Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 30 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Tuesday hailed the signing of the long-pending Yamuna Water Agreement with Haryana, while also launching a sharp attack on the opposition and asserting that they have “nothing substantial to say” and “lack any vision”.
The Chief Minister also praised the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accomplishing the promises.
Speaking to ANI on the water-sharing agreement signed between Haryana and Rajasthan on Monday, CM Sharma said, “This project had been stalled for a very long time. The people of Rajasthan had been eagerly awaiting it. This project has now become a reality under the leadership of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It can certainly be said that this will prove to be a boon. Access to Yamuna water was a critical need. The people of Rajasthan deeply understand the importance of water.”
“I once again congratulate Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini for accomplishing this task. The opposition has nothing substantial to say. They have no achievements or genuine issues to speak of. They operate solely on lies. The opposition lacks any vision,” he said.
Further, a felicitation ceremony was held at the Rajasthan Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters for Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma, who arrived in Jaipur after signing the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) regarding the Yamuna water pact in Delhi on Monday.
BJP State President Madan Rathore, Deputy Chief Minister Premchand Bairwa, several government ministers, and BJP office-bearers were present.
This comes after Rajasthan and Haryana on Monday signed the long-awaited Yamuna Water Agreement in New Delhi, ending a three-decade-long deadlock and paving the way for the implementation of a Rs 34,102 crore water infrastructure project aimed at redefining the water landscape of Rajasthan.
The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and senior officials from the Centre and both state governments.
The project will transport Rajasthan’s allocated share of 577 million cubic metres (MCM) of Yamuna water from the Hathnikund Barrage in Haryana to the Hansiawas Reservoir in Churu district through a 295.5-kilometre underground pipeline network.
The project will comprise three pipelines, each measuring 3.6 metres in diameter, along with an inspection motorway, artificial reservoirs and a modern digital water management system. The project also includes provisions to supply drinking water to ten locations in Haryana. (ANI)
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