Ravi S Singh
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, December 14
The Centre will convene a meeting of chief ministers of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan soon to find out an amicable solution to the long-pending dispute on sharing of river waters among them.
The sharing of waters between Punjab and Haryana and the festering issue of the construction of Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, however, will be a key element during the meeting. The meeting will be presided over by Union Water Resources Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Water Resources Secretary UP Singh said, “Water is a state subject. The ministry can only play the role of a facilitator between states in settling disputes,” he added.
Meanwhile, the ministry has prepared a fresh draft of a Bill to amend the Inter-State Water Disputes Act. It will soon be submitted to the Union Cabinet for clearance. The proposed amendments include making a permanent “tribunal” to settle disputes referred to it within a stipulated time.
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