Chandigarh, Jan. 25 -- Haryana and Punjab chief ministers will hold another round of talks on January 27 in Chandigarh to work out a solution to resolve the contentious issue of completion of Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal.

The last such meeting, the fourth one, between Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann was held on July 9 last year in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Union jal shakti minister CR Patil.

The bilateral talks between the two states are being held on the directions of the Supreme Court with the Central government acting as an intermediary.

The SYL Canal is a contentious, partially built 212-km canal project for sharing Ravi-Beas waters between Punjab and Haryana, crucial fo...