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[[File:Sutlej Yamuna Canal Link dispute.jpg|thumb|Proposed Canal Link - Status as in March 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cwc.gov.in/sites/default/files/ibouser/Canal%20Network%20Satluj-Beas-Ravi.jpg|title=Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and main canal network|publisher=CWC, India|accessdate=1 March 2020}}</ref>]]

'''Satluj Yamuna Link Canal''' or '''SYL''' as it is popularly known, is an under-construction {{convert|214|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} long canal in [[India]] to connect the [[Sutlej]] and [[Yamuna]] rivers.<ref name="india.gov.in">[http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207085128/http://india.gov.in/sectors/water_resources/sutlej_link.php |date=7 February 2009 }}</ref> However, the proposal met obstacles<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2003/rmar2003/04032003/r040320035.html|title=Ministry of Water Resources: Rajya Sabha|publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=4 March 2003|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> and was referred to the [[Supreme Court of India]].<ref name="india.gov.in"/> It defines river water sharing between the [[States and union territories of India|states]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]]. [[Captain Abhimanyu]], Finance Minister of Haryana, while presenting the [[Government of Haryana]] 2018-19 budget in March 2018 announced that INR 100 crore (1 billion) funds had been allocated for completion of the construction of SYL.<ref name=abhify19>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/live-updates-haryana-budget-2018/articleshow/63228377.cms haryana budgest 2018-19], [[Times of India]], 9 March 2018.</ref>

== History ==

After the [[partition of India]] in 1947 into [[Pakistan]] and India, the [[Indus basin]] was bisected with India gaining the upper reaches of the [[Indus river]] and its tributaries while Pakistan gained the lower reaches. This led to a situation in which utilisation and development of water resources in one country would hamper the same in another. While negotiations for resolving the dispute were in progress in 1954, activities had already started in India in anticipation of a treaty. Although the issue of water of [[Sutlej river]] was resolved through the [[Bhakra Dam|Bhakra Nangal project]], the issue of surplus waters of [[Ravi river]] and [[Beas river]] excluding the pre-Partition use remained. On 29 January 1955, the states of Punjab, [[PEPSU]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] came to an agreement regarding the distribution of water from the rivers, with Punjab being allocated 5.9 MAF (million acre-feet) and PEPSU gaining 1.3 MAF out of the estimated 15.85 MAF of water while Rajasthan gained 8 MAF and Jammu and Kashmir gaining the remaining 0.65 MAF. With the merger of Punjab and PEPSU in 1956, the total share of Punjab became 7.2 MAF.<ref name="Vishwa">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lVXDfcxDK7YC&pg=PA179|title=Governance of Water: Institutional Alternatives and Political Economy|author=Vishwa Ballabh|publisher=SAGE Publications Ltd.|year=2008|pages=179, 180|isbn=9780761936077}}</ref><ref name="Dodda">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rv0DeK3cr-EC&pg=PA149|title=Inter-state Water Disputes in India: Constitutional and Statutory Provisions and Settlement Machinery|author=Dodda Srinivasa Rao|publisher=Deep and Deep Publications|year=1998|pages=149, 150, 155|isbn=9788176291590}}</ref> The [[Indus Water Treaty]] reached in 1960 allowed India unrestricted use of water from Sutlej, Ravi and Beas.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kyVxgZ3cFQAC&pg=PA100|title=Troubled Waters of Punjab|author=Vijepal Singh Mann|publisher=Allied Publishers|year=2003|page=88|isbn=9788177643763}}</ref>

