Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Share of Yamuna Water to Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan, Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK  SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. †*276

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## SHARE OF YAMUNA WATER TO RAJASTHAN

| †*276                                                                                                                                                | SHRIRAHUL KASWAN                                                                                                                                     | SHRIRAMCHARAN BOHRA                                                                                                                                  |
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| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                                                                 | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                                                                 | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                                                                 |
| (a) whether Rajasthan is not being provided its share of Yamuna water from Tajewala head even after getting it allotted by Upper Yamuna River Board; | (a) whether Rajasthan is not being provided its share of Yamuna water from Tajewala head even after getting it allotted by Upper Yamuna River Board; | (a) whether Rajasthan is not being provided its share of Yamuna water from Tajewala head even after getting it allotted by Upper Yamuna River Board; |
| (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;                                                                                             | (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;                                                                                             | (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;                                                                                             |
| (c) whether the Union Government proposes to give direction to Haryana Government on the issue of                                                    | (c) whether the Union Government proposes to give direction to Haryana Government on the issue of                                                    | (c) whether the Union Government proposes to give direction to Haryana Government on the issue of                                                    |
| providing Yamuna water from Tajewala to Churu and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan and if so, the details                                            | providing Yamuna water from Tajewala to Churu and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan and if so, the details                                            | providing Yamuna water from Tajewala to Churu and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan and if so, the details                                            |
| thereof;                                                                                                                                             | thereof;                                                                                                                                             | thereof;                                                                                                                                             |
| (d) whether the Government of Rajasthan has been demanding its share of water since many years and if                                                | (d) whether the Government of Rajasthan has been demanding its share of water since many years and if                                                | (d) whether the Government of Rajasthan has been demanding its share of water since many years and if                                                |
| so, the details thereof; and                                                                                                                         | so, the details thereof; and                                                                                                                         | so, the details thereof; and                                                                                                                         |
| (e) the details of the action taken by the Union Government during the last five years in this regard?                                               | (e) the details of the action taken by the Union Government during the last five years in this regard?                                               | (e) the details of the action taken by the Union Government during the last five years in this regard?                                               |
| ANSWER                                                                                                                                               | ANSWER                                                                                                                                               | ANSWER                                                                                                                                               |
| THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI                                                                                                                 | THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI                                                                                                                 | THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI                                                                                                                 |
| (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)                                                                                                                               | (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)                                                                                                                               | (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)                                                                                                                               |

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *276 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2022 REGARDING 'SHARE OF YAMUNA WATER TO RAJASTHAN' ASKED BY SHRI RAHUL KASWAN AND SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA, HON'BLE MPs.

(a)  &  (b) Rajasthan  is  not  getting  its  allocated  share  of  Yamuna  water  from  Tajewala  Barrage  in  the absence of carrier system to transport Rajasthan's share.

(c)  to  (e) Rajasthan  submitted  the  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  titled  'Transfer  of  Rajasthan  share  of Yamuna  water  at  Tajewala  Headworks  to  Churu  and  Jhunjhunu  districts  of  Rajasthan  by  underground conveyance  system'  to  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  in  February,  2019  to  transfer  and  utilize  its share of 1,917 cusecs of water allocation at Tajewala Head-works during July to October as decided by Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB). Subsequently, Government of Rajasthan decided to implement the project in phases, whereby the drinking water component is to be taken up as first phase, and the irrigation part  to  be  taken  up  in  the  second  phase.  Accordingly  revised  DPR  of  'Transfer  of  Rajasthan  Share  of Yamuna Water from Tajewala (Hathnikund) Head works To Churu And Jhunjhunu Districts of Rajasthan By  Underground  Conveyance  System  and  Its  Utilization'  was  submitted  in  January,  2021  to  CWC  for appraisal.

Governemnt  of  Haryana  during  October,  2020  and  subsequently  in  October,  2021  has  conveyed observations on the proposal and suggested following two alternatives for the State of Rajasthan, viz., (i) Construct a barrage at Mawi and lay its conveyance system for 1,917 cusecs for its Churu and Jhunjhunu districts  and  continue  to  receive  balance  share  from  Okhla;  (ii)  Lay  a  pipeline  directly  from  Okhla  for carrying its entire share of water to its areas. Governemnt of Haryana further conveyed that construction of Mawi barrage and carrying water in open channel from Mawi to Rajasthan border will be cheaper than the proposal to construct underground pipeline from Hathnikund (Tajewala Head-works) barrage. Moreover, construction of barrage at Mawi can be integrated with the proposed Yamuna Rajasthan Link.

However, Rajasthan has not agreed to the proposal of construction of Barrage on Yamuna at Mawi (Panipat) or for taking 1,917 cusecs water from Okhla for its Churu and Jhunjhunu Districts.

Chairman, UYRB held a meeting in March 2022 with Haryana and Rajasthan for building consensus on the issue and a Technical Committee was formed to examine the availability of water at Tajewala & Okhla head and feasibility of carrying the share of Rajasthan from various points (Hathnikund, Mawi & Okhla) under the chairmanship of Member Secretary, UYRB with members from the State of Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh  & CWC. 1 st meeting of the Technical Committee has been held in May 2022.