Haryana-Delhi water dispute solved

A long-standing water sharing dispute between Delhi and Haryana was resolved on Tuesday, with the latter agreeing to release an additional 610 cusecs of Yamuna water in Munak canal for the national capital.

Both the states agreed to the arrangement at a meeting of Group of Ministers held here.

While Haryana will give Delhi 610 cusecs water (610 cubic feet per second) or 17,273 litres per second at Munak canal, the city will provide Haryana Rs 50 crore as "upfront reimbursement" for the under construction carrier line channel.

Haryana has demanded a total of Rs 150 crore as reimbursement. It will send the estimate of the remaining amount to Central Water Commission which will take a final call on the issue, sources in the government said.

The water supply will be in addition to the 125 cusecs Haryana is already providing to Delhi at Nangloi. The 610 cusecs of water was agreed upon by the two states as per a 1994 agreement.

The carrier line channel will help Delhi save what is being lost due to leakages and seepage.

It is expected to help in running the 20 million gallons daily (MGD) water treatment plants at Okhla and at Bawana, and a 50 MGD water treatment plant at Dwarka.