New Delhi, June 16 -- Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi on Tuesday reached on consensus over the long-pending "Kishau" multipurpose dam project for the rejuvenation of the Yamuna river with decision to sign a pact and that 90 per cent cost of water component of the project to be borne by the Central government and the remaining by these states.

All the states agreed to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the implementation of the "Kishau" hydroelectric and water storage project on the Tons River, a tributary of the Yamuna, straddling the border between Dehradun in Uttarakhand and Sirmour in Himachal Pradesh.

Following the signing of the MoU, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the pr...