Chandigarh, June 28 -- The Centre has initiated a fresh attempt to resolve the long-standing and contentious Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal water dispute between Punjab and Haryana, with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti summoning both Chief Ministers - Bhagwant Mann of Punjab and Nayab Singh Saini of Haryana - for a crucial meeting around July 10 in Delhi.
The move comes in the wake of the Supreme Court's stern reminder to the Centre in May, directing it to actively mediate and help find an amicable resolution to the decades-old issue that has remained a thorn in Punjab-Haryana relations for over 46 years. The Apex Court, which has fixed August 13 as the next hearing in the matter, had earlier criticized the Centre's passive stance and ask...