Feb 20, 2025 07:30 AM IST
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann identified the inconsistency in water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana, stating that whereas Haryana receives Ravi and Beas waters, Punjab isn’t allotted Yamuna waters.
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Wednesday stated the state can not share even a single drop of water with different states as it’s itself dealing with a disaster.
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Singh Mann stated the state has no surplus water to share and that reassessment of water availability is required in keeping with worldwide norms. (Bhagwant Mann-X)
Mann reiterated this stance throughout a gathering of the Ravi-Beas Water Tribunal, led by chairman justice Vineet Saran, with members justice P Naveen Rao and justice Suman Shyam and registrar Rita Chopra, in Chandigarh.
The CM stated Punjab has no surplus water to share and that reassessment of water availability is required in keeping with worldwide norms.
He stated 76.5% (117 out of 153) of Punjab’s blocks are over-exploited, the place groundwater extraction exceed 100%. In distinction, solely 61.5% (88 out of 143) of Haryana’s blocks face related points.
The CM stated many of the river assets within the state have dried up, so it wants extra water to cater to its irrigation wants. He stated the scenario is so grim that Punjab solely has scant water, which it’s offering to the meals growers.
Mann additionally identified the inconsistency in water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana, stating that whereas Haryana receives Ravi and Beas waters, Punjab isn’t allotted Yamuna waters.
Mann stated that the state authorities is making efforts to optimise canal water utilization. He stated that when he assumed workplace, canal water utilization within the state was solely 21%. Practically three years on, it has risen to 84%. He added as a consequence of his authorities’s efforts, the groundwater stage has gone up by a metre.
He added that farmers are additionally being inspired to go for crop-diversification.
The CM stated Punjab contributes 180 lakh metric tonne rice to the nationwide meals pool, however its farmers are blamed for stubble burning and air pollution.
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