Three major human rights groups of Punjab namely Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), Lawyers For Human Rights (LFHRI) and Sikhs For Human Rights (SFHR) organised a discussion on Punjab’s water crisis on the 68th International Human Rights Day on Saturday (Dec. 10) at People’s Convention Hall, Sector 36-B, Chandigarh.
Three human rights organization of Punjab namely Punjab Human Rights Organisation (PHRO), Lawyers For Human Rights International (LFHRI) and Sikhs For Human Rights (SFHR).
Pritam Singh Kumedan said that it was wrongful to say that the SYL canal is being built to send out 35 Lakh Acer Foot (LAF) water to Haryana as Haryana is already getting 16.2 Lakh Acer Foot (LAF) water out of this 35 LAF.
Pritam Singh Kumedan who has extensive study on Punjab's river waters issue has reportedly written a letter to Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal. Kumedan told Badal in his letter that Haryana is a non riparian state, the water dispute with it cannot be included in the Inter State Water Disputes Act 1956, which caters to only riparian states.