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<loc>https://www.indiawaterportal.org/governance-and-policy/faq-bihar-and-jharkhand-resolve-25-year-dispute-over-sone-river-water</loc>
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<image:caption>Bihar and Jharkhand end a 25-year deadlock with a 5.75:2 MAF Sone water-sharing agreement, finally unlocking the Indrapuri Reservoir project</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-11T11:56:09.496Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FAQ: Bihar and Jharkhand resolve 25-year dispute over Sone river water  </news:title>
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