Punjab govt to demand Rs.1.4L-cr from rajasthan in water dues
Chandigarh, March 19 -- The Punjab government will seek a sum of Rs.1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for "unpaid" water usage since 1960, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said on Wednesday, referring to a 1920 tripartite agreement.
Mann said Rajasthan gave royalty to Punjab for water till 1960, but stopped after that.
The chief minister asserted that Rajasthan must either release Punjab's rightful dues or stop drawing water, as he called for a review of the 1920 agreement governing this arrangement.
Mann told reporters that Rajasthan owes Punjab Rs.1.44 lakh crore for the water drawn through the Ferozepur Feeder since 1960.
The 1920 agreement stipulated that Rajasthan pays a fee for the water taken from Punjab, which it did till 1960. "But after ...
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