Chandrababu naidu, the patttiseema godavarikrishna river linking project, has made it to the limca book of records for completion of the. The interlinking of indian rivers soas university of london. The project involves rerouting water from major rivers including the ganges and brahmaputra and creating canals to link the ken and batwa rivers in central india and damangangapinjal in the west. River linking river linking is a project linking two or more rivers by creating a network of manually created canals, and providing land areas that otherwise does not have river water access and reducing the flow of water to sea using this means. This project is actually on halt because of the transboundary nature of the affected river basins. Explore river linking projects profile at times of india. Interbasin water transfers are complex human interventions on natural systems that can have profound adverse as well as beneficial social, economic and environmental implications. Sharma international water management institute, new delhi, india introduction coping with annual floods and droughts, both occurring at the same time in different parts. The news of regimes renewed interest in this river linking project might divert the media attention from the failure of the government in flood management, but there is very little possibility. All interlinking of river ilr projects in the country may be declared as national projects in a bid to expedite their implementation through quick flow. Northeast india wherein the ministry of power in india has projected a hydel power feasibility of 3000 mw. Next either use the add new link to create a new page or select one of your other pages listed you would like to add your pdf to. This paper has given an overview of the national river linking project nrlp, and discussed its. Indias river linking project engineering and the intensity of water scarcities, ibt projects during the past century have become increasingly large in the volumes handled and bold in their design.
The main feature of the project is a 230km long canal and a series of barrages and dams connecting the ken and betwa rivers the key projects are makodia and dhaudhan dams. The apex court of india has issued a directive to the government of india to interlink these rivers within a period of 10 years. Inter linking of rivers in india narendra modis riverlinking plan analysis and explanation duration. As you all know how important each topic is, you can miss out those topics where you can expect even 5 or more questions based on this section. Some questions on the scientific, economic and environmental. The riverlinking plan, which involves building of dams and canals, is an avoidable misadventure the presumed role of dams and canals in the mitigation of. Interlinking of river ilr is a water conservation method to reduce the irregular distribution of water and for providing solution to minimize floods and droughts in india. Govt to launch riverlinking project in december with ken.
Andhra pradeshs mega riverlinking project, known as pattiseema lift irrigation scheme has entered the limca book of records. Prabhu had appreciated the public request for putting all technical information on the river interlinking project in the public domain, through the web site of the ministry of water. The national river linking project nrlp formally known as the national perspective plan, envisages the transfer of water from water surplus basins where there is flooding to water deficit basins where there is droughtscarcity, through interbasin water transfer projects digging further into the term surplus as per the government, states that it is the extra water available. Analyses of hydrological, social and ecological issues overview of the workshop proceedings upali a. Moreover, with water and environment issues increasingly entering the. The two rivers cut across several places in the parched bundelkhand region and hence have been chosen to be part of the riverlinking project wherein the idea is to transfer excess water in one. Inside india, the riverlinking project has different meanings to its supporters and critics the longterm answer to this fastgrowing economys increasing water needs or an expensive and environmentally damaging albatross but both sides have a penchant to ignore the enormous internal political challenges the scheme faces. Pattiseema project makes it to limca book of records. Economic impact of interlinking of rivers programme.
India accounts for 18% of the world population and. It is based on the assumptions that surplus water in some rivers can be diverted to deficit rivers by creating a network of canals to. The inter linking of river ilr programme has been taken up on high priority. Govt to launch riverlinking project in december with kenbetwa link nearly 40 years after it was conceived, india will finally launch its ambitious river interlinking project in december to. Nitin gadkari the plan for the project is ready and the government is looking for a loan of rs 60,000 crore to executethe project, the minister said, addressing the sixth annual convocation at the national institute of technology at karaikal, an.
Linking technology choice with operation and maintenance 76 should be poured into a clean storage container immediately after boiling, so that the heat of the boiled water will kill most of the bacteria in the storage container. Watersheds are logical building blocks of water resources. The riverlinking plan, which involves building of dams. The indian rivers interlink is a proposed largescale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in india by linking indian rivers by a network of reservoirs and canals to enhance irrigation and groundwater recharge, reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortages in other parts of india. The estimated expenditure of link projects for which detailed. The government on its part has set up a task force under former. Run of the river hydro project there are few run of the river hydro projects are under construction on tributory of the ganges. Fuel costs, and the time involved in boiling and cooling the water, limit the usefulness of this method.
