Mumbai, Oct 27 Maharashtra will get five TMC of water from Gujarat’s Ukai dam as per the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal award, an official release said on Tuesday.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis raised the issue at a meeting of the Narmada Control Authority’s Review Committee, it said.
The announcement came amid a severe drought in Maharashtra affecting over 80 per cent of its talukas.
Union Jal Shakti Minister C R Patil issued necessary directions at the meeting, the release said.
The tribunal has allocated 10 TMC (Thousand Million Cubic Feet) of water to Maharashtra. Of this, five TMC is to be supplied through a diversion canal, while the remaining five TMC is to be provided from the Ukai dam.
Fadnavis sought approval for the release of the five TMC of water from the dam. A decision had been taken at an earlier meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah to provide Maharashtra its share of water, he pointed out.
The meeting, held virtually, was attended by Patil, Fadnavis, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma.
Fadnavis also briefed the meeting on the action taken in connection with Maharashtra’s obligations under the Narmada project, the release said.
(PTI News)
