New Delhi, July 7 -- In a historic achievement, the decades-old dispute linked to Narmada river and long-pending issues related to the Narmada project was resolved on Tuesday with the signing of an agreement by all the four concerned states--Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra-- in presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah here in the national capital.

The agreement was reached on the settlement of pending payment issues among the Narmada Award beneficiary states in the presence of Shah as well as Union Minister of Jal Shakti CR Patil, Chief Minister (CM) of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel, Rajasthan CM Bhajan Lal Sharma and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav alongwith senior officials from the Centra...