Punjab Water Crisis

River water issue: Badal and Amarinder equally responsible for murdering riparian rights of the Punjab

Punjab govt. planning to release more water for Haryana in BML, suggest media reports

Daljit Cheema criticizes Punjab Congress for taking stand on Punjab river water issue

Don’t try to turn Punjab into tinderbox; Capt. Amrinder warns NDA on river waters issue

EcoSikh Expresses Concern about Severe Ground Water Depletion in Punjab and California

Modi Govt. planning to link rivers, whereas Punjab CM wants it to follow riparian law

Warning signs for Punjab in SYL case; River Water Disputes – Legislature can’t nullify judgments, says SCI

Water pollution causing major health hazards in Punjab but not on poll agenda of any political party

Declining groundwater table in Punjab: Central scheme to cover entire state

Haryana government actively pursuing expeditious completion of SYL and Hansi-Butana projects: Governor JN Pahadia

Haryana eying on more water from Punjab rivers – Want 10K cusecs from 2nd Ravi-Beas Link Project

30 prisoners died in 1 year due to poor quality of water in Faridkot jail

Cancer Express carries sufferers of India’s Deadly Waters – an extensive article on Cancer Crisis of Punjab (#mustread)

Government sleeps as toxic waste poisons water in Punjab: says special report by The Tribune

Punjab Govt. reacts to Haryana’s statement on river water; Says no compromise over riparian rights

Issue of water from Punjab rivers top-priority for Haryana; Will fight till last drop of share: Hooda

Kalala village in Barnala District of Punjab in the grip of ‘hepatitis C’

Bhakra Board issues floods warning in Punjab; Govt. to increase vigil along rivers, canals

Heavy Pollution of Buddha Nullah: Delay in clean up worries IHRO – Likely to knock at the doors of High Court

Study revealed that Chemical, Radiation & Biological Toxicity Rampant in Punjab

Study reveals that Punjab’s toxic water causing stillbirths & infant health hazards

Health Hazard: Arsenic found in hand pump water in Phagwara

Punjab Water Crisis discussed in Sikh Siyasat’s fortnightly talk-show Qaumi Masle [Ep. 8]

Major cause of concern – Uranium in Punjab waters is 12 times more than safe limit

Rendering population to high risk: Government reinjecting uraminum contaminated water into sub-soil

Punjab CM Badal opposed to center’s proposal to shift “Water” to concurrent list

India: Idea of centralizing water resources unveils ominous desire of Center to encroach over states’ rights & people’s resources

Punjab Water Crisis: New Tube-wells banned in 18 blocks

Rise up for a healthy and happy Punjab: EcoSikh

Haryana’s resolutions on distribution of Punjab waters is a useless political stunt: SSF

Stand by your promise; Terminate section 5 of PTAA: SSF tells Punjab Govt

Punjab Water Crisis

Jal Bin Sakh Kumlavati – A Booklet on Punjab Water Crisis & River Water Issue

March 13, 2016

Jal Bin Sakh Kumlavati is a booklet published by Sikh Students Federation in July 2008 on Punjab Water Crisis, Punjab River Waters and Satluj Yamuna Link SYL Issue.

Congress MLAs suspended; Ruling party passes resolution on SYL canal

March 11, 2016

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today moved a resolution on SYL Canal declared that the Punjab government won't accept forcible construction of Satluj Yamuna Link Canal.

Bittu, Mann and Chandimajra joined hands in Lok Sabha on River Water Issue

March 10, 2016

Cutting across party lines Punjab MPs Ravneet Bittu (Congress), Bhagwant Mann (Aam Aadmi Party) and Prof. Prem Singh Chandumajra (SAD-Badal) jointly raised Punjab’s river water issue in the Indian Parliament.

Stay off Punjab waters, Sikh body warns Centre

March 9, 2016

Blaming New Delhi for its anti-Punjab stance on states river waters issue, the Dal Khalsa and Akali Dal (Panch Pardani) reasserts that Punjab doesn't have an extra drop of water to give to non-riparian states. Both the groups were categorical that there’s no room for central intervention as River Waters is a state subject”.

Punjab Assembly Session: Governor’s address asserts Punjab’s riparian rights

March 8, 2016

On the inaugural day of assembly session Punjab governor Kaptan Singh Solanki said that Punjab's right to waters of its rivers should be safeguarded the Centre should remove discrimination in sharing it with neighbouring states.