The dispute regarding sharing of river water emerged after Punjab was [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966|reorganised]] in 1966, and the state of Haryana was created. Haryana demanded 4.8 MAF out of Punjab's total 7.2 MAF share of water from the rivers, while Punjab claimed the entire quantity belonged to it. Haryana asked the Union government to intervene as no agreement could be reached. In 1976, when the country was under an [[The Emergency (India)|internal emergency]], an executive order was issued by the Union government which allocated 3.5 MAF of water to both states while [[Delhi]] received the remaining 0.2 MAF. In order to make full use of the allocated water, a Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal was proposed. The decision was met with opposition in Punjab by Shromani Akali Dal. After coming to power in 1977, the [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] demanded that the water sharing between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan be adjudicated by [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] and filed a suit against the order of the Union government.<ref name="Swain">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EIzeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT60|title=Struggle Against the State: Social Network and Protest Mobilization in India|author=Ashok Swain|publisher=Routledge|year=2016|pages=60, 61|isbn=9781317049050}}</ref><ref name="Vishwa"/> The construction of canal was started in the same year by the Akali Dal government under [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] [[Prakash Singh Badal]]. The Haryana government led by [[Chaudhary Devi Lal]] provided Rs. 10,000,000 to the Punjab government for this purpose. The government later issued a notification to acquire land for the SYL canal.<ref name="Mohinder">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ZNgVkbUtagC&pg=PA200|title=Punjab 2000: Political and Socio-economic Developments|author=Mohinder Singh|publisher=Anamika Pub. & Distributors|year= 2001|page=200|isbn=9788186565902}}</ref> The construction of the canal's portion in Haryana was completed by June 1980.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/sutlej-yamuna-link-canal-issue-field-of-dreams/|title=Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal issue: Field of dreams|publisher=The Indian Express|date=21 March 2016|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref>

After the [[Indian National Congress]] came to power in Punjab in 1980, an agreement was reached on 31 December 1981 between Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, which were all under INC rule, with [[Darbara Singh]] being the Chief Minister of Punjab and [[Indira Gandhi]] being the [[Prime Minister of India]]. Under the agreement, Punjab's share was increased to 4.22 MAF and that of Rajasthan to 8.6 MAF while the share of Haryana from the revised 17.17 MAF of water remained the same. All states withdrew their suits from the Supreme Court following the signing of agreement. On 8 April 1982, Indira Gandhi formally launched the construction of the canal at Kapoori village of Punjab in 1982. On 23 April, the Punjab government issued a [[white paper]] hailing the agreement.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_PU6CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT71|title=Identity and Survival: Sikh Militancy in India 1978-1993|author=Kirpal Dhillon|publisher=Penguin UK|year=2006|pages=71, 72|isbn=9789385890383}}</ref><ref name="Dodda"/><ref name="Vishwa"/><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bf9hCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA157|title=The Violence of the Green Revolution: Third World Agriculture, Ecology, and Politics|author=Vandana Shiva|publisher=The University Press of Kentucky|year=2016|page=157|isbn=9780813166810}}</ref> Per the terms reached under [[Punjab accord]], a tribunal was to be set up to investigate the river water claims of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan. The Akali Dal came back to power in Punjab in October 1985 and on 5 November 1985, the newly elected [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] repudiated the 1981 agreement. The Ravi and Beas Waters Tribunal (also known as Eradi Tribunal after its chair [[V. Balakrishna Eradi]]) was constituted on 2 April 1986. On 30 January 1987, the tribunal upheld the legality of the agreements of 1955, 1976 and 1981. It also increased shares of both Punjab and Haryana, allocating them 5 MAF and 3.83 MAF respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cwc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Ravi-%20Beas%20Waters%20Tribunal%20Report%201987.pdf|accessdate=15 February 2020|publisher=Central Water Commission|title=The Ravi- Beas Water Tribunal Report (1987)}}</ref> It also noted that while the canal's portion had been completed in Haryana, the portion in Punjab wasn't and urged that it be completed expeditiously. The Akali Dal government in Punjab under [[Surjit Singh Barnala]] started the construction of the canal.
<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/politicsofwaterr0000wood|url-access=registration|title=The Politics of Water Resource Development in India: The Case of Narmada|author=John R. Wood|publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2007|page=[https://archive.org/details/politicsofwaterr0000wood/page/74 74]|isbn=9788132101321}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=--CGAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA97|title=Towards Water Wisdom: Limits, Justice, Harmony|author=Ramaswamy R. Iyer|publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2007|page=97|isbn=9788178299723}}</ref> However, it kept dithering on its completion.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AytuAAAAMAAJ&q=digging|author=Khushwant Singh|title=The Illustrated History of the Sikhs|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=253|isbn=9780195677478|date=January 2006}}</ref>

