Bihar and Jharkhand Sign Sone River Water Sharing Pact

Exam-focused facts from the 31 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Bihar and Jharkhand will sign an agreement to share Sone river waters, resolving a dispute since Jharkhand's creation in 2000.
The total allocation is 7.75 million acre-feet (MAF), with 5.75 MAF to Bihar and 2.0 MAF to Jharkhand.
The pact follows the 1973 Bansagar Agreement and a committee recommendation.