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Four states settle Narmada dam dues; payments to be made this financial year

The review committee adopted the Attorney General’s opinion and a July agreement among Gujarat, MP, Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

By BDT News Desk

Published 30 Oct 2026, 7:10 AM IST · 1 min read

15TH MEETING OF REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR NARMADA CONTROL AUTHORITY (RCNCA) ADOPTS THE OPINION OF Ld. AGI AND THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT DATED 7TH JULY, 2026 AND APPROVES THE MODALITIES FOR PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DUES OF NWDT AWARD PROJECTS WITHIN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR 2026-27
15TH MEETING OF REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR NARMADA CONTROL AUTHORITY (RCNCA) ADOPTS THE OPINION OF Ld. AGI AND THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT DATED 7TH JULY, 2026 AND APPROVES THE MODALITIES FOR PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DUES OF NWDT AWARD PROJECTS WITHIN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR 2026-27 Photo: PIB

Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have agreed on how to pay off decades-old dues over the cost of building the Sardar Sarovar dam, with payments to be completed in 2026-27.

The Review Committee for the Narmada Control Authority met by video conference on 27 October under Jal Shakti Minister C. R. Patil, with Chief Ministers Bhupendra Patel, Devendra Fadnavis, Mohan Yadav and Bhajan Lal Sharma.

What was decided

The committee adopted the opinion of the Attorney General for India and a Memorandum of Agreement signed by the four states on 7 July 2026 in New Delhi, as a one-time settlement of all pending inter-state dues, claims and liabilities. It also approved how the outstanding dues of the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal award projects will be paid within this financial year.

Why it matters

The ministry says the agreement ends long-running disputes among the four states over sharing the cost of the Sardar Sarovar Project.

Patil thanked the chief ministers and officials. The release does not say how much money is owed or which state pays whom.

Photos

Photo: PIB

Photo: PIB

Source: official release by the Ministry of Jal Shakti, issued through the Press Information Bureau, Government of India (29 OCT 2026 5:52PM by PIB Delhi). Read the full official text: 15TH MEETING OF REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR NARMADA CONTROL AUTHORITY (RCNCA) ADOPTS THE OPINION OF Ld. AGI AND THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT DATED 7TH JULY, 2026 AND APPROVES THE MODALITIES FOR PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING DUES OF NWDT AWARD PROJECTS WITHIN THIS FINANCIAL YEAR 2026-27.

How we verified this

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Every fact, figure and quotation is taken from the official PIB release (Release ID 2330127) issued by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on 29 OCT 2026 5:52PM by PIB Delhi; checked against the source on publication. Story written by BDT from that release; no outside facts added.

Fact-checked by Hemant Sharma on 30 Oct 2026, 7:10 AM IST.

Sources

  1. 1.15TH MEETING OF REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR NARMADA CONTROL AUTHORITY (RCNCA) ADOPTS THE OPINION OF Ld. AGI AND THE MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT DATED 7TH JULY, 2026 AND AP — Press Information Bureau, Government of India

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