Withdraw cases, get additional water supply: Khattar to Kejriwal

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has assured his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal of additional water to the national capital this summer if Delhi withdraws all cases related to their water dispute.

Delhi will get an additional 150 cusecs up to June 30 if it takes back cases in the National Green Tribunal and the Delhi High Court, Khattar wrote to Kejriwal.

Replying to a letter from Kejriwal, Khattar said Haryana had been supplying about 1,050 cusecs of water from the Munak canal when Delhi decided to drag Haryana into multiple litigation.

Upon a request from Water Resources secretary, Haryana then started releasing an additional 150 cusecs from Munak, so that about 100-120 cusecs may be received at Wazirabad, he said.

We have decided to extend the period of release of this additional water via DD-8 up to 30 June, 2018 subject to the condition that Delhi withdraws all cases from the NGT and Delhi High Court," Khattar said in a demi official letter released here by Haryana government.

It said multiple litigation was waste of time and energy and added, "I hope that in case of litigation by private persons, you would defend Haryana's stand of Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) being the correct forum for deliberations and decision-making on such issues."