Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma meets Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini, along with Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, in New Delhi on June 29, 2026. Photo: X/@BhajanlalBjp via ANI
Haryana and Rajasthan on Monday (June 29, 2026) signed an agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to implement the 1994 Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) agreement, which will allow Rajasthan to get water from Hathini Kund barrage during monsoons, officials said.
Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma attended the MoU ceremony, besides Mr. Shah.
The UYRB agreement was signed 32 years ago in 1994, but could not be implemented till now due to the absence of a canal system to supply water to Rajasthan.
After the agreement, Rajasthan will get its due water through an underground water pipeline from Hathini Kund barrage during monsoon months.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on May 12, 1994, by the Yamuna basin States, namely Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, regarding the allocation of the surface flow of the Yamuna River. After its creation in 2000, Uttarakhand was also included in the MoU.
Published – June 29, 2026 03:59 pm IST