Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal project.
Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal project.
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Creation of Haryana from the old (undivided) Punjab presented the problem of giving Haryana its share of river waters.
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For Haryana to get its share of the waters of the Sutlej and its tributary Beas, a canal linking the Sutlej with the Yamuna was planned (SYL Canal).
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Punjab refused to share waters with Haryana stating it was against the riparian principle which dictates that the water of a river belongs only to the State and country or States and countries through which the river in question flows
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Both states mutually agreed for the re-allocation of water.
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1982: Construction of 214-km SYL was launched in Kapoori village, Punjab.
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Agitations, protests and assassinations were carried out in protest creating the environment of terrorism in the state and making the issue of national security.
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