Haryana Punjab CM joint meeting called by PM Narendra Modi. This can be seen as major step forward if it yields results best suited for peace among the states of India. 
This is a flaming issue ever since the SYL resolution was signed by states.
In a major step-forward towards resolution of the decade old issue of Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal between Punjab and Haryana, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting between the two neighboring states on April 20 in order to resolve the matter.
The information was shared during the ongoing hearing on the issue in the Supreme Court. The Union of India (Central Government) has submitted that the Prime Minister has called for a meeting between the two states — Punjab and Haryana — on April 20 in order to resolve the matter, which would require a deferment of hearing.
The SYL matter is now listed before the Supreme Court on April 12.
Represented by renowned senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, Punjab Advocate General Atul Nanda, senior advocate RS Suri, the State of Punjab submitted before the Apex Court that a new government had assumed office in the state, and it would issue renewed instructions in the matter and hence an adjournment would be necessitated.
The Court took note of the request made and asked counsel to renew the request at 2 pm on April 12.
Welcomed the Prime Minister’s reported decision, Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh said that he had been seeking the Centre’s intervention in the matter to find an amicable settlement to the issue in the interest of Punjab, which would be deprived of its much-needed water if the SYL construction is allowed to go ahead.
Capt Amarinder, who had in November quit his Lok Sabha membership after a Supreme Court verdict giving a go-ahead to the SYL construction, said that his government was committed to protecting the water of Punjab at all cost.
The Congress manifesto also clearly states that the “the Congress government will not allow construction of any new canal including SYL, which takes its river waters outside its territorial jurisdiction.”
Capt Amarinder has repeatedly asserted that the question of allowing Punjab’s river water to go outside the state did not arise since Punjab did not have surplus water to share with other states.
He has been underlining the need for a fresh assessment of the quantum of river water actually available with Punjab before taking a final decision in the SYL matter.
Allowing the SYL to be constructed before ascertaining the water availability amounted to putting the cart before the horse, according to Capt Amarinder, who has, on several occasions, stated that Punjab has been subjected to injustice in the matter of water allocation.
It will actually be interesting to see the outcome of a meeting like this.