Punjab: Malwa Canal discussed in Northern Regional Council meeting

Punjab: The issue of water sharing dominated the meeting of the Standing Committee of the Northern Zonal Council held here today. The issue of new ‘Malwa Canal’ in Punjab was also discussed in the meeting. Inter-state issues were discussed, but they remained indecisive. Apart from Punjab officials, officials from Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and Delhi attended the meeting led by Chief Secretary KAP Sinha.
This meeting was held before the meeting of the Northern Zonal Council chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in November. Haryana officials raised the issue of sharing the DPR of the ‘Malwa Canal’ to be built in Punjab, but Punjab argued that they would use only their share of water and there was no need for it. Citing the Nangal Agreement of 1959, Haryana said that Punjab would have to partner with Haryana in every matter.