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Assembly speaker releases water from Kariyandi anicut
1 week, 2 days ago

Assembly speaker releases water from Kariyandi anicut

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Speaker M. Appavu on Sunday released water from the Kariyandi anicut, where the surplus water from Tamirabharani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar interlinking canal was stored. The primary objective of this interlinking project is to connect Tamirabharani with Nambiyar and Karumeniyar, redirecting the surplus water of the perennial Tamirabharani river to the drought prone regions of Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts such …

Tamirabharani Karumeniyar Kariyandi Nambiyar Kariyandi Anicut Releases Water
Madhya Pradesh: Atal’s dream of river interlinking to take shape, says CM
1 week, 5 days ago

Madhya Pradesh: Atal’s dream of river interlinking to take shape, says CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday said that he strived hard to deliver by removing hurdles in the implementation of some long pending vital projects such as interlinking of rivers during his maiden year in the office. Chief minister Mr Yadav who completes one year in the office on Friday said that the dream of former late …

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‘Game changer’ river interlinking project in Bihar set to get union cabinet nod
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Game changer’ river interlinking project in Bihar set to get union cabinet nod

Hindustan Times  

The much anticipated Kosi-Mechi project to interlink the two rivers in north Bihar, billed as a game changer for irrigation and flood management in the flood-prone region, is likely to get union cabinet nod soon, a top state government official said. Barrages on rivers in six districts Meanwhile, the Bihar government is planning to construct barrages on several rivers in …

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Protesting Tamil Nadu Farmers Try Climbing Mobile Tower In Delhi's Jantar Mantar
8 months ago

Protesting Tamil Nadu Farmers Try Climbing Mobile Tower In Delhi's Jantar Mantar

News 18  

Few farmers from Tamil Nadu, including a woman, on Wednesday tried to climb onto a mobile tower as they protested at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over demands of better prices for their crops and the river interlinking issue, officials said. Scores of Tamil Nadu farmers gathered at Jantar Mantar, some of who tried to climb nearby trees and a mobile tower, …

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Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Interlinking of Rivers: Solution to India’s growing water problem or recipe to ecological imbalance?

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: At the historic Mahabalipuram a few days ago, an All India Secretaries’ Conference on Water Vision@2047-Way Ahead was organised by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti. The Centre and some ‘beneficiary’ lower riparian states argue that India has a rapidly growing problem of water stress and there is a need to use most of the runoff to meet its …

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Change of power in Telangana may delay Godavari-Cauvery rivers interlinking project
11 months ago

Change of power in Telangana may delay Godavari-Cauvery rivers interlinking project

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The much-awaited signing of MoU between stakeholder States for the ambitious Godavari-Cauvery rivers interlinking project is likely to be delayed with change of government in Telangana, said senior officials in Ministry of Jal Shakti. Speaking to TNIE, on the sidelines of All India Secretaries' Conference on Water Vision@2047 - Way Ahead organised by the ministry's National Water Mission in …

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India’s river interlinking projects are changing monsoon patterns, may worsen water stress: study
1 year, 2 months ago

India’s river interlinking projects are changing monsoon patterns, may worsen water stress: study

The Hindu  

For four decades now, India has put its weight behind river interlinking projects that transfer excess water from one river basin to the other — a $168 billion answer to a swelling water stress crisis. A new study published in Nature Communications, however, challenges these claims: many hydro-linking projects in India and globally are altering monsoon cycles, disturbing complex hydro-meteorological …

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Interlinking of rivers offers a permanent solution to drought, reiterates Chandrababu Naidu
1 year, 3 months ago

Interlinking of rivers offers a permanent solution to drought, reiterates Chandrababu Naidu

The Hindu  

Telugu Desam Party national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has reiterated that interlinking of rivers is the most ideal solution to tackle drought on a permanent basis across the nation. Speaking at a face-to-face programme with farmers and agricultural experts at the ‘Praja Vedika’ organised at Kalyandurg town in Anantapur district on September 7, Mr. Naidu said it was not a …

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‘No tapping allocated shares of Godavari water to TS, AP in river linking project’
1 year, 9 months ago

‘No tapping allocated shares of Godavari water to TS, AP in river linking project’

The Hindu  

Chairman of the task force on interlinking of rivers Sriram Vedire has stated that the Godavari-Kaveri interlinking project being planned by the Centre would not touch the water allocated to Telangana and Andhra Pradesh and only the unutilised share of other States such as Chhattisgarh would be diverted for the purpose. The NWDA authorities explained that detailed project reports on …

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No surplus water in Godavari for inter-linking of rivers: govt.
2 years, 10 months ago

No surplus water in Godavari for inter-linking of rivers: govt.

The Hindu  

The inter-linking of rivers Godavari - Krishna, Krishna - Penna and Penna - Cauvery as proposed in the Union Budget by Finance Minister NIrmala Sitaraman on Tuesday has thrown up a fresh controversy over water availability in the Godavari to take up to Cauvery in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao termed the proposal as “joke of the millennium” …

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Budget 2022: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Five Major River Interlinking Project
2 years, 10 months ago

Budget 2022: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Five Major River Interlinking Project

ABP News  

Chennai: The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Tuesday the interlinking of five major rivers in the country. The Minister said that the Detailed Project Report for the interlinking project has also been finalised. In the budget speech, the Finance Minister said, the Detailed Project Report has been laid out for the implementation of five other river-inter-linking projects. The …

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Union Cabinet clears Ken-Betwa river interlinking project
3 years ago

Union Cabinet clears Ken-Betwa river interlinking project

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project at a cost of ₹44,605 crore at the 2020-21 price level. “The project will be of immense benefit to the water-starved Bundelkhand region, spread across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This project will provide enormous benefits to the districts of Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, …

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Cabinet approves Ken-Betwa interlinking project worth ₹44,605 cr
3 years ago

Cabinet approves Ken-Betwa interlinking project worth ₹44,605 cr

Live Mint  

The Union Cabinet has approved the funding and implementation of Ken-Betwa inter-linking of rivers project in its meeting on Wednesday. Th Ken-Betwa linking project involves transfer of water from the River Ken to the River Betwa through the construction of Daudhan Dam and a canal linking the two rivers, the Lower Orr Project, Kotha Barrage -and Bina Complex Multipurpose Project. …

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