New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- The Kishau multipurpose dam project, conceived nearly eight decades ago, received a decisive push with Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi signing an MoU for its implementation. The agreement was signed at a meeting chaired by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah at Kartavya Bhawan in New Delhi. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called the development a historic milestone for a project that has remained pending for decades.

Dhami said Kishau was first conceived in 1940 and had seen repeated attempts to move forward, but various issues prevented implementation. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership has accelerated long-pending projects, while S...