DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS
19 March, 2021
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What is the National River Linking Project?
Himalayan Component:
Below is the diagram of the proposed & completed links under the Himalayan component:
Peninsular Component:
Below is the diagram of the proposed & completed links under the Peninsular component:
Sr. |
Name |
Rivers Concerned |
States Concerned |
|
PENINSULAR COMPONENT |
|
|
1 |
Mahanadi (Manibhadra) -Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link |
Mahanadi & Godavari |
Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, MP, Telangana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh |
2 |
Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link |
Godavari & Krishna |
Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, MP, Telangana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh& Maharashtra |
3 |
Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link |
Godavari & Krishna |
Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka &Chhattisgarh |
4 |
Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link |
Godavari & Krishna |
-do- |
5 |
Krishna (Almatti) – Pennar link |
Krishna &Pennar |
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka &Telangana |
6 |
Krishna (Srisailam) – Pennar link |
Krishna &Pennar |
-do- |
7 |
Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link |
Krishna &Pennar |
-do- |
8 |
Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link |
Pennar& Cauvery |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry |
9 |
Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link |
Cauvery,Vaigai &Gundar |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry |
10 |
Ken-Betwa link |
Ken & Betwa |
Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh |
11 (i) |
Parbati -Kalisindh- Chambal link |
Parbati, Kalisindh& Chambal |
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to be consulted during consensus building) |
(ii) |
Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link |
Parbati, Kuno and Sindh |
MP and Rajasthan |
12 |
Par-Tapi-Narmada link |
Par, Tapi& Narmada |
Maharashtra & Gujarat |
13 |
Damanganga - Pinjal link |
Damanganga&Pinjal |
Maharashtra & Gujarat |
14 |
Bedti - Varda link |
Bedti&Varda |
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka |
15 |
Netravati – Hemavati link |
Netravati& Hemavati |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala |
16 |
Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link |
Pamba, Achankovil& Vaippar |
Kerala & Tamil Nadu, |
|
HIMALAYAN COMPONENT |
|
|
1. |
Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link |
Manas, Sankosh, Tista and Ganga |
Assam, West Bengal, Bihar& Bhutan |
2. |
Kosi-Ghaghra link |
Kosi&Ghaghra |
Bihar , Uttar Pradesh & Nepal |
3. |
Gandak-Ganga link |
Gandak& Ganga |
-do- |
4. |
Ghaghra-Yamuna link |
Ghaghra& Yamuna |
-do- |
5. |
Sarda-Yamuna link |
Sarda & Yamuna |
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal |
6. |
Yamuna-Rajasthan link |
Yamuna &Sukri |
Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan |
7. |
Rajasthan-Sabarmati link |
Sabarmati |
-do- |
8. |
Chunar-Sone Barrage link |
Ganga & Sone |
Bihar & Uttar3 Pradesh |
9. |
Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link |
Sone &Badua |
Bihar & Jharkhand |
10. |
Ganga(Farakka)-Damodar-Subernarekha link |
Ganga, Damodar&Subernarekha |
West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand |
11. |
Subernarekha-Mahanadi link |
Subernarekha& Mahanadi |
West Bengal & Odisha |
12. |
Kosi-Mechi link |
Kosi&Mechi |
Bihar , West Bengal & Nepal |
13. |
Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link |
Ganga &Ichhamati |
West Bengal |
14. |
Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G) |
Manas, Tista& Ganga |
-do- |
What are the significances of rivers interlinking?
What are the concerns with the implementation of the project?
Feasibility of the project:
Environmental impacts:
Societal impacts:
Inter-state disputes
International disputes:
Cannot control floods:
National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA)
The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body to implement projects for linking rivers.
Background
About the NIRA
Way Forward
Source: PIB
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