Chandigarh, May 16 -- The ongoing water dispute between Punjab and Haryana intensified once again on Thursday evening during a crucial Technical Committee meeting of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), as Haryana sharply increased its water demand from 9,525 cusecs to 10,300 cusecs for the upcoming quota period beginning May 21. The demand was flatly rejected by Punjab, which cited both infrastructural limitations and its own pressing water needs. With the Bhakra Main Line (BML) capable of handling only 11,700 cusecs at full capacity - and Punjab requiring at least 3,000 cusecs for its irrigation and drinking water requirements - the State Government termed Haryana's request not just unreasonable but "technically impossible". Punjab's ...