The policy text outlines an urgent meeting held by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Union Home Secretary to address the water requirements of Haryana within the next 8 days. The concern centers around obtaining additional 4500 cusecs of water from Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Dams for addressing immediate needs in Haryana and parts of Rajasthan. Senior officials from various contributing states, including Punjab, Rajasthan, and Haryana, and BBMB were part of the discussion. The meeting established that this water would be released to Haryana for up to 8 days through Bhakra Dams. An additional agreement was made: during the dams' filling period, any excess water intended for Haryana will instead be provided to Punjab to meet their potential requirements. It is also indicated that BBMB will promptly convene a board meeting to finalize the plan for this water release.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Home Affairs: A governmental department responsible for internal affairs, including law and order.
Union Home Secretary: The head of the Ministry of Home Affairs, overseeing all operations within their jurisdiction.
Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB): A board responsible for managing water resources across multiple states using dams on the Bhakra and Beas rivers.
Dams: Water storage infrastructure managed by the BBMB to regulate flow and allocate water as needed.
Government of India: The central government responsible for national policies and regulations in India.
Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana: States of India that are partners or beneficiaries of water allocation decisions made by the BBMB.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Union Home Secretary holds a meeting to discuss
urgent water requirements of Haryana for next 08
days from Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)
Dams
Posted On: 02 MAY 2025 6:43PM by PIB Delhi
A meeting was held under the chairmanship of Home Secretary, Government of India at New Delhi today to
discuss the issue of implementation of decision of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) for release of
extra 4500 cusecs of water to Haryana for 08 days for meeting urgent water needs of Haryana and some parts
of Rajasthan. The meeting was attended by senior officers of Government of India, the partner states of
BBMB viz. Punjab, Rajasthan and Haryana and BBMB.
The matter was discussed/deliberated and it was advised to carry out the decision of BBMB to release 4500
cusecs of extra water from Bhakra Dams to Haryana for next 08 days to meet their urgent water requirements.
It was also agreed that during the filling period of Dams, BBMB will provide this excess water to Punjab to
fulfil their any additional requirements. The BBMB will immediately convene a meeting of the Board to work
out the modalities of implementing the release of extra water to Haryana.
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(Release ID: 2126247)