Shimla, May 4 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday asserted that the state must receive its due share of water resources, questioning the benefits Himachal has reaped despite contributing significantly to electricity production through hydropower.

"Water is the most precious natural asset of Himachal Pradesh. The state produces 12,000 MW of electricity, yet what has Himachal gained from it? The SJVNL has grown into a Rs. 6,700 crore company, but we need to ask- what has come back to Himachal? Punjab and Haryana are fighting over water, but it's flowing from Himachal. What are we getting in return?" said the Chief Minister.

He was speaking after inaugurating a newly constructed parking facility at Se...