An overview presentation on interlinking of rivers in. Yet, it is not easy to turn a blind eye to a proposal for such a large investment by the nation, which can also drastically alter the hydrographic picture of the country. Interlinking river project the interlinking of rivers has two components. India accounts for 18% of the world population and about 4% of. In this series on interlinking of rivers, oneindia will focus on points to be considered before undertaking such a huge project and the cons of interlinking rivers in the part 2 while part 3 will. It is a proposed large scale civil engineering project that aims to link indian rivers by. 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.
Introduction to physical, human, indian and world geography covering topics like rivers of india northern rivers chenab, ravi, beas, satluj and jhelum ganga east flowing rivers. Idea of linking indian rivers himalayan garland scheme, mooted by a military engineer named dr. This will reduce price of commodity and thus will improve standard of living. Interlinking of rivers in india was proposed for the first time during british colonial rule. Rao and captain dastur, in the form of gangacauvery link canal and the garland canal respectively.
Interlinking of rivers in india river water resources. These proposals were duly examined and were rejected due to technoeconomic reasons. A task force for interlinking of rivers has been constituted by the ministry on april, 2015 which also meets the requirement of committee of experts as directed by the cabinet while approving the constitution of special committee. Interlinking of rivers project is an idea to transfer water from surplus river basins to ease the water shortages in western and southern india. It is a proposed large scale civil engineering project that aims to link indian rivers by a system of canals and reservoirs. Undoubtedly, interlinking of rivers would provide innumerable facilities and comforts but certain hurdles are bound to arise in the implementation of the project. It comprises of 30 links to connect 37 himalayan and peninsular rivers. Rivers than on any other river systems in the world. In feb 2012, supreme court, gave its goahead to the interlinking of rivers and asked the government to ensure that the project is implemented expeditiously. The expenditure on interlinking projects can be estimated only after completion of detailed project report dprs of individual link projects.
Interlinking of rivers will cause huge amount of distortion in the existing environment. It has a length of 2880 km, of which 709 km lies in india. The interlinking of rivers has been presented by the government as a major initiative towards meeting the future water problems. In 1982, the national water development agency nwda formed as an autonomous body to carry out the water balance and feasibility studies of the river linking program. 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. Pdf interlinking of rivers ravinder ariketi academia. 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 interconnect. The work of rivers the erosional work of streamsrivers carves and shapes the landscape through which they flow. The national river interlinking project will comprise of 30 links to connect 37 rivers across the nation through a network of nearly 3000 storage dams to form a gigantic south asian water grid.
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. Indian rivers, interlinking, merits, demerits, difficulies, priority introduction concept of interlinking indian rivers for effective management of flood and drought situations has been introduced by a number of eminent persons like sir arthur cotton, dr. Questions on the scientific, economic and environmental dimensions of the proposal 4. In feb 2012, supreme court, gave its goahead to the interlinking of rivers and asked the government to ensure that. The idea behind this is based on the fact that an enormous amount of water from rivers flows into. In the first instance many canals will pass through national parks and sanctuaries and many people may be displaced by the building of dams and canals. Explaining the doctrines of river sharing, it described doctrine of riparian rights, doctrine of prior appropriation, territorial integrity. Narmada and tapti from ncert, nios, majid hussain, oxford atlas, gc leong, for upsc prelimn, mains. Interlinking of major rivers in india, aimed at modifying the acute spatial inequity in the availability of water resources in india, has its origin in the ideas of k. He wanted to take surplus water from assam and nepal to gujarat. These projects will create a lot of jobs, which can temporarily reduce the unemployment problem in india. It varies from an average of about 300cm in northeastern states of india to less than 15cm in its northwestern part in the semi arid and arid parts of rajasthan and gujarat.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Dj dastoor, died down in its conceptual stage due to speculated huge cost and involvement of nepal. Interlinking creates a new occupation for people living in and around these canals and it can be the main areas of fishing in india. The estimated expenditure of link projects for which detailed. Chapter 4 the interlinking of indian rivers jayanta. Interlinking of rivers the national perspective plan npp was prepared by the then ministry of irrigation in august 1980 for transferring water from water surplus basins to waterdeficit basins.
The indus is one of the most important drainage systems of the subcontinent of india. Interlinking rivers in india to avoid drought and floods. Ecological issues major concern being the argument that rivers change their course in 70100 years and once they are linked, future change of course can create huge practical problems for the project. Concept of interlinking indian rivers for effective management of flood and drought situations has been introduced by a number of eminent persons like sir arthur cotton, dr. Jan 24, 2011 interlinking of rivers slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Interlinking of rivers department of water resources, rd.
The interlinking of rivers project in india and international water law. Biodiversity, interlinking, godavari river, krishna river, piranhas introduction interlinking of rivers is nothing but joining the rivers of the country by networks of canals and reservoirs. The interlinking of indian rivers soas university of london. The catchment area of the indus is about 1,165,000 sq. Ten meetings of task force were held on april 23, 2015, november 05, 2015, april 28,2016, june 15, 2016, october. Interlinking of rivers in india free download as powerpoint presentation. Interlinking of rivers can solve this problem as it reduces the dependence on rainfall. Alagh is the chancellor of nagaland university, the president of the human development institute, and the former minister of power and planning of india. Biksham gujja is the policy advisor of the living waters program at the world wildlife federation.
Pdf the interlinking of rivers project in india and. Apr 29, 2016 in this series on interlinking of rivers, oneindia will focus on points to be considered before undertaking such a huge project and the cons of interlinking rivers in the part 2 while part 3 will. Indeed, the planned transfer of water from the ganges and brahmaputra rivers will adversely impact bangladesh socially, economically and environmentallyunless arrangements are. This was prepared by collective effort of kiran vissa, rajeev natarajan, radhika rammohan, gorrepati samyukta, venkatesh iyer. This was prepared by collective effort of kiran vissa, rajeev natarajan, radhika rammohan, gorrepati samyukta, venkatesh iyer, janardhan iyengar, sangeetha sriram. In order to create canals and reservoirs, there will be mass deforestation. Microsoft powerpoint rivers of the world ppt author. Sep 29, 2017 is the proposed interlinking of rivers a bold and ambitious engineering project that will resolve the countrys water woes or is it an illconceived plan built on obsolete ideas that will. Is the proposed interlinking of rivers a bold and ambitious engineering project that will resolve the countrys water woes or is it an illconceived plan built on obsolete ideas that will. Himalayan rivers development component under which 14 links have been identified. Advantages and disadvantages of interlinking the rivers in india the interlinking of river project is a civil engineering project, which aims to connect indian rivers through reservoirs and canals. Water resources minister uma bharti argues that river interlinking will cost the government about rs.
Later on k l rao proposed the idea of interlinking ganga. Interlinking of rivers essay publish your articles. Review article redesigning geography through inter. Drainage system class 11 notes geography mycbseguide. Moreover many of the rivers involved, particularly in the himalayan component, are international and, therefore, the scheme has major implications for other riparians. It has 5 tributaries chenab, ravi, beas, satluj and jhelum. All interlinking of river ilr projects in the country may be declared as national projects in a bid to expedite their implementation through quic. Issues and concerns crc press book interbasin water transfers are complex human interventions on natural systems that can have profound adverse as well as beneficial social, economic and environmental implications. Some questions on the scientific, economic and environmental dimensions of the proposal article pdf available july 2003 with 4,921 reads how we measure reads. An overview presentation on interlinking of rivers in india. Linking of rivers can help in installing hydropower plants in many places.
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