New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday will sign an agreement formalising the sharing of Sone river waters, resolving the dispute that has persisted since Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in 2000.

"All details had already been finalised. Chief ministers of both states are coming to sign the pact Monday," a senior Union Jal Shakti ministry official told HT, on condition of anonymity.

HT had on July 24 reported that the agreement was very close to be signed after both states completed their internal approvals. The development comes after Jharkhand in July passed the matter in its cabinet earlier this month.

The agreement settles the division of the erstwhile undivided Bihar's allocation under the 1973 Bansagar Agreement.

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