Aam Aadmi Party targets Harsimrat Badal for BJP govt’s affidavit on SYL canal issue

March 6, 2016

The issue of controversial Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal is being once again used as a tool by various political parties to blame each other.

River Water Issue: Central Minister Uma Bharti refuses to intervene on Haryana’s behalf

August 23, 2015

BJP's Minister for water resources and river development at Centre, Uma Bharti, on August 21 refused to intervene in Punjab river water issue on behalf of state of Haryana.

NASA Satellites Unlock Secret to Punjab and neighbouring states’ Vanishing Water

July 21, 2015

Beneath northern India’s irrigated fields of wheat, rice, and barley ... beneath its densely populated cities of Jaiphur and New Delhi, the groundwater has been disappearing. Halfway around the world, hydrologists, including Matt Rodell of NASA, have been hunting for it.

River water issue: Badal and Amarinder equally responsible for murdering riparian rights of the Punjab

July 9, 2015

Punjab's river water issue is the story of the looting of Punjab's natural resources by the Central Government on the one hand, and on the other hand it is a tragic drama of betrayal of Punjab by it's own political leaders.

Punjab govt. planning to release more water for Haryana in BML, suggest media reports

April 7, 2015

There are reports in media which suggest that Punjab government led by Parkash Singh Badal has surrendered before the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led government in Haryana on river waters issues. As per media reports the height of the Bhakra main line canal (BML) embankment is being raised near Khanauri in Sangrur by one-and-a-half feet by the Punjab Irrigation Department.

Daljit Cheema criticizes Punjab Congress for taking stand on Punjab river water issue

April 3, 2015

Reacting to Capt Amarinder Singh's charges that the Badal Government was going to negotiate with Haryana government to help the neighbouring state to "rob" Punjab's river water, Dr. Daljit Cheema, spokesman of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), said Capt Amarinder Singh needed to check historical facts.

Don’t try to turn Punjab into tinderbox; Capt. Amrinder warns NDA on river waters issue

April 3, 2015

Deputy Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh warned that the party would launch a state-wide agitation in case the Badal-BJP government participated in any talks with Haryana over sharing of Punjab's river water.

EcoSikh Expresses Concern about Severe Ground Water Depletion in Punjab and California

November 28, 2014

Washington, DC: EcoSikh, a Washington based organization, has raised concern over the severe groundwater depletion of Punjab and other parts of Northern India. This week, 60 Minutes, a renowned news program from CBS News, showed the recent findings through satellite and newly developed devices which track the amount of groundwater. Punjab and rest of the India has lost groundwater at a alarming rate and it is facing a impending disaster.

EcoSikh Expresses Concern about Severe Ground Water Depletion in Punjab and California

November 28, 2014

Modi Govt. planning to link rivers, whereas Punjab CM wants it to follow riparian law

June 11, 2014

In a clear contrast to Narendra Modi led BJP government's plans to revive the project of linking rivers, the chief minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal has called upon the Centre to give due weightage to the riparian law while deciding inter-state water issues.

Warning signs for Punjab in SYL case; River Water Disputes – Legislature can’t nullify judgments, says SCI

May 8, 2014

New Delhi, India (May 08, 2014): It is learnt that the Supreme Court of India on Wednesday (May 07) ruled that Indian Parliament and the State Assemblies had no power to enact laws to nullify judicial verdicts based on facts and findings.

Water pollution causing major health hazards in Punjab but not on poll agenda of any political party

April 16, 2014

Ludhiana, Punjab (April 16, 2014): Environmental issues have largely been ignored in the Lok Sabha election campaign in Punjab at a time when the adverse impact of water pollution on people’s health manifests in the significant increase in cancer deaths and incidences of water-borne diseases. None of the mainstream political parties have so far touched the issue in their speeches.

Declining groundwater table in Punjab: Central scheme to cover entire state

March 21, 2014

Chandigarh/ Punjab (March 20, 2014): It is learnt that the Central Government of India has showed concerns over the declining water table in Punjab. It has reportedly decided to expand the scope of the Integrated Watershed Management Programme to the entire state. The programme was earlier confined to the Kandi area.

Haryana government actively pursuing expeditious completion of SYL and Hansi-Butana projects: Governor JN Pahadia

February 24, 2014

Chandigarh/ Haryana (February 24, 2014): Punjab is facing sever water crisis as the ground water tables are showing an alarming trend of decline in ground water levels where the river water of the state continues to flow outside the state to non-riparian states of Rajasthan, Haryana and Delhi.

