India, May 5 -- Dharamshala

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said the people of state must get their rightful share of water.

"Water is the most precious natural asset of Himachal. 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," the chief minister said after inaugurating a parking facility in New Shimla.

The parking has been built at a cost of Rs.18 crore. The three-storey structure can accommodate over 50 vehicles, which will benefit the residents of the area,...