"BBMB decision should be implemented": Additional Solicitor General over Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal dispute

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 6 (ANI): Following the Punjab and Haryana High Court's hearing over the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal dispute, Additional Solicitor General of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Satya Pal Jain, on Tuesday said that Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) decision should be implemented.
"BBMB is an institution which controls the flow of water. It decides the share of the water...We believe that BBMB's decision should be implemented. There is no point in deploying police there. The Punjab government should remove the deployment of police and let the BBMB do its work," Satya Pal Jain told ANI.
Furthermore, Advocate Rajesh Garg informed that the court will give its order by evening
"We have put forward our argument that the security which is deployed there and stopping BBMB from operating its establishment, should be removed. The court will give its order by evening," Garg said.

Petitioner Ravinder Singh Dhull also said, "The court will give its order by evening. The Punjab government have filed an affidavit stating that they will not create any interference."
Amid the ongoing water dispute with Haryana, Punjab has reaffirmed its commitment to its voluntary allocation while firmly refusing Haryana's latest request for 8,500 cusecs from the Bhakra Beas system, arguing that the cited emergency has ended.
Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh Garry, representing Punjab in proceedings related to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, informed the court that repairs to the Western Yamuna Canal, which had initially justified the diversion, were completed by May 1, making the continued request for water baseless.
Garry also criticised BBMB for procedural violations, accusing it of calling emergency meetings with only 24-hour notice instead of the mandatory seven days under Rule 4 of the BBMB Transaction of Business Regulations. "Punjab raised objections as early as January 2025, warning of Haryana's consistent overdraws. Yet, BBMB failed to act," he submitted.
Amid the ongoing water dispute with Haryana, the special session of the Punjab assembly was convened on Monday.
Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal moved a resolution in the Punjab Legislative Assembly during a special session, vehemently opposing the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) decision to release an additional 8,500 cusecs of water to Haryana.
Punjab has reaffirmed its commitment to its voluntary allocation while firmly refusing Haryana's latest request for 8,500 cusecs from the Bhakra Beas system, arguing that the cited emergency has ended.
Earlier on May 3, an all-party meeting was held under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini regarding the ongoing water sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab, in which a resolution was unanimously passed in the meeting urging the Punjab government to implement, without conditions, the decisions of the BBMB technical committee.
On April 30, the BBMB ordered an additional 8,500 cusecs of water to be released to Haryana from the Bhakra-Nangal Dam. However, the Punjab government rejected the BBMB's decisions, raising concerns over decreasing water levels in key reservoirs. (ANI)