, Aug. 18 -- CHANDIGARH, AUG 18

Urging the Central government to be cautious on the SYL issue, which had the potential to disturb the nation's security, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh on Tuesday reiterated the need for a Tribunal to make a fresh time-bound assessment of the water availability, even as he sought complete share of water for his state from the total resource available, including from River Yamuna.

"You have to look at the issue from the national security perspective. If you decide to go ahead with SYL, Punjab will burn and it will become a national problem, with Haryana and Rajasthan also suffering the impact," Capt Amarinder told the Centre, during a Video Conference with Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Sin...