Supreme Court Settles Long-Running Himachal Power Dispute
The Supreme Court has settled a long-running dispute over electricity. Punjab and Haryana will pay Himachal Pradesh 11,973 million units of electricity over a period of 20 years. The ruling ends a decades-old disagreement between these states. The Court's order settles the matter for the states involved, so the payment terms are now clear.
Context
Punjab and Haryana were once a single state until they were split in 1966, and they still share water and power arrangements. Himachal Pradesh is a hill state with many hydroelectric projects, so power deals between these neighbours have long mattered.
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