Letter from Union Ministry, Upper
Yamuna River Board
The Union Water Resources Ministry
and the Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) have asked Haryana to ensure it
releases adequate quantity of water to meet Delhi’s needs while the Ganga Canal
is closed for annual cleaning and maintenance work.
The Uttar Pradesh administration has
closed the Ganga Canal from October 22 midnight for three weeks to carry out
cleaning and maintenance work. During this phase, Haryana has instructions to
supply water to Delhi to make for the shortfall.
In a letter to the Haryana
Irrigation Department, the Ministry and the UYRB have asked the State to adhere
to the 2006 standing order of the Upper Yamuna Review Committee, which makes it
mandatory for Haryana to release more water to Delhi during the time the Ganga
Canal is closed for maintenance.
Delhi gets 140 MGD for the Sonia
Vihar Water Treatment Plant and 100 MGD for the Bagirathi Water Treatment Plant
from Uttar Pradesh through the Ganga Canal.
· This is for
the period when Ganga Canal is closed for maintenance
· It is
mandatory for Haryana to release more water during this time
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