Haryana, Rajasthan Seal Yamuna Water Deal After 32 Years; Amit Shah Witnesses Signing
The deal will send Rajasthan’s share through an underground pipeline during monsoon months, ending a 32-year delay in the 1994 water pact.
- On Monday, June 29, 2026, Haryana and Rajasthan signed an agreement to implement the 1994 Upper Yamuna River Board Agreement, enabling Rajasthan to access water from Hathnikund Barrage during monsoons.
- The 32-year-old pact remained unimplemented until now due to the absence of canal infrastructure that would allow Rajasthan to access its allocated share of the Yamuna River.
- Both states will jointly construct a 300-km underground pipeline estimated at Rs 3,900 crore, delivering 580 million cubic metres of water annually from July to October.
- The project secures reliable drinking water for water-stressed districts including Churu, Sikar, and Jhunjhunu in Rajasthan, plus Bhiwani and Fatehabad in Haryana, while recharging groundwater reserves.
- While Union Home Minister Amit Shah called the agreement a "win-win situation," opposition critics contend Haryana must first secure its full water share from Punjab before transferring resources to Rajasthan.
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1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement: All you need to know about the MoU signed by Haryana and Rajasthan
Rajasthan and Haryana signed an agreement for the Yamuna Water Project, resolving a decades-long impasse. The project aims to supply drinking water to key districts in both states, benefiting millions and promoting socio-economic development through an underground pipeline system.
Rajasthan to receive Hathnikund water via 3 underground pipelines
Three dedicated pipelines will be laid from Hathnikund barrage in Yamunanagar district of Haryana to supply potable “surplus rainwater” between July and October to Rajasthan under an agreement both the BJP-ruled states inked in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday.
Gehlot asks Rajasthan govt to share Yamuna water project MoU with public
Jaipur, Jun 29 (PTI): Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday demanded that the state government make public the newly signed MoU with Haryana regarding the Yamuna water project and said saying such an important document should not be kept from people.Gehlot said the Rajasthan government had entered into a fresh agreement with Haryana on the Yamuna water issue but had not released its details.He said the people of the state had a …
Haryana, Rajasthan sign pact in Shah's presence for implementation of Yamuna Water Project
New Delhi, Jun 29 (PTI) Haryana and Rajasthan on Monday signed an agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the construction and implementation of the Yamuna Water Project, officials said. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on May 12, 1994 by the Yamuna basin states — Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, […]
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