The Environment Appraisals Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Forests has agreed in principle to the construction of the Renuka Dam in Himachal Pradesh. With this clearance, the work on the dam is expected to pick up and conclude in six years time. The Dam, on the Giri River, will offer a storage capacity of 542 million cubic meters of water and an installed capacity of 40 MW of power and will supply Delhi with an additional 275 MGD of water.