Sutlej-Yamuna Link Cana Issue : Panchayats to submit memorandum to DC in the name of President of India

Sutlej-Yamuna Link Cana Issue : Panchayats to submit memorandum  to DC in the name of President of India

Ferozepur, June 23, 2016: In protest against the construction of Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal, the copies of resolutions passed by the panchayats of the district, in the name of President of India, will be presented to the Deputy Commissioner, Ferozepur on June 24 at 9.30 am.

Presently, the war of words is going on among the ruling alliance government and the opposition political parties over the issue being a election year to create a huge vote bank of farmers.

Added here, the Punjab Assembly unanimously passed Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Property Rights Bill, 2016 to return 3,928 acres of acquired land on March 14, 2016.  However, the Supreme Court ordered Punjab to maintainstatus quo on the Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal on March, 16.

A total of 5,376 acres was acquired for the SYL project. While 3,928 acres were for the 122 km stretch of the main SYL canal that was to supply water, the remaining land was acquired to set up a network of minors and distributaries from the main canal to irrigate fields in areas currently falling in Ropar, SAS Nagar, Fatehagrh Sahib and Patiala districts.