India, May 23 -- A proposal to divert 500 cusecs of water from the Ganga to the Yamuna, moved last year as part of the Centre-monitored project to rejuvenate the Yamuna, faces significant feasibility hurdles and will likely remain in cold storage, according to a senior Delhi government official.

The senior government official, who did not wish to be named, said the Uttar Pradesh irrigation department has communicated that the diversion plan was found to be not feasible at the current stage as several areas between Eastern Yamuna Canal and Delhi are in extremely poor state and will not be able to carry the water, besides a shortage of raw water in Ganga system during the summer lean season.

"The Ganga system does not have additional wate...