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Chandigarh, July 19 (PTI) Attributing the flood in Punjab to the swirling waters of Ghaggar, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh''s intervention in taming the river asking him to treat it as a ''national project'' in view of its inter-state importance. In a communication to the Prime Minister, Badal said about 60 per cent of flood water in his state had been contributed by the river''s catchment areas in Haryana. Terming Ghaggar which passes through both Punjab and Haryana as the main culprit of floods in the two states, he said it is necessary to channelise the river and increase its capacity to 50,000 Cusecs. The cost for this in Punjab would be approximately Rs 1,175 crore and would require construction of embankments, other flood protection works and remodelling of cross drainage works across the river, he said. Both the states have been battling flood fury for the past few weeks after heavy rains for consecutive three days caused breaches in Ghaggar and several other canals. It would also be necessary to construct check dams on river Ghaggar and its tributaries mainly Markanda and Tangri, Badal said in his communication to the Prime Minister. The water so stored in the proposed reservoirs could be utilized for irrigation and drinking purposes in adjoining cities like Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula, he said. The project when completed would not help in mitigating floods but also bring in numerous other benefits. Badal further pointed out that this was without prejudice to the litigation between Punjab and Haryana regarding Hansi Butana Canal constructed by Haryana. The recent floods in Punjab and Haryana have been caused due to heavy rains in the catchment of river Ghaggar and its tributaries. River Ghaggar is non-perennial inter-state river originating from Himachal Pradesh and terminating in Rajasthan after crossing Haryana and Punjab.
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