Renuka project to miss date with CWG water supply

With barely a month remaining for the Commonwealth Games, there was no progress on the Renuka Project planned to supply drinking water to the national capital for the sporting event.

Infact,the State Authority working to acquire the land and build the project has so far failed to settle the land dispute, as the occupants were demanding higher compensation for their land.

The time frame for the completion of the dam was 2007-10, within five years. The Central Water Commission had approved the 40 mw Renuka Hydel Power project in May 1997 at a cost of Rs 1,150 crore. However, the project was put on hold as Haryana and Uttar Pradesh also wanted a share of the water flowing through their territories before reaching Delhi.

Himachal Pradesh has also received Rs 200 crore from the Delhi Government for the project proposed to be built on the Giri River, according to Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's statement on November 9,2008 during the Renuka fair. The construction work for the dam was yet to begin as the land meant for the project was still under dispute.