Open problems · Water, floods & drought
Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal dispute
Haryana and Punjab have disputed the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and the water it would carry since the 1980s.
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What we know
The dispute with Punjab over the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal has been running since the 1980s, and the canal still does not carry water to Haryana.
Open questions
- How much has been spent on the canal so far, and which stretches were ever finished?
- What have the courts ordered over the years, and which orders are still not carried out?
- How have other states settled river-sharing disputes?
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