SC settles 60-yr Bhakra & Beas dispute between Punjab, Haryana and HP

NewsIndia NewsSC settles 60-yr Bhakra & Beas dispute between Punjab, Haryana and HP SC settles 60-yr Bhakra & Beas dispute between Punjab, Haryana and HP Dhananjay Mahapatra / TNN / Updated: Nov 07, 2026, 06:16 IST InsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig Development The court also directed that Himachal's liability towards the project cost be adjusted against its pending power share dues.

After the adjustment, its entitlement was fixed at 11,973 million units over 20 years, compared with around 13,000 million units before the deduction.On Sept 27, 2011, SC had decreed the suit in favour of Himachal by ruling, "It is hereby declared that the plaintiff-state is entitled to 7.19% of the power of the composite State of Punjab from the Bhakra-Nangal project with effect from Nov 1, 1966, and from Beas project with effect from the dates of production in Unit I and Unit II." The decree had remained on paper till date.

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