Rajasthan to get its share of Yamuna water as per 1994 agreement: CM Sharma

Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Saturday asserted that the state will get its share of Yamuna water as per the allocations specified in the 1994 agreement with Haryana. Haryana and Rajasthan recently signed an agreement to jointly prepare a detailed project report for the transfer of Rajasthan's share of Yamuna water from Hathnikund in Haryana through underground pipelines and its subsequent utilisation in areas such as Jhunjhunu and Churu. Addressing public gatherings in Khetri and Kalyanpura in Neem Ka Thana district as a part of the 'Dhanyavad Yatra' for the water sharing agreement, Sharma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured that Rajasthan would get its complete share of water and the Memorandum of Understanding was signed accordingly. "This MoU would fulfil the demand of the people of Rajasthan who have waited for the last 30 years. As part of the agreement, the state will get 1,917 cusecs of water from the Yamuna river," he said. The chief minister said