Chandigarh, Jan. 28 -- Pressing for a mutually agreed resolution to the long-pending Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute, the chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday entrusted their officials to hold parleys to find a way to settle the contentious issue and brief them on the progress.

This comes ahead of the crucial Supreme Court hearing on April 8 when the court would hear an interlocutory application filed by Haryana government seeking implementation of apex court's order to complete the remaining portion of SYL canal in Punjab's territory.

Today's meeting, the sixth one, was held in Chandigarh between Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann and his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini. The earlier rounds have failed to break...