The SYL canal was conceptualised for the effective allocation of water from the Ravi and Beas rivers.The project envisaged a 214-km canal, of which 122 km was to be constructed in Punjab and 92 km in Haryana.Haryana has completed the project in its territory, but Punjab, which launched the construction work in 1982, later shelved it.The dispute between the two states has been lingering on for decades.The top court had on January 15, 2002, ruled in favour of Haryana in a suit filed by it in 1996 and directed the Punjab government to construct its portion of the SYL canal.
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