As Punjab has backtracked on agreement signed with Jammu and Kashmir on the Ranjit Sagar Dam, the state government has decided to construct the remaining portion of the Ravi-Tawi canal on its own to get its share of water from the Ravi.

Winding up a debate on the budget of his ministry, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Taj Mohi-ud Din said the work on the Ravi Tawi Canal was start