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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | In villages where it flows, SYL canal matters less than jobs -Jagdeep Singh Deep

In villages where it flows, SYL canal matters less than jobs -Jagdeep Singh Deep

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published Published on Jan 16, 2017   modified Modified on Jan 16, 2017
-The Indian Express

The Congress for its part has claimed that it was the one that “saved” Punjab’s water as it had cancelled the SYL agreement with Haryana during its 2002-2007 term in office, when Amarinder Singh was chief minister.

Kapoori (Patiala):
When Harinder Harry discusss the elections in Punjab, he talks about unemployment, drugs and several other issues, but makes no mention of the one thing that his village is famous for. It is here that the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal, unpopular in Punjab, enters Haryana. In recent months, the ruling Shormani Akali Dal sought to steal a march over its political rivals by denotifying the land acquired for the canal, and in defiance of a Supreme Court, announced that land would be transferred back to those from whom it had been acquired. The Congress for its part has claimed that it was the one that “saved” Punjab’s water as it had cancelled the SYL agreement with Haryana during its 2002-2007 term in office, when Amarinder Singh was chief minister.

Harry, a B Com from a private college in Patiala, said that after failing to get a job, he started growing vegetables in his fields around two years ago. “Initially, I made good money, but there is no place for small farmers in this system,” he said.

Asked about SYL and claims by parties on how they have prevented water from going to Haryana, he said: “All this is not going to bring employment to anyone. It’s a waste of time to talk about it.” Over 3,900 acres was acquired for the canal by the Punjab government: 734 acres in Mohali district, 1,508 in Patiala, 1,250 in Ropar and around 500 in Fatehgarh Sahib.

In their manifestos, the Congress has said the party will not release water to Haryana and AAP has promised said re-registration of the acquired land in the name of original owners, while SAD has claimed it has already given back the land to its original owners.

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The Indian Express, 16 January, 2017, http://indianexpress.com/elections/punjab-assembly-elections-2017/punjab-elections-in-villages-where-it-flows-syl-canal-matters-less-than-jobs-4476148/


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