1. The dam is conceptualized as a three-way project to be constructed along the Yamuna and two of its tributaries, the Tons and Giri.
2. The project envisages the construction of the 148-meter high rock-filled dam for supplying 23 cubic meters per second of water to Delhi and other basin states.
3. Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh are the two states involved.
4. The projects were conceived in 2008. Most of the irrigation costs and the drinking water component of these projects will be funded by the central government.
5. The six beneficiary states would chip in with 10 percent of the expenditure.

Execution details

1. The project is proposed to be executed by Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd.
2. The project will also generate 40 MW of power and the Delhi government has agreed to fund 90% of the cost of the power plant.
3. After the construction of the dam, the flow of river Giri will increase by about 110 percent which will meet the drinking water needs of Delhi and other basin states up to some extent in the lean period.

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