The construction was stopped in July 1990 after a Chief Engineer associated with its construction was shot dead by militants.<ref name="Mohinder"/> The canal remained uncompleted due to dispute over the issue. In 1999, Haryana filed a suit in the Supreme Court seeking construction of the canal.<ref name="Wood">{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/politicsofwaterr0000wood|url-access=registration|title=The Politics of Water Resource Development in India: The Case of Narmada|author=John R. Wood|publisher=SAGE Publications India |year=2007|page=[https://archive.org/details/politicsofwaterr0000wood/page/74 74]|isbn=9788132101321}}</ref> In 2002, the Supreme Court directed Punjab to complete the SYL canal within a year. Punjab refused to do so and petitioned for a review of the court order which was rejected. In 2004, the Supreme Court directed the Union government to get the canal completed through a central agency. The [[Central Public Works Department]] was appointed on 2 July 2004 to take over the canal work from Punjab government. However, on 12 July 2004, the Punjab Legislative Assembly passed the ''Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004'' which abrogated all its river water agreements with neighbouring states. The [[President of India]] then referred this bill to the Supreme Court in the same year.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=66CHAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA181|title=Governance of Water: Institutional Alternatives and Political Economy|author=Vishwa Ballabh|publisher=SAGE Publications Ltd.|year=2008|pages=181, 182|isbn=9788178299877}}</ref>

The court began hearings on the bill by the Punjab Assembly on 7 March 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/supreme-court-to-determine-legality-of-punjab-act-terminating-sharing-agreements/|title=Supreme Court to determine legality of Punjab act terminating sharing agreements|publisher=The Indian Express|date=12 March 2016|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> On 15 March 2016, the Punjab Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the ''Punjab Satluj Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Proprietary Rights) Bill, 2016'', proposing to return the land that had been taken from owners for building the SYL canal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjab-assembly-passes-bill-against-construction-of-satluj-yamuna-link/|title=Punjab Assembly passes Bill against construction of Satluj Yamuna Link|publisher=The Indian Express|date=15 March 2016|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> On 18 March, the Supreme Court ordered the Punjab government to maintain status quo on the land meant for construction of the canal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2016-03-18/news/71630692_1_status-quo-sutlej-yamuna-sutlej-yamuna-link-canal|title=Supreme Court asks Punjab to maintain status quo over Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal|author=Samanwaya Rautray, Vinay Sharma|publisher=The Economic Times|date=15 March 2016|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> On 10 November, the court gave its opinion that Punjab government's 2004 bill which terminated river water agreements was illegal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sc-holds-invalid-2004-punjab-law-to-return-syl-canal-land-to-its-farmers/article9328728.ece|title=Punjab law to stop sharing Ravi, Beas waters illegal: SC|author=Krishandas Rajgopal|publisher=The Hindu|date=10 November 2016|accessdate=15 November 2016}}</ref> On 15 November, the government passed an executive order, denotifying the land meant for the digging of the canal and returned it to its original owners through notification issued by Punjab's financial commissioner of revenue K.B.S. Sidhu, utilising revenue powers that rests with an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Punjab-government-denotifies-SYL-land-again/articleshow/55448443.cms|title=Punjab government denotifies SYL land, again|author=Rohan Dua|publisher=Times of India|date=16 November 2016|accessdate=30 November 2016}}</ref> Punjab's Legislative Assembly also passed a [[Resolution (law)|resolution]] on the next day, demanding [[Royalty payment|royalties]] for river water supplied to its non-[[riparian]] neighbors Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/nov/16/now-punjab-wants-royalties-for-its-river-waters-1539279--1.html|title=Now Punjab wants royalties for its river waters|author=Harpreet Bajwa|publisher=The New Indian Express|date=16 November 2016|accessdate=30 November 2016}}</ref> All of the denotified land was returned by 20 November.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/majithia-hails-revenue-officials-for-swift-sutlej-yamuna-link-canal-land-mutations/story-yDs5JayMcwFnack500lVPM.html|title=Majithia hails revenue officials for swift SYL canal land mutations|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=21 November 2016|accessdate=30 November 2016}}</ref> A status quo was however again ordered by the Supreme Court relating to the land on 30 November.<ref name="TOIstatusquo">{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Supreme-Court-orders-status-quo-on-Sutlej-Yamuna-Link-canal-land/articleshow/55706403.cms|title=Supreme Court orders status quo on Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal land|publisher=Times of India|date=30 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/sc-re-appoints-receivers-seeks-status-report-on-syl-canal/articleshow/55710588.cms|title=SC re-appoints receivers, seeks status report on SYL canal |publisher=The Economic Times|date=30 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref>

