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Days after Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar urged Punjab CM to restrict Ravi water flowing to Pakistan, Amarinder Singh on Monday ruled out “separate interaction” between the two states over proposed 2nd Ravi-Beas Link and reminded Khattar that 50 percent of Yamuna (which flows through Haryana) river water also goes waste.
Sharing the concern of his Haryana counterpart Khattar on wasteful flow of river waters into Pakistan, Punjab CM called for similar efforts to prevent wastage of Yamuna river water too.
Ruling out the need for any separate interaction between Punjab and Haryana or for engaging Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) to undertake feasibility studies on the proposed 2nd Ravi-Beas Link, Amarinder said the matter was under consideration of the High Powered Committee set up by the Union government for implementation of National Projects.
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“We would surely like to check all wasteful flows of river waters, and secure every drop of it for our farmers, but these have to be carefully assessed,” Amarinder said, replying to Khattar’s letter on utilisation of Ravi Water flowing into Pakistan.
“In Punjab, we are of the considered opinion to fully secure and utilize the Water Ravi as also of other two rivers: Sutlej and Beas for our farmers, without letting it go waste in any manner,” said Amarinder, while calling for concerted efforts also for utilisation of all other River waters going waste.
Citing authoritative sources, he said out of the 75 percent of Yamuna waters is received in the month of July, August and September, as much as 50 percent goes waste.
Acknowledging the need for preventing wasteful flow of river water, Amarinder said that Punjab was indeed facing unprecedented water crisis, with its water needs for agriculture having been assessed at 52 Million Acre Feet (MAF), of which river water contribution is hardly to the extent of 27 percent only.
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