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Punjab to Claim ₹1.44 Lakh Crore From Rajasthan over Unpaid Water Usage: CM
Punjab demands Rs 1.44 lakh crore for water drawn since 1960 without payment and seeks review of the 1920 British-era agreement with Rajasthan.
- On Wednesday, Punjab demanded Rajasthan clear ₹1.44 lakh crore for water dues since 1960 or stop drawing from the Gang Canal, calling for a review of the 1920 agreement.
- Because the 1920 arrangement remains in force, Punjab says the 1920 tripartite agreement required Rajasthan to pay per acre and mandated reviews every 25 years, which past governments ignored.
- Punjab notes that payments were made until 1960 but Rajasthan stopped paying after the Indus Waters Treaty despite drawing 18,000 cusecs continuously through the Ferozepur Feeder.
- Punjab has written to the Rajasthan government seeking a meeting and raised the matter with the Union government, while Mann said Punjab will demand royalty and pursue recovery at all forums.
- Citing the 1920 pact, he noted Rajasthan draws water under it but avoids payment using the 1960 arrangement, which omitted payment and never cancelled the 1920 pact’s 25-year review clause.
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‘Why have you stopped paying?' Punjab to seek water royalty from Rajasthan; Mann claims Rs 1.44 lakh crore dues since 1960
India News: NEW DELHI: Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said his government will seek royalty from Rajasthan for supplying it water, claiming that.
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