Haryana eying on more water from Punjab rivers – Want 10K cusecs from 2nd Ravi-Beas Link Project

November 14, 2013

Chandigarh/ Punjab (November 14, 2013): As per certain media reports Haryana has once against raised the issue of river waters with the Government of India seeking more water from the Punjab’s rivers. According to Hindustan Times: Haryana has sought about 10,000 cusecs of water from the Second Ravi-Beas Link Project, which was declared a project of ‘national’ importance by the Government of India in 2008.

30 prisoners died in 1 year due to poor quality of water in Faridkot jail

November 7, 2013

Faridkot, Punjab (November 7, 2013): According to media reports the poor quality of drinking water is was main reason behind the death of 30 prisoners in Faridkot Central Jail in the last two years. The news has come during a time when Punjab government is claiming that the state has become first in north India to have installed reverse osmosis (RO) plants at mass level to provide safe drinking water to its population affected by highly contaminated water.

Cancer Express carries sufferers of India’s Deadly Waters – an extensive article on Cancer Crisis of Punjab (#mustread)

October 29, 2013

Bathinda/ Chandigarh (October 29, 2013): A detailed story-type-news article has appeared at Bloomberg BusinessWeek (News from Bloomberg)'s website. The article titled: Bloomberg News - Cancer Express Carries Sufferers of India’s Deadly Waters by Rakteem Katakey and Archana Chaudhary discusses the cancer crisis of Punjab in a touching manner extensively.

Government sleeps as toxic waste poisons water in Punjab: says special report by The Tribune

October 14, 2013

Jalandhar (October 14, 2013): An English vernacular, The Tribune, has published first part of its special report on the pity state of pollution control in Punjab. In the series-report that would continue in coming The Tribune team takes a look at the state of various rivers and other water bodies.

Punjab Govt. reacts to Haryana’s statement on river water; Says no compromise over riparian rights

July 23, 2013

Chandigarh/ Punjab (July 23, 2013): After the Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's statement that Haryana shall fight till last drop of river water 'share', Punjab's ruling party the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) on July 22, 2013 reiterated that 'there can be no compromise on the Riparian principle on the river waters of the state'.

Issue of water from Punjab rivers top-priority for Haryana; Will fight till last drop of share: Hooda

July 22, 2013

Rohtak/ Chandigarh (July 22, 2013): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on July 21, 2013 that the state of Haryana will fight to the last to secure every drop of its share of water. "Water is our first and topmost priority and we will fight to the last to get every drop of our share," Bhupinder Singh Hooda said.

Kalala village in Barnala District of Punjab in the grip of ‘hepatitis C’

July 22, 2013

Barnala, Punjab (July 22, 2013): According to media reports Kalala village of the Barnala district has been hit by 'hepatitis C and diarrhoea', with more than 200 of its residents undergoing treatment for these diseases at various government and private hospitals.

Bhakra Board issues floods warning in Punjab; Govt. to increase vigil along rivers, canals

July 11, 2013

Chandigarh, Punjab (July 11, 2013): It is learnt that the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) has issued a floods alert in Punjab. According to BBMB in wake of heavy snowmelt and rains in hills there is possibility of floods along Sutlej and Beas rivers.

Heavy Pollution of Buddha Nullah: Delay in clean up worries IHRO – Likely to knock at the doors of High Court

February 7, 2013

Ludhiana, Punjab (February 7, 2013): It is learnt that the International Human Rights Organisation (IHRO) has expressed great concern over the lackadaisical approach of the administration to get Buddha Nullah cleaned up.

Study revealed that Chemical, Radiation & Biological Toxicity Rampant in Punjab

February 7, 2013

Bathinda/Ludhiana, Punjab (February 07, 2013) According to certain media reports: after discovery of high levels of uranium in hair samples of a large number of mentally retarded children in Punjab’s Malwa region last year, another study suggests Punjab has become a hotspot of environmental toxicity of multiple types.

Study reveals that Punjab’s toxic water causing stillbirths & infant health hazards

December 24, 2012

Chandigarh/Punjab (December 24, 2012): As per reports the toxic groundwater in Punjab villages along with five major waste drains ——Buddha Nala, Hudiara, Kala Singha, East Bein and Tung Dhab —is having dangerous fallout.

