Chandigarh, May 2 -- The central government on Thursday sought to make an active intervention to resolve the interstate dispute between Punjab and Haryana regarding allocation of Bhakra waters to Haryana.

Union Home secretary Govind Mohan has convened a meeting of chief secretaries of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, the four partner states of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), on May 2 at New Delhi to work out a solution.

Officials said that meeting by the Union Home secretary has been convened following Punjab's refusal to abide by the decision of a special board meeting of the BBMB on Wednesday where it was reiterated by a consensus vote that 8,500 cusecs of water will be provided to Haryana. Punjab, which has put a...