The riverlinking project rlp proposes to link 14 himalayan rivers in the north and 16 peninsular rivers in the south. The indian rivers linking project ilr might become the largest. Pdf download is a firefox extension that improve your surfing experience. Strategic analyses of the national river linking project nrlp of. An overview presentation on interlinking of rivers in. Narmadakshipra is an intrastate river link that was undertaken to tackle water scarcity in the malwa region of madhya pradesh. Indias massive civil engineering project, the national river linking project nrlp, will not only reduce inflow of the northern rivers, but. Now that we have your pdf uploaded to your wordpress site the next step is to insert it onto your desired pages. D ear readers, today we are included one of the important section that from indian geography, important river projects in india. Latest and breaking news on river linking projects. China century project southnorth water transfer project hd 2400km. The idea to link indias rivers will remain a pipe dream. Aps riverlinking project finished in a year, enters. However, there are lots of question on its credibility.
The project for interlinking of rivers of india emanates from a desire of the political leadership of the. This project, when it becomes a reality, will provide. The national river linking project is a massive project with and economic budget of rs. Work on five major river linking projects, including the one that would transfer surplus water from godavari to cauvery, is expected to commence from december, minister for transportation, water. River linking project, himalayan link, peninsular link, inter basin water transfer, strategic. Five major riverlinking projects to commence from dec. The interlinking of indian rivers columbia water center. As part of indias first river linking project, water has been lifted over 350 metres and carried over 50 kilometres to the. Rs 18,000 crore kenbetwa river linking project cleared. Narendra modis riverlinking plan analysis and explanation. Benefits of irrigation water transfers in the national river linking project. Offer starts on jan 8, 2020 and expires on sept 30, 2020. Project reports have been completed is given at annexureii. The river linking project if bjp gets within striking distance, will modi be able to do a vajpayee, get the allies.
The implementation of national perspective plan for water. He said he had already spoken to maharashtra chief minister devendra fadnavis and his gujarat counterpart, vijay rupani, on the issue and added that both had consented to. India set to start massive project to divert ganges and. Four priority links under peninsular rivers component have been identified for preparation of detailed project report dpr viz. Indias plan to interlink its rivers ilr and to transfer water.
Modis grand plan to divert himalayan rivers faces obstacles. The betwa river is one of 37 rivers in india scheduled to be linked as part of the countrys national river linking project. How the disastrous kenbetwa link project endangers india. At the end of your monthly term, you will be automatically renewed at the promotional monthly subscription rate until the end of the promo. Biodiversity loss wildlife, agrodiversity, loss of landscapeaesthetic degradation, deforestation and loss of vegetation cover potential. The plan entails linking nearly 60 rivers, in the hope that it will cut farmers dependence on fickle monsoon rains. Maharashtra and gujarat would sign an agreement over the damangangapinjal river inter linking project in the next 1015 days, union minister nitin gadkari said here today. Pdf sustainability issues of river linking ysc khuman. The benefits of such a scheme are obvious it would add 3537 million hectares of irrigated land, generate 34,000 million kilowatts of electricity and increase navigational efficiency apart from controlling floods and. Interlinking of rivers department of water resources, rd.
Pdf watershed of a river is characterized by its unique resources and ecosystem. Floods river, coastal, mudflow, largescale disturbance of hydro and geological systems, reduced ecological hydrological connectivity, food insecurity crop damage, surface water pollution. The ambitious project of andhra pradesh chief minister n. Kenbetwa river interlinking project will irrigate indias worst droughtaffected and droughtprone bundelkhand region. River linking is a project of linking two or more rivers by creating a network of manually created reservoirs and canals, and providing land areas that otherwise does not have river water access and reducing the flow of water to sea using this means. It is based on the assumptions that surplus water in some rivers can be diverted to deficit rivers. The recent supreme court decision on two writ petitions of 2002 on the.
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