Punjab and Haryana face to face on water

There is a dispute going on between Haryana and Punjab regarding water. Meanwhile, BBMB had ruled that Punjab will have to give additional water to Haryana, but there is a conflict between the two regarding this. Also, water was not released from Bhakra Dam today, due to which an emergency meeting has been called in the Home Ministry.
Punjab and Haryana have come face to face regarding water. The Union Home Ministry has called an emergency meeting in Delhi in view of the conflict between Punjab and Haryana over the decision of Bhakra-Beas Management Board BBMB to give additional water to Haryana and the situation of not releasing water from Bhakra Dam today.
Emergency meeting called
The Chief Secretary of Punjab is currently on leave. Due to this, Additional Chief Secretary (Home Department) Alok Shekhar and Principal Secretary of Water Resources Department Krishna Kumar will attend the meeting on his behalf. BBMB Chairman Manoj Tripathi and representatives of the Union Jal Shakti Ministry will also be present in the meeting. Who will attend the meeting

Alok Shekhar, Additional Chief Secretary Punjab, Anurag Rastogi, Chief Secretary Haryana, Manoj Tripathi Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board, senior officials of Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh along with senior officials of Punjab Haryana and Rajasthan Jal Shakti Ministry will also be present in the meeting.

What is the dispute between Punjab and Haryana

A dispute has arisen between Punjab and Haryana over the water of Bhakra Dam. Due to this, the series of allegations and counter-allegations is going on from both sides. Regarding Punjab, BBMB has given a decision that it should give additional water to Haryana. On this, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann had said that he does not have additional water to give to Haryana or any other state.

The dispute between Haryana and Punjab over water started when the amount of water being given to Haryana from Bhakra Dam was reduced to 4,000 cusecs. The technical committee of BBMB had decided to release water to Haryana, Delhi and Rajasthan on 23 April. Regarding this, the Punjab government says that it had given a limited amount of water to Haryana for humanitarian reasons, but now it is not right to demand additional water.

On the other hand, Haryana's stand is that the water level in Bhakra Dam is high, and if it is not removed on time, then the excess water will go to Pakistan during the rains, which will cause national loss. Saini also said that water is not the property of any one state, but a natural resource on which everyone has a right.