Haryana chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that Haryana is supplying more water to Delhi than its legitimate share, as per a 1994 MoU. He was speaking at the 5th meeting of Upper Yamuna review committee here on Tuesday, Hooda said that the Carrier Lined Channel has been completed by Haryana. However, Delhi must plug the unauthorized cut, so that Carrier Lined Channel may become operational.
The meeting was presided over by union water resources minister Mr Harish Rawat and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit. On the situation of water availability in Haryana, Mr Hooda said that the State has only 14 MAF of water as compared to the requirement of 36 MAF.
He said that the state was getting much less water from Yamuna at Tajewala than Delhi despite the fact that during the lean period Delhi’s share is much less than Haryana’s. There is also decline in the contribution of water from Sahibi, Krishnavati and Dohan rivers, tributaries of Yamuna, because of the construction of check dams by Rajasthan in the catchment areas of these rivers. This has resulted in acute problem of water in southern Haryana.
Hooda said that Haryana has always been liberal in helping Delhi in respect of drinking water. Recently, there was a breach in the Upper Ganga Canal, which feeds Sonia Vihar treatment plant. Haryana immediately diverted water to Delhi from its own share without waiting for formal procedure. On the issue of 80 MGD of water being claimed by Delhi, Mr Hooda said that it is actually a non-issue and Haryana does not support the decision to set up a GoM on this issue. He urged the Upper Yamuna review committee to attend to all the water related issues of Yamuna basin states.
Rawat emphasized in the meeting that instructions of the Supreme Court must be followed and commitments must be fulfilled in a time bound manner.
The meeting was presided over by union water resources minister Mr Harish Rawat and Delhi chief minister Sheila Dixit. On the situation of water availability in Haryana, Mr Hooda said that the State has only 14 MAF of water as compared to the requirement of 36 MAF.
He said that the state was getting much less water from Yamuna at Tajewala than Delhi despite the fact that during the lean period Delhi’s share is much less than Haryana’s. There is also decline in the contribution of water from Sahibi, Krishnavati and Dohan rivers, tributaries of Yamuna, because of the construction of check dams by Rajasthan in the catchment areas of these rivers. This has resulted in acute problem of water in southern Haryana.
Hooda said that Haryana has always been liberal in helping Delhi in respect of drinking water. Recently, there was a breach in the Upper Ganga Canal, which feeds Sonia Vihar treatment plant. Haryana immediately diverted water to Delhi from its own share without waiting for formal procedure. On the issue of 80 MGD of water being claimed by Delhi, Mr Hooda said that it is actually a non-issue and Haryana does not support the decision to set up a GoM on this issue. He urged the Upper Yamuna review committee to attend to all the water related issues of Yamuna basin states.
Rawat emphasized in the meeting that instructions of the Supreme Court must be followed and commitments must be fulfilled in a time bound manner.