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AGREEMENT FOR RENUKAJI DAM MULTIPURPOSE PROJECT SIGNED
- Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand signed an agreement for Renukaji Dam Multipurpose Project on January 11, 2019. The project is aimed at meeting the drinking water needs of these states.
- The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi
IMPORTANT DAMS NEAR EACHOTHER
- Lakhwar project on river Yamuna in Uttarakhand
- Kishau on river Tons in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
- Renukaji on river Giri in Himachal Pradesh
- These three projects were conceived in 2008 and were identified as National Projects.
FEATURES OF THE PROJECT
- The project also involves the generation of 40 MW of power during peak flow to be executed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (HPPCL).
- The project would increase by the river flow about 110 per cent which will be used to meet the drinking water needs of Delhi and the other Yamuna basin states up to some extent in the lean period.
- The share of stored water among the states will be as follows, Haryana-47.8 per cent; Uttar Pradesh/ Uttarakhand-33.65 per cent; Himachal-3.15 per cent; Rajasthan-9.3 per cent and NCT of Delhi: 6.04 per cent.
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