Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 26 (ANI): Rajasthan is ready to witness a serious push in direction of long-term water safety because the state authorities prepares to signal key agreements and speed up a number of large-scale water infrastructure initiatives on June 29, 2026.
The day is being described by the state administration as a ‘historic milestone’ for Rajasthan, which spans practically 10 per cent of India’s landmass however has only one.16 per cent of the nation’s floor water assets. For a long time, the state has confronted acute water shortage, making water conservation and administration a central coverage focus.
Under the management of Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, the state has intensified efforts over the previous two and a half years to deal with the disaster, with emphasis on cooperation between the Centre and the state authorities, officers stated.
A key growth is the upcoming signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Rajasthan and Haryana on the sharing of the Yamuna River water. The settlement, finalised on June 23, can be signed within the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Under the pact, Rajasthan will obtain its allotted share of water from the Hathnikund Barrage as per the 1994 settlement. To transport water to drought-prone areas of Shekhawati–covering Sikar, Jhunjhunu and Churu districts–a 265-kilometre underground pipeline is deliberate. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the challenge was finalised by May 2026, with work at present underway, officers stated.
The estimated price of the challenge is round 32,000 crore, and it’s being applied on a fast-track foundation.
Alongside this, Rajasthan can also be advancing work on the Renukaji, Lakhwar and Kishau multipurpose dam initiatives. On June 16, six states signed an MoU in New Delhi for the long-pending Kishau Dam challenge beneath the mediation of the Union Home Minister. The Centre is predicted to bear 90 per cent of the water-related expenditure for the challenge, whereas Rajasthan has already authorized its share of funding. Once accomplished, the challenge is predicted to offer an extra 201 million cubic metres of water to the state.
The authorities additionally highlighted progress on the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP), now renamed the Ram Jal Setu Link Project. Conceived within the Eighties and lengthy delayed, the challenge gained momentum after the inspiration stone for works price 46,300 crore was laid in Jaipur in December 2024.
The challenge goals to offer ingesting water to just about 30 million folks throughout 17 districts in jap Rajasthan and irrigate round 4 lakh hectares of land. Major constructions, together with a 2,280-metre-long aqueduct over the Chambal River between Kota and Bundi, are at present beneath building and focused for completion by 2027-28.
Officials stated the challenge can also be anticipated to help industrial growth in areas linked to the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor.
In addition to giant infrastructure initiatives, the state authorities is selling water conservation on the grassroots stage by way of initiatives such because the Chief Minister Water Self-Reliance Campaign 2.0, Vande Ganga Water Conservation Campaign, and Amrit Sarovar scheme, beneath which at the very least 125 water conservation constructions are being developed in every district.
Restoration of conventional water our bodies similar to stepwells, johads and ponds can also be being undertaken alongside enlargement of piped ingesting water provide beneath the Jal Jeevan Mission.
The authorities stated the mixed efforts replicate a long-term technique for ‘water safety’ in Rajasthan, transferring past short-term measures in direction of sustainable administration of water assets for future generations. (ANI)