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Supreme Court asked the Union government to conduct a survey of the land allocated for the construction of part of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal.
Sutlej-Yamuna Link
The focal point of a water-sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab.
Punjab government is not ready spare water with any state.
Punjab government says, They are facing water scarcity and the ground water is extraction is 100%.
Haryana government says, construction of canal is the rightful entitlement of Haryana people.
Basic Details.
Canal running about 121 km in Punjab and 90 km in Haryana.
The canal was first proposed in 1966, and construction began in 1982.
The SYL Canal is designed to transfer water from the Sutlej River in Punjab to the Yamuna River in Haryana.
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