Archive · 7 Nov 2025
Haryana's Rs 5,700 Crore 'Water Secure Haryana' Program Aims to Achieve State-Wide Water Security
Haryana is launching a big plan called 'Water Secure Haryana' to make sure everyone has enough water.
It costs a lot of money, and the World Bank is helping with a big part of it.
This plan will take six years, starting in 2026.
They want to make the state's water systems much better by using smart technology and checking how well things are working.
This means fixing old canals, building new places to store water, cleaning dirty water so it can be used for farms, and helping farmers use water more wisely.
Some parts of the state will get these upgrades directly, but the planning will help all of Haryana.
The goal is to be the first state in India that has very secure water for all its needs by 2032.
Haryana is launching the 'Water Secure Haryana' program, a Rs 5,700 crore initiative supported by the World Bank with $500 million (Rs 4,000 crore).
The six-year program, starting in 2026, aims to modernize irrigation and water management using data and performance metrics.
Interventions will focus on 14 irrigation clusters across 18 districts, upgrading canals, rejuvenating water bodies, and reusing treated wastewater.
Key components include infrastructure modernization, micro-irrigation systems, sustainable agriculture promotion, and drainage solutions.
The program aims to make Haryana India's first truly water-secure state by 2032 through integrated, data-driven, and community-led approaches.
- Who
- Haryana Government with support from the World Bank
- What
- Launching the 'Water Secure Haryana' program to transform irrigation and water management systems using data and performance metrics.
- When
- Expected to commence in 2026 and conclude in 2032.
- Where
- Haryana, India, focusing on 14 strategic irrigation clusters across 18 districts.
- Why
- To make Haryana India's first truly water-secure state by modernizing infrastructure, reusing treated wastewater, implementing micro-irrigation, promoting sustainable agriculture, and addressing drainage issues.
Haryana Government's Approach
World Bank's Perspective
Program Focus
Haryana Government's Approach
Emphasizes a 'paradigm shift' from traditional construction to performance-based, data-driven, and community-led interventions.
World Bank's Perspective
Views the initiative as Haryana's comprehensive 'blueprint' for becoming India's first truly water-secure state, highlighting its forward-looking nature and adoption of outcome-based approaches.
Community Involvement
Haryana Government's Approach
Seeks to include Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) and emphasizes the active participation of Water User Associations (WUAs) with farmer consultations.
World Bank's Perspective
Applauds the community-driven nature of the interventions and the formation/strengthening of WUAs, aligning with the program's outcome-based framework.
- Program Name
- Water Secure Haryana
- Total Program Cost
- Rs 5,700 crore
- World Bank Support
- Rs 4,000 crore ($500 million)
- Program Framework
- Program-for-Results (PforR)
- Program Duration
- Six years
- Expected Start Year
- 2026
- Target Clusters
- 14 strategic irrigation clusters
- Districts Covered
- 18 districts (direct intervention)
- Culturable Command Area (CCA)
- 363,546 hectares
