Manohar Singh Gill: An Officer of the People
Water crisis
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The bitter waters of the Punjab Rivers
Read more here →: The bitter waters of the Punjab RiversI joined the Punjab IAS in 1958. In 1960, Prime Minister Nehru signed the World Bank Sponsored Agreement with Prime Minister Liaqat Ali Khan, to divide the river waters of the old Punjab. The East Punjab was allotted 15.2 MAF and the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej rivers, while the West Punjab got Chenab, Jhelum and…
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Punjab’s never-ending woes
Read more here →: Punjab’s never-ending woesThe Tribune, Chandigarh | April 7, 2019 Partition was a great disaster – lost lives, migration, and other horrors. We left the west canal colonies created by the Sikhs, and got one-third sandy land in return. Laudhiana was all tibbas, growing groundnut. The rivers were divided and Punjab got 15 million acre-foot (MAF). Against the Constitution…
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Joy, And The River Of Sorrow
Read more here →: Joy, And The River Of SorrowOutlook | June 27, 2011 At the end of May, I undertook a joyride in the districts of Amritsar, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Faridkot and Tarn Taran, on both sides of the Sutlej. It was a chance to see and learn—a rare thing these days. The hot, dry summer had set in; the wheat had been harvested,…
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Water Crisis in East and West Punjab
Read more here →: Water Crisis in East and West PunjabThe Sunday Tribune, Chandigarh | May 23, 2010Republished in The Hindu | May 29, 2010 Let’s tackle it with a steady application of science, says Manohar Singh Gill As the long hot summer sizzles, men’s thoughts in Lahore and in Amritsar turned to water. It is scarce on both sides of the border. When the British…