Kishau multipurpose project MoU signed under Amit Shah

A memorandum of understanding on the long-pending Kishau multipurpose project was signed in Delhi at a programme chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, attended by the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. The project ends a dispute of about six decades and will provide water and power to six states: UP, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.

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Kishau multipurpose project MoU signed in Delhi, chaired by HM Amit Shah.
Beneficiary states: UP, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi.
The project resolves a dispute of about six decades.
Himachal's water goes to Delhi-Rajasthan; states share power costs in return.

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