On 22 February 2017, the Supreme Court stated that the Government of Punjab will have to abide by its order on construction of SYL canal and it will pass a decree if the governments of Punjab and Haryana failed to come to an agreement.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sutlej-yamuna-link-canal-has-to-be-constructed-sc-tells-punjab-govt/articleshow/57295132.cms|title=Sutlej Yamuna Link canal has to be constructed: SC tells Punjab govt |publisher=Times of India|author=Amit Anand Choudhary|date= 22 February 2017|accessdate= 24 February 2017}}</ref>

== Status of the project ==
The canal is 85% complete with Haryana government completing its part of the canal. It has completed 92 km of canal in its land. Haryana would benefit enormously by gaining water from Ravi-Beas from Punjab.<ref name="TICS">{{cite web|url=http://www.ticsias.com/sc-calls-punjab-govt-2004-order-unconstituional-sutlej-yamuna-link-canal-issue/|title=SC calls Punjab govt. 2004 order unconstituional: Sutlej Yamuna Link canal issue|publisher=TICS-IAS|date=11 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> On 30 November 2016, the Supreme Court appointed the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Union Home Secretary]], Punjab's Chief Secretary and the [[Director General of Police]] as [[Receivership|receivers]] for submitting a report on the present status of land and other properties on the canal site by 15 December.<ref name="TOIstatusquo"/> The receivers submitted their reports as per schedule, stating in the reports that there was no fresh or deliberate damage to the canal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/punjab/courts/no-fresh-deliberate-damage-to-syl-canal-centre-to-sc/337210.html|title=No fresh, deliberate damage to SYL canal: Centre to SC |work=The Tribune|date=15 December 2016|accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>

To augment nearly 100 [[tmcft]] water availability for the needs of this link canal, Lingdi Nadi (a tributary of Tso Moriri lake) waters can be diverted to the Sutlej basin by digging a 9 km long gravity canal to connect to the Ungti Chu river.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/Publications/WatershedSubbasinAtlas/13.%20Satluj%20Upper.pdf |title= Upper Sutlej basin area|accessdate=14 May 2017}}</ref> Ungti Chu river, is a tributary of [[Sutlej]] river with its drainage area located in [[Jammu and Kashmir state]]. Thus water need not be spared by Punjab state for the needs of this canal.<ref name=wris>{{cite news|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/GeoVisualization.html?UType=R2VuZXJhbA==?UName=|title= WRIS geo-visualization map|accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>

==Protests==
The Shiromani Akali Dal held a protest over the SYL issue on 12 April 2016 in [[Ludhiana]], whilst accusing national [[convenor]] of [[Aam Aadmi Party]] and [[Chief Minister of Delhi]] [[Arvind Kejriwal]] and his [[Government of Delhi|government]] of "double-speak" and "anti-Punjab stand".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/focus-on-kejriwal-at-sad-protests/|title=Ludhiana: 'Focus' on Arvind Kejriwal at SAD protests|author1=Raakhi jagga|author2=Anju Agnihorti Chaba|publisher=The Indian Express|date=12 April 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> On 11 November 2016, all [[Indian National Congress]] [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLAs]] of the [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] resigned<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/politics/2016/11/10/punjab-haryana-water-sharing-satluj-yamuna-canal-link-row-sc-supreme-court-null-void-congress-mlas-resign|title=SYL Row: Legal Team Constituted to Advice Punjab on SC Ruling|author=Hansa Malhotra|publisher=The Quint|date=11 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> in protest at the Supreme Court's decision that the state's termination of the link canal was unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/syl-verdict-42-punjab-congress-mlas-submit-resignation-4369724/|title=Inspector General of the Training and Evaluation|publisher=The Indian Express|date=11 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> [[Aam Aadmi Party]] began an indefinite protest on the same day at Kapoori village, blaming both the Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress for SYL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/AAP-begins-indefinite-protest-over-SYL/articleshow/55379705.cms|title=AAP begins indefinite protest over SYL|publisher=Times of India|date=12 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> Apprehending law and order problem over the issue, the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] deployed the [[Rapid Action Force]] in parts of Punjab, sealed the border with Haryana and increased patrolling on the [[National Highway 1 (India, old numbering)|National Highway-1]] on 12 November.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/syl-protest-raf-deployed-in-punjab-haryana-border-sealed-vigil-up-on-nh-1/story-LYfNy9nitLhrvV2LLYuo4I.html|title=SYL protest: RAF deployed in Punjab, Haryana border sealed, vigil up on NH-1|author=Vishal Rambani|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=12 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> A Congress rally was organised on 13 November at [[Khuian Sarwar]] village. [[Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee|President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee]] [[Amarinder Singh]] declared that not a single drop a water will go out of Punjab while also announcing that a Congress delegation including [[Members of Parliament|MPs]] and MLAs would meet [[President of India]] [[Pranab Mukherjee]] on the issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/punjab-elections-amarinder-singh-syl-canal-water-4374002/|title=Captain at Congress rally: Not a single drop of water will go out of Punjab|publisher=The Indian Express|date=14 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> The delegation met the President on 17 November, urging him to form a panel to look into the SYL issue and direct the Union government to consider ground realities and water availability in the state before taking any action on advice of the Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/punjab-congress-delegation-meets-president-116111701624_1.html|title=Punjab Congress delegation meets President|publisher=Business Standard|date=17 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> Amarinder resigned from [[Lok Sabha]] on 23 November in protest against the issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Lok-Sabha-Speaker-accepts-resignation-of-Amarinder-Singh/article16693083.ece|title=Lok Sabha Speaker accepts resignation of Amarinder Singh|publisher=The Hindu|date=24 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> A delegation of Punjab government's ministers met the President on 28 November, urging him not to accept any advice against the [[riparian water rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/syl-row-punjab-haryana-knock-at-president-s-door/story-6XNY4X4s8sapJV3J14NINO.html|title=SYL row: Punjab, Haryana knock at President's door|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=29 November 2016|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref> The Akali Dal held a rally at [[Moga, Punjab|Moga]] on 8 December regarding the issue. Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal stated that the controversy had been resolved after hiving back the land meant for the canal to the original owners. He also stated that Punjab didn't have a single drop of water to spare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/SYL-canal-land-restored-to-owners-Badal/article16779343.ece|title=SYL canal land restored to owners: Badal|author=Vikas Vasudeva|publisher=The Hindu|date=9 December 2016|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref>

