DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS
19 July, 2021
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Below is the diagram of the proposed & completed links under the Himalayan 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- |
Feasibility of the project:
Environmental impacts:
Societal impacts:
Inter-state disputes
International disputes:
Cannot control floods:
The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body to implement projects for linking rivers.
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