Haryana and Rajasthan sign Yamuna Water Project agreement
The governments of Rajasthan and Haryana signed an agreement in New Delhi on 29 June 2026, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, for the Yamuna Water Project to supply about 580 MCM of Yamuna water to Rajasthan from July to October.
Summary
The governments of Rajasthan and Haryana signed an agreement for the construction and implementation of the Yamuna Water Project in New Delhi on 29 June 2026, in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil. Under the agreement, about 580 million cubic metres (MCM) of water will be supplied from the Yamuna canal to Rajasthan from July to October through three underground pipelines of more than 3.6 metres diameter. The water will serve drinking needs in Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu districts of Rajasthan and the Bhiwani and Fatehabad areas of Haryana. Amit Shah said the agreement, framed with the Central Water Commission, resolved a water problem nearly three decades old.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 29 June 2026, New Delhi
- Parties
- Rajasthan and Haryana governments
- Water
- About 580 MCM from the Yamuna canal, July-October
- Conveyance
- Three underground pipelines, over 3.6 m diameter
- Beneficiaries
- Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan); Bhiwani, Fatehabad (Haryana)
- Framework
- Prepared with the Central Water Commission
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Yamuna Water Project agreement signed in New Delhi on 29 June 2026 was between the governments of:
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Correct answer: D — Haryana and Rajasthan
The governments of Rajasthan and Haryana signed the agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Under the Yamuna Water Project agreement of June 2026, approximately how much water will be supplied to Rajasthan from July to October?
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Correct answer: B — 580 MCM
About 580 million cubic metres of water will be supplied from the Yamuna canal to Rajasthan through three underground pipelines from July to October.
Which districts of Rajasthan will get drinking water under the Haryana-Rajasthan Yamuna Water Project agreement of June 2026?
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Correct answer: C — Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu
The water will serve Sikar, Churu and Jhunjhunu districts in Rajasthan, along with the Bhiwani and Fatehabad areas in Haryana.