Chandigarh, July 23 -- Former Haryana minister Sampat Singh on Wednesday urged the standing committee on irrigation of Haryana assembly to conduct an immediate technical inspection of the state's irrigation infrastructure.

In a statement, the INLD leader said that years of neglect have put the vital Bhakra and Yamuna systems under severe stress. Singh said the critical infrastructure, such as the Narwana Branch-Karnal Link and the Sirsa Branch, designed to interconnect both systems, was failing to balance water distribution effectively.

The INLD leader alleged that the Haryana government has repeatedly failed to secure its rightful water share.

"Under the 1954 Yamuna Water Agreement, Haryana was entitled to two-thirds of the water, but...