Health Hazard: Arsenic found in hand pump water in Phagwara

October 30, 2012

Phagwara, Punjab (October 30, 2012): According to media reports Arsenic, a toxin, has been detected in water released from hand pumps in the Basant Nagar area of Phagwara. Besides, underground water here is coloured, has a distinctive odour and turbidity and is hard. The iron content is also far beyond permissible limits. The State Public Health Laboratory, Chandigarh confirmed the presence of arsenic in water.

Punjab Water Crisis discussed in Sikh Siyasat’s fortnightly talk-show Qaumi Masle [Ep. 8]

September 10, 2012

Ludhiana/Punjab (September 10, 2012): Various aspects of Punjab Water Crisis were discussed in recent episode (no. 8) of Sikh Siyasat Multimedia's fortnightly talk-show - Qaumi Masle. The talk-show was aired in Europe by Sangat Television on Sunday (September 09, 2012) at 10:00 am to 11:00 am (UK Time). The episode was released over internet today by Sikh Siyasat Multimedia.

Major cause of concern – Uranium in Punjab waters is 12 times more than safe limit

August 23, 2012

Chandigarh/New Delhi, India (August 23, 2012): According to a news report published by Hindustan Times (HT) the minister of state for water resources Vincent H. Pala today (August 23, 2012) informed Lok sabha that people in several districts of Punjab were dangerously exposed to deadly effects of uranium through its presence in groundwater.

Rendering population to high risk: Government reinjecting uraminum contaminated water into sub-soil

August 7, 2012

Chandigarh (August 07, 2012): As per media reports the Punjab government has found a foolish new way of disposing of the wastewater of reverse-osmosis (RO) plants. The uranium-rich water is injected back into the deep earth from where it is drawn for drinking, and the rest is let into village ponds.

Punjab CM Badal opposed to center’s proposal to shift “Water” to concurrent list

July 16, 2012

Chandigarh (July 16, 2012): Media reports have suggested that the Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has taken a strong exception to the revelation made by the Union Water Resources Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal regarding the Centre's proposal to shift the subject of water from the "State list" to the "Concurrent list" of the Constitution of India with the purported objective to deal with water scarcity and conservation issues in the India's "national interest".

India: Idea of centralizing water resources unveils ominous desire of Center to encroach over states’ rights & people’s resources

July 14, 2012

Patiala (July 14, 2012): The Sikh Students Federation today strongly criticized Indian Water Resources Minister Pawan Bansal’s statement suggesting centralization of water resources. SSF is of the view that Mr. Pawan Bansal, in clear terms, has advocated for Centre’s encroachment over States’ right to utilize their natural resource of water by amending the constitution to take away water & related matters from States’ list and transfer them to concurrent list.

Punjab Water Crisis: New Tube-wells banned in 18 blocks

April 6, 2012

Ludhiana, Punjab (April 06, 2011): As per media reports eighteen administrative sub-units called blocks have been notified by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) banning any new bores for drawing underground water in Punjab. As per information Ludhiana tops the list and worst affected is Sangrur district where the board has notified 8 blocks for banning new bores. Punjab has total 137 blocks and around 100 of these are already been listed as dark zones due to over exploitation of underground water.

Rise up for a healthy and happy Punjab: EcoSikh

January 6, 2012

Amritsar, Punjab (January 06, 2012): Punjab, the land of the five rivers and the ten Sikh Gurus, of hard working men and women, of rich harvests and generous hands, of age old folk traditions, the food basket of India, is in trouble.

Haryana’s resolutions on distribution of Punjab waters is a useless political stunt: SSF

March 12, 2011

Chandigarh (March 12, 2011): The Sikh Students Federation today termed the Haryana Assembly’s move to adopt resolution urging the Center to scrap law passed by Punjab Assembly in 2004 which revoked the so-called agreements authorizing allocation of Punjab’s river water to non-riparian states, including Haryana, as a useless “political stunt”.

Stand by your promise; Terminate section 5 of PTAA: SSF tells Punjab Govt

March 4, 2011

Patiala, PUNJAB (March 04, 2011): The Sikh Students Federation has strongly criticized the ruling SAD (Badal) for its’ alleged failure to safeguard the riparian rights of the people of Punjab. The organization has maintained that the economical as well as ecological interests of Punjab are closely linked with its’ riparian rights that are being denied since the partition of 1947.

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