In January 2017, the [[Indian National Lok Dal]] (INLD) announced that it will dig the canal itself on 23 February.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/syl-canal-issue-indian-national-lok-dal-to-hold-meetings-in-all-district-headquarters/|title=SYL canal issue: Indian National Lok Dal to hold meetings in all district headquarters|publisher=The Hindu|date=7 January 2017|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> In response, Punjab's government heightened security along the Punjab-Haryana border. On 23 February, INLD along with its supporters entered Punjab to start the digging of the canal. More than 70 of its leaders were arrested by the [[Punjab Police (India)|Punjab Police]] for violating prohibitory orders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/syl-face-off-abhay-chautala-along-with-inld-mlas-sent-to-patiala-jail-sent-to-4-day-custody/story-5EaPxdZI6lpvtkhKncUbBO.html|title=SSYL march: Abhay Chautala, 73 other INLD leaders jailed|publisher=Hindustan Times|author=Vishal Rambani, Rajesh Moudgil|date=24 February 2017|accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref> Haryana claims that it is riparian state of Sutlej river as the upper reaches of Sirsa Nadi which is a tributary of Sutlej river is draining north western area of Haryana state. Rajasthan claims that it is also riparian state of Sutlej river as its northern area is part of the river basin. Irrigation experts believe that Rajasthan will lose significant chunk of its share as the Feeder canals from Harike Pattan will lose water volume due to SYL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/Publications/WatershedSubbasinAtlas/12.%20Satluj%20Lower.pdf|title=Lower Sutlej basin area map |accessdate=24 February 2017}}</ref>

==See also==

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* [[Indian Rivers Inter-link]]
* [[Kaushalya Dam]] in [[Pinjore]]
* [[Bhakra Dam]]
* [[Hathni Kund Barrage]]
* [[Tajewala Barrage]]
* [[Okhla Sanctuary|Okhla Barrage]] - [[Yamuna#Western Yamuna Canal|Western Yamuna Canal]] begins here
* [[Indira Gandhi Canal]]
* [[Irrigation in India]]
* [[Inland waterways of India]]
* [[Ganges Canal]]
* [[Ganges Canal (Rajasthan)]]
* [[Upper Ganges Canal Expressway]]
{{col div end}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://syl-haryana.blogspot.com/ Sutlej - Yamuna link]
* [http://urbanpendu.org/syl-canal-issue-dispute/ What is SYL Canal Dispute?]

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[[Category:Interbasin transfer]]
[[Category:Inter-state disputes in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Haryana]]
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[[Category:Irrigation in Haryana]]

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