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Delhi receives water from neighbouring states through a canal in the form of raw water as per the Yamuna water sharing agreement of May 1994 between the States of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Delhi (Planning Department GNCTD 2019). This agreement was about the sharing of water in upper Yamuna, i.e., from Yamunotri Glacier (origin point of river Yamuna) to the Okhla barrage (as shown in Figure 3) and also the involvement of various states governments and their departments from the beneficiary states, for example, Haryana Irrigation and Water Resource Development, Uttar Pradesh Irrigation, and Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam. Upper Yamuna River Board, a subordinate office of the Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India was constituted under the framework of the agreement to look after the functioning and implementation of related projects (Upper Yamuna River Board 2020). Table 3 shows the share of Delhi's water as per the agreement.
Table 3

Approved allocation of water from Yamuna river to NCT Delhi

Sl. No.StatesAllocation (BCM)
Total (BCM)
July to OctoberNovember to FebruaryMarch to June
Haryana 4.11 0.69 0.94 5.73 
Uttar Pradesh 3.22 0.34 0.47 4.03 
Rajasthan 0.96 0.07 0.09 1.12 
Himachal Pradesh 0.19 0.11 0.08 0.04 
Delhi 0.58 0.07 0.08 0.72 
Sl. No.StatesAllocation (BCM)
Total (BCM)
July to OctoberNovember to FebruaryMarch to June
Haryana 4.11 0.69 0.94 5.73 
Uttar Pradesh 3.22 0.34 0.47 4.03 
Rajasthan 0.96 0.07 0.09 1.12 
Himachal Pradesh 0.19 0.11 0.08 0.04 
Delhi 0.58 0.07 0.08 0.72 

Source: Economic Survey of Delhi, 2020–2021.

Note: BCM is Billion Cubic Metre.

Figure 3

Sources of water supply for NCT Delhi, 2018. Source: Draft Water Policy Delhi, 2018.

Figure 3

Sources of water supply for NCT Delhi, 2018. Source: Draft Water Policy Delhi, 2018.

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