Upper
Yamuna River Board
The
river Yamuna originates in Yamunotri Glacier in the Himalayas and traverses
through the States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Haryana,
Rajasthan and Delhi till its confluence with Ganga. The stretch of the river
form its origin to Okhla near Delhi is called “Upper Yamuna”.
A
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed amongst the five basin states on
12th May, 1994 for sharing of the water of Upper Yamuna. Clause 7(iii) of the
MoU dated 12.5.94 provides that "The allocation of available flows
amongst the beneficiary States will be regulated by the Upper Yamuna River
Board within the overall framework of this agreement".
Accordingly, the Central Government constituted the Upper Yamuna River Board vide Resolution No. 10(66)/74-IT dated 11.3.95. After the creation of the State of Uttaranchal, the MoWR partially modified the relevant resolution to include the State of Uttaranchal also in the board.
The composition of Board is:
| Member (WP&P), Central Water Commission, New Delhi | Chairman |
|
Chief Engineer
(WR), Irrigation Dept., Govt. of
Uttar Pradesh,
Lucknow.
(Chief Engineer, Ganga, Irrigation Deptt., Govt. of Uttar Pradesh, as Alternate Member) |
Member |
| Chief Engineer (Level-I), Irrigation Department, Uttaranchal | Member |
| Chief Engineer, Yamuna Water Services, Haryana | Member |
|
Secretary to the Government,
Irrigation Department, Govt. of
Rajasthan, Jaipur Chief Engineer, Irrigation Dept., Govt. of Rajasthan, Jaipur as Alternate Member |
Member |
| Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation and Public Health Deptt. Govt. of Himachal Pradesh | Member |
| Engineer-in-Chief (Water), Delhi Jal Board, Government of NCT Delhi | Member |
Chief Engineer (HP&I), Central Electricity Authority, New Delhi |
Member |
| Chief Hydro-geologist & Member, Central Ground Water Board | Member |
| Senior Environmental Engineer, Central Pollution Control Board | Member |
| Member-Secretary, Upper Yamuna River Board | Member-Secretary |