Rajasthan taking steps to bring excess Yamuna waters during monsoon

The BJP government in Rajasthan has started preparing a detailed project report (DPR) for construction of a transportation system to divert some of the waters flowing wastefully from the Yamuna river during the monsoon to the State. The DPR will be sent shortly to the Central Water Commission.

Water Resources Minister Suresh Singh Rawat said at the ninth meeting of the Upper Yamuna Review Committee in NOIDA on Thursday (November 27, 2025) that the work orders for the DPR had been issued and it was being prepared in coordination with a joint task force comprising the members from Rajasthan and Haryana.

“The new system will not only ensure proper utilisation of water that flows wastefully during floods, but will also ensure water security in various districts by bringing water for the future projects,” Mr. Rawat said. Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Patil presided over the meeting, which was attended by the Ministers and officials from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.

The decision to divert excess Yamuna waters to Rajasthan follows an agreement signed with the Haryana government in February 2024 for getting the State’s full share of 1.119 billion cusec metre water as per the 1994 Yamuna Water Agreement. The availability of water will resolve the issue of shortage of drinking and irrigation water in four districts of Shekhawati region.

Mr. Rawat said the Shekhawati region, situated at the edge of Thar desert, had been facing water scarcity since long, and the joint task force was preparing an action plan to supply the Yamuna waters to the remote areas in Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, and parts of Nagaur district.

The Minister urged the Centre to consider the Renukaji, Lakhwar and Kishau projects on Yamuna and its tributaries in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as integral parts of national projects for diverting the water from Hathini Kund Barrage to Rajasthan, and provide financial assistance. The State government has already approved its share of funds in the three projects for ensuring the completion of work on time.