Four states sign pact to resolve pending Narmada Project issues in Shah's presence

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Four states bordering the Narmada river, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra on Tuesday reached an agreement in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the resolution of decades-old issues on displacement and land compensation within the Narmada Project, officials said. Officials noted that the long-standing dispute concerning the displacement and land compensation of people in flood-prone areas of the Narmada River Project has now been resolved. All states involved in the agreement agreed to an amicable settlement of the dispute under the leadership and guidance of the home minister, officials said. Recently, significant progress has also been made in resolving long-standing water-sharing issues between states, such as those concerning the Kishau Dam project in Himachal Pradesh and the water dispute between Rajasthan and Haryana, they said. On June 29, Rajasthan and Haryana signed an agreement for the construction and implementation of the Yamuna Water Project, resolving a nearly three-decade-old issue. Additionally, on June 16, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, and Rajasthan agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the Kishau Multipurpose Project to rejuvenate the Yamuna river. PTI ABS ABS MPL MPL