River Linking

Cautioning against river linking projects, the experts said these can lead to disturbance of very complex nature cycles that can have far-reaching adverse impact on monsoon cycles

In light of the ongoing protests by tribals fearing displacement over the Par-Tapi-Narmada river-link project, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel on Saturday announced that the project has been scrapped.

The committee has said there needs to be better cooperation among states in a time-bound manner for the linking of rivers

The mammoth plan entails linking nearly 60 rivers

Says, till the time Kerala comes on board, there will be no discussion with the state on river-linking project