Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Thursday hoped for an amicable solution to the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue with Haryana after the apex court directed both states to form a panel of officers to look into it.
"The Supreme Court's directive on the formation of a committee of officers by Punjab and Haryana will lead to a long-term, just and equitable solution to the vexed SYL problem in the backdrop of worsening water situation in the state," the CM said in a statement here.
The CM hoped that an amicable solution would be found keeping the ground realities in view.
Reacting to the SC order issued on Tuesday, the CM said talks were the only way to resolve the issue, which "threatened to plunge Punjab into a major environmental disaster".
It was imperative for all concerned parties to work together in to avert such a disaster, he said.
The state government received a copy of the apex court order on Thursday.
The CM said the Centre's intervention, as directed by the Supreme Court, would be critical to facilitate constructive talks between the two states in line with the orders.
The Supreme Court in its order had said, "We request the chief ministers of both states to form a committee of officers and to ensure that both of them deliberate with the intervention of the Central government at the highest level and if possible to work out a solution."
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