{"id":366395,"date":"2026-06-30T15:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=366395"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:04:22","slug":"1994-upper-yamuna-water-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/1994-upper-yamuna-water-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong>\u00a0Haryana and Rajasthan signed an agreement to implement the long-pending Yamuna Water Project under the 1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\"><strong>About 1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_366400\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-366400\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-366400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-Mint.jpg?resize=384%2C219&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement\" width=\"384\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-Mint.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-Mint.jpg?resize=768%2C439&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Source-Mint.jpg?w=873&amp;ssl=1 873w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-366400\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Mint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement<\/strong> is an <strong>inter-state pact for sharing the utilisable surface waters of the Upper Yamuna Basin.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Signatory States:<\/strong> The original Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed <strong>by Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, and the National Capital Territory of Delhi.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Later Addition:<\/strong> <strong>Uttarakhand<\/strong> became part of the agreement in 2000 after its creation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Governing Body:<\/strong> The <strong>Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB)<\/strong> was established in <strong>1995<\/strong> to <strong>implement<\/strong> the MoU and regulate water allocation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective<\/strong>: The agreement <strong>lays down rules for sharing the surface flow of the Upper Yamuna Basin<\/strong> to <strong>meet drinking and irrigation needs<\/strong> among the basin states.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dams and Infrastructure:<\/strong> The agreement also recognised the need for future construction of upstream storage <strong>dams such as Renuka, Kishau, and Lakhwar-Vyasi <\/strong>to augment water supply.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recent Breakthrough (June 2026):<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Implementation Agreement:<\/strong> <strong>Haryana and Rajasthan signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA)<\/strong> to operationalise the 1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement after nearly three decades of delay.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water Conveyance<\/strong>: <strong>Rajasthan&#8217;s allocated 577 million cubic metres (MCM) of Yamuna water<\/strong> will be transported from the <strong>Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana to the Hansiyawas Reservoir in Churu<\/strong> district through an underground <strong>pipeline network of about 295.5 kilometres.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Project Infrastructure:<\/strong> The project includes three underground pipelines, each 3.6 metres in diameter, along with inspection roads, artificial reservoirs, and a modern water management system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Implementation Mechanism:<\/strong> A <strong>Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) named the Rajasthan-Haryana Yamuna Water Project SPV (RHYW-SPV)<\/strong> will oversee the implementation, construction, operation, and maintenance of the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News:\u00a0Haryana and Rajasthan signed an agreement to implement the long-pending Yamuna Water Project under the 1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement. About 1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement The 1994 Upper Yamuna Water Agreement is an inter-state pact for sharing the utilisable surface waters of the Upper Yamuna Basin. 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