Chandigarh/New Delhi, May 22 -- The Centre ordered the deployment of a contingent of nearly 300 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel for the security of the Nangal dam.

The order has been issued by the ministry of home affairs. According to a May 19 notification by the CISF director general, a contingent of 296 personnel has been sanctioned for security of Bhakra dam project at Nangal.

The Centre's decision comes amid a dispute between Punjab and Haryana over sharing of its water. Currently, Punjab Police personnel guard the Nangal dam. It is the same site where Punjab Police deployment was beefed up after controversy broke out over release of water to Haryana as per the Bhakra Beas Management Board sharing agreement.

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