Delhi-Haryana Water Crisis | 19 Jun 2024
Why in News?
Recently, the Delhi Water Minister visited the Wazirabad barrage and appealed to the Haryana government to release water in the Yamuna river.
Key Points
- The Wazirabad barrage gets water from Haryana which goes to the water treatment plants of Chandrawal, Okhla and Wazirabad.
- The water dispute between Haryana and Delhi highlights the challenges of resource allocation and management in the region.
Yamuna River
- About:
- The Yamuna River is one of the major tributaries of the Ganges in Northern India.
- It forms an integral part of the Yamuna-Ganga Plain, one of the world's most extensive alluvial plains.
- Source:
- It has its source in the Yamunotri Glacier at an elevation of 6,387 meters on the southwestern sides of Banderpooch crests in the lower Himalayan ranges.
- Basin:
- It meets the Ganges at the Sangam (where Kumbh mela is held) in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh after flowing through Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi.
- Important Dam: Lakhwar-Vyasi Dam (Uttarakhand), Tajewala Barrage Dam (Haryana) etc.
- Important Tributaries: Chambal, Sindh, Betwa and Ken.
- Government Initiatives Related to Yamuna River:
- Yamuna Action Plan
- Delhi Government’s Six-Point Action Plan to Clean Yamuna by February 2025.
