On December 31,1981 Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan agreed to share water of Ravi, Beas and Satluj between them. This agreement also mentioned that the water would be shared with Delhi and J&K.
It was agreed that Punjab would make the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal within the state within a time period of two years.
Majority portion of the SYL canal was complete in the 1990 but somehow the project did not get over with.
With the rise in terrorism in Punjab, the SYL canal became a debatable topic and the politicians started fighting about the water-sharing.
However, the Supreme Court, in January 2002, ordered Punjab to move along with the digging of the SYL canal and passed a judgment by which the canal should be completed within a year time.
In 2004, the Punjab assembly made the earlier agreement null and void through Punjab Termination of Agreements Act 2004 and declined to give any water to any other states, especially to Haryana.
On July 22, 2004, the Centre sought the Supreme Court’s opinion on the validity of the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act by making a Presidential reference under Article 143 of the Constitution.
The matter was eventually taken up for hearing by the Supreme Court thus Punjab assembly passed the Punjab Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Property Rights) Bill, 2016 and tried to cancel the land acquisition for the SYL canal and return it to farmers if they paid back the compensation.
Supreme Court passed an order to maintain status quo.
It was agreed that Punjab would make the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal within the state within a time period of two years.
Majority portion of the SYL canal was complete in the 1990 but somehow the project did not get over with.
With the rise in terrorism in Punjab, the SYL canal became a debatable topic and the politicians started fighting about the water-sharing.
However, the Supreme Court, in January 2002, ordered Punjab to move along with the digging of the SYL canal and passed a judgment by which the canal should be completed within a year time.
In 2004, the Punjab assembly made the earlier agreement null and void through Punjab Termination of Agreements Act 2004 and declined to give any water to any other states, especially to Haryana.
On July 22, 2004, the Centre sought the Supreme Court’s opinion on the validity of the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act by making a Presidential reference under Article 143 of the Constitution.
The matter was eventually taken up for hearing by the Supreme Court thus Punjab assembly passed the Punjab Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Property Rights) Bill, 2016 and tried to cancel the land acquisition for the SYL canal and return it to farmers if they paid back the compensation.
Supreme Court passed an order to maintain status quo.
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