On the issue of SYL canal, the Chief Minister said that a meeting which Punjabs Chief Minister had scheduled regarding the construction of SYL has not been held yet. In this direction, a letter will be written by the Union Minister to the Punjab Chief Minister.
Notably, the sharing of the Ravi-Beas waters has been a bone of contention between Punjab and Haryana for decades. While Haryana has been seeking its rightful share, the successive Punjab Governments have refused to share water and complete the SYL canal, stating that it has no water to spare.
The Center has assured to provide Rs 500 crore for the development of Saraswati under the National River Conservation Scheme, he added.
The Chief Minister further said that under the ‘Nal Se Jal’ scheme, eight districts of Haryana have been completely covered and soon, Haryana will be the first state in the country to cover all the districts under this scheme.
Haryana is not able to discharge more water in the Yamuna. After the completion of Renuka, Kishau and Lakhwad dam projects on the upper Yamuna basin, the water situation will be assessed again and will be considered according to the situation.