Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Wednesday said the state would give water to Delhi and Haryana if they give Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) arrears pending for 14 years to the state. Speaking at a public gathering at Dehuri in the Banjar development block of Kullu district, he said: “I went to.
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday slammed his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann for “politicising” the issue of water distribution, calling it deeply regrettable and against the spirit of national unity. Emphasising that this is not a matter of irrigation but of essential drinking water, the Chief Minister said such basic human needs.
Punjab: Amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute between Punjab and Haryana, Punjab Education Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harjot Singh Bains on Thursday led a protest at the Nangal Dam, saying that the state is taking firm steps to safeguard its water resources — the lifeline of its agrarian economy. Speaking from the protest.
The Aam Aadmi Party staged a protest outside the BJP office in Hoshiarpur on Wednesday, expressing strong opposition to the recent decision to allocate Punjab's water to Haryana through the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).
In a major development that has sparked political and regional tensions, the Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab has sharply reduced the water supply to Haryana from the Bhakra Canal-from 9.500 cusecs to just 4,000 cusecs.
