HP, Haryana to ink pact for Adi Badri Dam

Indian Polity Inter-State Relations

Having thrashed out the long-pending inter-state issues, Himachal and Haryana have agreed to sign a memorandum of agreement (MoU) on July 15, paving the way for the Adi Badri Dam, which will ensure perennial supply of water to the Saraswati river. It is for the first time that the two states decided to resolve the issues.
Haryana has agreed to fund the construction of the 5.2-km road, connecting the two villages, which will be submerged due to the coming up of the Adi Badri Dam. The state has also conceded to Himachal’s demand that the drinking and irrigation rights of villagers of Himachal will remain protected even after the dam comes up. The state on its part raised the issue of construction of the Panchkula bypass, which is crucial for the industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh, where almost 80 per cent of Himachal’s industry is concentrated.

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