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Amit Shah to Chair Meeting on Kishau Dam With Six States

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to chair a meeting with six states on the Kishau dam project, according to a September 15 The News Mill report.

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Current Summary

Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting on the long-pending Kishau dam project attended by Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukhu. Following the meeting, the chief ministers of six states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Haryana — signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the project in Shah's presence. Reports describe the pact as ending a decades-long (32-year) deadlock and reviving Yamuna flow, benefiting six states. The project is a 660 MW multipurpose dam on the Tons River at a total cost of Rs 15,624 crore; Rajasthan is set to receive 124 MCM of water, and Himachal Pradesh has secured a power cost-sharing arrangement. CM Dhami said the project will supply drinking water to Delhi and help clean the Yamuna, with Amit Shah targeting a clean Yamuna by 2029. A September 16 Tribune report says the agreement has sparked protests in Uttarakhand villages, though the affected villages, their specific grievances, and any official response remain undisclosed. A September 17 Down To Earth report says experts have raised concerns about the dam's risks and utility, even as the agreement was signed. A September 18 Hindustan Times report quotes Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukhu saying his Congress government protected HP's interests in the deal. Full cost-sharing details for other states and an implementation timeline also remain undisclosed.

What We Know

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to chair a meeting with six states regarding the Kishau dam project.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Dhami, and HP CM Sukhvinder Sukhu have arrived to attend the meeting.
Chief ministers of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh attended the meeting chaired by Amit Shah on the Kishau Dam project.
An agreement on the Kishau dam project has been signed by the six states involved.
The six signatory states to the Kishau dam MoA are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Haryana.
The pact is intended to boost Yamuna water availability across the six states, according to ETV Bharat.
The agreement ends a long-pending deadlock on the project, variously described as eight years or decades.
The Kishau reservoir is intended to augment drinking water supply for the six signatory states, per a September 15 Times of India report.
Himachal Pradesh has secured a power cost-sharing arrangement under the six-state Kishau dam pact, according to a September 15 Himachal Guardian report.
India Today reports the deal ends a 32-year deadlock on the Kishau project.
The Kishau project is a 660 MW multipurpose dam to be built on the Tons River.
Amit Shah stated the target to achieve a clean Yamuna is 2029.
Rajasthan will receive 124 MCM of water under the Kishau Dam project, according to a September 16 Dainik Bhaskar report.
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said the project will provide water to four states and generate electricity, according to a September 16 The News Mill report.
The Kishau dam project's total cost is estimated at Rs 15,624 crore.
CM Dhami said the Kishau dam project will provide drinking water to Delhi and help clean the Yamuna, per a September 16 ANI report.
Villages in Uttarakhand have staged protests against the Kishau dam MoA, according to a September 16 Tribune report.
Experts have questioned the risks and utility of the Kishau dam project, according to a September 17 Down To Earth report.
Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukhu says his Congress government protected the state's interests in the Kishau agreement.

What Is Still Unclear

The meeting's date, agenda, and expected outcomes.
Which six states are involved and their specific stakes in the project.

What Changed

18 Sept, 05:50 am
Himachal Pradesh CM has said his Congress government protected the state's interests in the Kishau dam agreement, per a September 18 Hindustan Times report, amid ongoing scrutiny of the deal's cost-sharing and expert concerns.
17 Sept, 09:30 am
A September 17 Down To Earth report says experts have questioned the risks and utility of the Kishau dam project, even after six states signed the water-sharing memorandum in Union Home Minister Amit Shah's presence.
16 Sept, 08:31 pm
Villages in Uttarakhand have staged protests against the newly signed Kishau dam agreement, according to a September 16 Tribune report. The report does not specify which villages are involved, the nature of their grievances, or whether state authorities have responded.
16 Sept, 01:51 pm
CM Dhami further stated that the Kishau dam project will provide drinking water to Delhi and help clean the Yamuna, according to a September 16 ANI report.
16 Sept, 11:41 am
A September 16 Times of India report specifies the Kishau dam project's total cost at Rs 15,624 crore, underscoring the scale of the six-state agreement.
16 Sept, 10:51 am
CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said the Kishau Dam project will provide water to four states and generate electricity, according to a September 16 The News Mill report.
16 Sept, 10:51 am
A September 16 Dainik Bhaskar report specifies Rajasthan will receive 124 MCM of water under the Kishau Dam project, the first state-specific allocation figure disclosed.
16 Sept, 07:40 am
A September 15 ddnews.gov.in report quotes Amit Shah stating the target to achieve a clean Yamuna is 2029.
16 Sept, 04:40 am
Swarajyamag reports the Kishau project is a 660 MW multipurpose dam to be built on the Tons River.
15 Sept, 06:20 pm
India Today reports the Kishau dam agreement ends a 32-year deadlock on the project, benefiting six states and aiming to revive Yamuna flow — the first specific duration figure disclosed for the delay across coverage.
15 Sept, 04:21 pm
A Himachal Guardian report says Himachal Pradesh secured a power cost-sharing arrangement as part of the six-state Kishau dam pact signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
15 Sept, 02:31 pm
A September 15 Times of India report specifies that the Kishau multi-purpose project's reservoir, agreed upon by Delhi and five other states, is intended to augment drinking water supply, in addition to boosting Yamuna water availability as earlier reported.
15 Sept, 01:51 pm
ETV Bharat reports the MoU ends a decades-long deadlock on the Kishau dam project and is intended to boost Yamuna water availability across the six signatory states, while other reports describe it as clearing an eight-year hurdle.
15 Sept, 10:30 am
The six states that signed the Kishau dam Memorandum of Agreement have been named: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, and Haryana, per ANI and The News Mill reports.
15 Sept, 09:50 am
An agreement on the long-delayed Kishau dam project on a Yamuna tributary has been signed by the six states involved, following the meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, according to a September 15 Moneycontrol report. The agreement's specific terms, cost-sharing arrangement, and implementation timeline are not yet disclosed.
15 Sept, 08:11 am
Chief ministers of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh attended the Amit Shah-chaired meeting on the Kishau Dam project, according to a September 15 The News Mill report. The report does not disclose the meeting's outcomes or specific commitments made by each state.
15 Sept, 07:10 am
Chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have arrived to attend the Kishau Dam meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, according to a September 15 ANI News report, confirming the meeting is now taking place.
15 Sept, 06:01 am
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Background

The Kishau dam is a long-proposed multi-purpose project on the Tons river, a tributary of the Yamuna, spanning Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.