The Central government is rapidly going ahead with the project of inter-linking the rivers. Studies across the world have shown that such projects aren’t valuable, rather, have been catastrophic, if not done well. Rivers are natural and disturbing their course by man-made activities may lead to disasters.
It should be borne in mind that most of the major rivers in India, including the Brahmaputra and the Ganga, originate from the Himalayan mountain range, and flow to the seas and oceans. By inter-linking the rivers, the natural course of the rivers would be diverted. Many experts have given negative opinions
It should be borne in mind that most of the major rivers in India, including the Brahmaputra and the Ganga, originate from the Himalayan mountain range, and flow to the seas and oceans. By inter-linking the rivers, the natural course of the rivers would be diverted. Many experts have given negative opinions