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Satya Prakash
New Delhi, November 15
Noting that public curiosity needs to be stored above politics, the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday pulled up the governments of Punjab and Haryana for his or her failure to implement the measures advisable by the Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, to resolve the issue of overflooding of the Ghaggar basin that adversely affected farmers in 25 villages within the two states.
Raps Punjab, Haryana over ghaggar flooding
Though the foremost portion of the affected space is Punjab, the state has not taken the matter very critically… We impress upon the 2 states to take up the problem very critically and sincerely. Supreme Court
“It is very unfortunate that after the last orders passed by this court no further concrete steps, except for two meetings of the Ghaggar Standing Committee, are taken either by the Punjab or Haryana on the recommendations made by the CWPRS,” a Bench led by Justice MR Shah stated.
The Bench, which had summoned the Chief Secretaries of each the states, stated although the 2 states had filed standing studies, no additional concrete steps have been taken, besides holding conferences.
“The common man is not interested in meetings but is interested in finding out the solution. Every state government should consider the public interest over politics. Though the major portion of the affected area is Punjab, the state has not taken the matter very seriously,” it stated in its order.
The Bench gave 4 weeks to the 2 states to arrange and submit the proposed detailed venture studies.
The subsequent listening to is on
January 3, 2023.
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