Lok Sabha Question No. 1209 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Share of Yamuna River Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1209

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## SHARE OF YAMUNA RIVER WATER

## 1209. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that Rajasthan's share of Yamuna river water is not being released for the State from Tejewala Head even after the same has been allocated by the Upper Yamuna River Board;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to direct the Government of Haryana to release water of Yamuna river from Tajewala head to Churu and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan;

(d) if so, the time by which water is likely to be released; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

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

(c) to (e) Rajasthan submitted the DPR titled 'Transfer of Rajasthan share of Yamuna water at Tajewala Head  works  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 was to be taken up as first phase, and the irrigation part was 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 its appraisal.

Government  of  Haryana  during  October,  2020  and  subsequently  in  October,  2021  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 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.  The  Government  of  Haryana  further  conveyed  that construction of Mawi barrage and carrying water in open channel from Mawi to Rajasthan border will be cheaper than construction of underground pipeline from Hathnikund 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  officers  concerned  from  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 and the CWC. The Technical Committee has held 4 meeting so far. The last meeting of the Committee was held on 06.07.2023.

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