 MAF (million acre feet). He said that since then the glaciers have melted and the water flow has substantially come down to 13 MAF right now. He maintained that the Eradi Commission had claimed the flow to be 18 MAF, which is wrong as the figures were taken when there were floods in Punjab. He said, on the basis of Eradi Commission the Haryana government was claiming its share, which is unjustified. That is why, he added, he has been appealing to the Supreme Court of India to find out the actual current water flow before deciding the matter.
