Send Haryana more water, centre tells bhakra board
Chandigarh, May 3 -- The Union home ministry on Friday told the Bhakra Beas Management Board to go ahead with the release of an additional 4500 cusecs of water to Haryana for the next eight days from Saturday despite vehement protests by Punjab.
The decision came after a meeting chaired by Union Home secretary Govind Mohan , and attended by representatives of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, a home ministry spokesperson said. Earlier, all parties in Punjab declared that any attempt to forcibly allocate additional water to Haryana would be opposed.P9...
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