Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has said that the Sutlej Yamuna Link (canal) is the lifeline of the state and Haryana will have its rightful share of water.
The Chief Minister was speaking at a function organized in Sonipat.
Commenting on the recent directions of Supreme Court on the SYL canal issue, the Chief Minister said that the hearing the case will be held on September 3 and we are hopeful that something positive would come out of this for the people of Haryana.
The Supreme Court had on July 9 directed the states of Punjab and Haryana to sort out the issue of SYL canal with the Centre’s help by September 3, when the next hearing on the matter would commence.
While several meetings were held between the neighboring states in the past to resolve the contentious issue of SYL canal, the Centre is likely to soon convene another meeting of both the State Governments to discuss the long pending issue.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also said that in order to meet the shortage of water in the state, new dam projects like Kishau and Lakhwar have been started which would fulfill about 47 per cent of the water requirement.
Manohar Lal said that he is trying to take Haryana towards the forefront in the country and for this, work is being done in a planned manner. All types of data is being collected of all the families in the state.
In the coming time, people will not have to visit the authorities, but on the basis of the statistics, the officials will visit houses of people and fulfill the needs of the people. The Center and the State Government are taking all steps to provide social security to the people so that every person and every family will be happy, he added.
The Chief Minister also said that new dimensions of development have been established in the state. Through the Ujjwala scheme, women have been provided LPG connections and today Haryana is completely kerosene free. Record compensation has been awarded to the farmers. The best treatment facility has been made available to people through Ayushman Yojana, he said.