The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the Centre to carry out a survey on a portion of land in Punjab meant for the construction of the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal as per a 2002 court decree | Latest News India
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded the Punjab government for ignoring a 21-year-old direction to construct its side of a canal linking the Sutlej, Yamuna rivers, and warned the ruling AAP to comply with its orders on pain of further action.
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar stressed the need to complete the construction of the SYL canal in the Punjab while pointing out that water availability and canal construction were separate issues and should not be conflated.