
Bihar and Jharkhand Resolve 25-Year Water Dispute Over Sone River
Indian states finally settle a decades-long conflict regarding water sharing and management of the Sone river basin.
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Indian states finally settle a decades-long conflict regarding water sharing and management of the Sone river basin.

According to Legambiente's final report from Goletta Verde and Goletta dei Laghi, the Musone river mouth, Aci Trezza, and Lake Sabaudia are among Italy's most polluted waters in summer 2026, indicating increasing vulnerability for seas and lakes.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Bihar and Jharkhand to share waters of the Sone River, ending a quarter-century-long interstate conflict.

Bihar and Jharkhand are preparing to sign an agreement to formalize the sharing of Sone river waters, aiming to resolve a long-standing dispute since Jharkhand's formation in 2000.

After 25 years of negotiations, the states of Bihar and Jharkhand are set to finalize a water-sharing pact for the Sone River, resolving allocations under the 1973 Bansagar Agreement.