New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Punjab and Haryana governments are inching closer to an amicable resolution of their decades-old dispute over the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal, the Supreme Court was informed on Wednesday.

Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing in the matter, told the apex court that the two States were now working towards a common position, with Punjab showing willingness to resolve the dispute.

"I must say that today we speak in a joint voice. Punjab is coming much closer. They have opened their heart much more than what they were talking last time," Venkataramani said.

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, taking note of the progress, remarked, "Once the heart opens, the door also opens."

The bench, also comprising Jus...