Supreme Court must be told that 70 per cent of water from Punjab rivers is already flowing to Rajasthan and Haryana, demand for SYL Canal is extra
Supreme Court must know SYL Canal is politics for Haryana, survival for Punjab Ground Zero Jagtar Singh “We are concerned over the execution of a decree for the construction of the canal in the Punjab portion…The decree stands…Something would have to be done”. This is the stand of the Supreme Court relating to construction of portion of Satluj Yamuna Link Canal that is to carry water to Haryana from rivers in Punjab. The apex court issued the direction while hearing this decades old case on October 4 last. The Supreme Court symbolizes sovereignty of the state and hence every decree is supposed to be implemented and rightly so. The state functions under a system. However, the approach to certain issues that directly concern the survival issues just can’t be mechanical. The Supreme Court must take into account certain basic issues. At the same time, it is the responsibility of the states concerned to apprise the apex court of the grassroots reality rather than creating