New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) After 32 years, an agreement was signed between Haryana and Rajasthan on Monday regarding the Yamuna Water Project under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Saini and his Rajasthan counterpart Bhajanlal Sharma were present on the occasion.Addressing the gathering, CM Saini said that a series of meetings had been held between Haryana and Rajasthan under the chairmanship of the Union Jal Shakti Mi…
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Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) Rajasthan’s long-pending Yamuna Water Project has achieved a historic breakthrough as the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Governments of Rajasthan and Haryana was signed in New Delhi on Monday, paving the way for implementation of a project that had remained pending for nearly 32 years. With an estimated investment of Rs 34,102 crore, the Yamuna Water Project is expected to become a landmark initiative in Rajasthan’s water management sector, ensuring long-term dr…
Jaipur, June 29 (IANS) After Rajasthan and Haryana reached a consensus on implementing the 1994 Yamuna water-sharing agreement, the two states are set to sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Monday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi. Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil will also attend the signing ceremony.This will end a three-decade-long deadlock. According to official sources, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini will formal…
Jaipur, June 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma will participate in a high-level meeting in New Delhi on the Yamuna Water Project on Tuesday. The meeting will be attended by Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, and senior officials from the departments concerned.Discussions will focus on finalising the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for the project and resolving key issues related to its implementation.The Yamuna Water Project is being p…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) A detailed project report (DPR) is likely to be available within a few months on a proposal for transferring Yamuna water from Haryana’s Hathnikund Barrage to Rajasthan for meeting drinking water shortage in summer, Jal Shakti Ministry documents showed on Friday. Both Haryana and Rajasthan have formed Task Forces for the preparation of DPR for the river water transfer, through underground pipelines, during four months in a year from July to October, said an official do…