Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Sept. 15 -- Haryana is expected to receive about 1,280 cusecs of additional water from three storage projects in the upper Yamuna basin after an agreement cleared a major hurdle to the long-delayed Kishau multipurpose project, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Tuesday.
The additional supply would come from Kishau, Renukaji and Lakhwar projects, with the latter two already under construction. Together, the three projects are likely to provide Haryana about 1,143 million cubic metres (MCM) of water, according to state government figures.
For Haryana, where canal water is vital to agriculture and growing urban demand is putting additional pressure on supplies, the Kishau agreement marks a significant step toward...