Damanganga pinjal river interlinking project free pdf. Pdf planning of river inter linking canal system between. The environmental, social, and diplomatic costs of the worlds largest irrigation infrastructure project. The basin lies in the states of madhya pradesh, gujarat and maharashtra. In this article, you can read all about the interlinking of rivers in india, its issues and challenges, and also about the national river linking project nrlp for the ias exam. Mahi river rises from the northern slopes of vindhyas in madhya pradesh at an elevation of about 500 m. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Interlinking of river in india pros and cons full analysis the idea behind interlinking of rivers is to transfer water from surplus region to the deficient one through a number of link canals. It is a perfect recipe for an looking ecological disaster and easy solution being propagated by our specialist arm chair experts. Objective is to transfer surplus water available in west flowing rivers between par and tapi in. The nrlp, if and when implemented, will be one of the biggest interbasin water transfer projects in the world.
Irrigation water qualitysalinity and soil structure stability pdf. These four river basins comprise 92% of the cultivable land and more than 60% of the population in rural areas. Interlinking of rivers in india free download as powerpoint presentation. The national river interlinking project will comprise of 30 links to connect 37 rivers across the nation through a network of nearly 3000 storage dams to form a gigantic south asian water grid. Interlinking of rivers in india river water resources. Acts and rules gr circulars manuals and guideline water policy maps and drawing annual schemes minor irrigation census data water rates forms machinery service matters recovery status registration of contractors tenders information gujarat water resources development corporation gwrdc water and land management institute walmi gujarat. On the face of it, this is convincing enough logic for. Rivers play an important role in irrigation, transportation and generation of electricity. Water quality index of mahi river,vadodara, gujarat.
Introduction water is very important natural resource. Detailed gujarat river map showing rivers which flows in and oust side of the state gujarat and highlights district and state boundaries. In maharashtra, of the 5 river basin systems, 55% of the dependable yield is available in the four river basins krishna, godavari, tapi and narmada east of the western ghats. Is the proposed interlinking of rivers a bold and ambitious engineering project that will resolve the countrys water woes or is it an illconceived plan built on obsolete ideas that will. In the envisaged national scheme of interlinking of rivers, bihar occurs significantly, probably as a water surplus region. Indias experiment of river interlinking must take lesson from failure of australias snowy river scheme, a 145km network of tunnels and 80 km of aqueducts transferring 1. River linking is a project of linking two or more rivers by creating a network of manually created reservoirs and canals, and providing land areas that otherwise does not have river water access and reducing the flow of water to sea using this means.
The consultation and discussion was held on first day on river basin approach for sustainable development, ground water management, water security etc. The interlinking of rivers involving inter basin water transfer has. Sep 29, 2017 is the proposed interlinking of rivers a bold and ambitious engineering project that will resolve the countrys water woes or is it an illconceived plan built on obsolete ideas that will. Damanganga pinjal river interlinking project free pdf download. Interlinking of rivers schemes narmada gujarat state. Pdf the present form of the river interlinking proposal, made by the national. Interlinking of rivers with reference to the indian rivers interlink. All interlinking of river ilr projects in the country may be declared as national projects in a bid to expedite their implementation through quick flow of funds and better monitoring on the ground. Jun 07, 2018 it is indias first interstate river interlinking project. Interlinking of rivers department of water resources, rd. Interlinking rivers in india to avoid drought and floods part 1 interlinking rivers in india to avoid drought and floods part 2pros of interlinking the rivers. Interlinking of rivers in india was proposed for the first time during british colonial rule. Himalayan rivers development component under which 14 links have been identified. Rivers in gujarat list of famous rivers in gujarat.
Interlinking of rivers project is an idea to transfer water from surplus river basins to ease the water shortages in western and southern india. The national river linking project nrlp is designed to ease water shortages in western and southern india while mitigating the impacts of recurrent floods in the eastern parts of the ganga basin. Interlinking water surplus rivers with water deficit rivers is needed for the long term sustainable productivity of the river basins and for mitigating the anthropogenic influences on the rivers by allowing adequate salt export to the sea in the form of environmental flows. Explaining the doctrines of river sharing, it described doctrine of riparian rights, doctrine of prior appropriation, territorial integrity. Interlinking of rivers and construction of dams in gujarat vaibhav v.
Famed for being gujarats largest river with its origin in amarkantak in mp the river runs for an overall length of 1,310 km. All interlinking of river ilr projects in the country may be declared as national projects in a bid to expedite their implementation through quick flow of funds and better. Further, it will moderate flood in the ganga brahmaputra river system. May 14, 20 a documentary for nwda, regarding kenbetwa project on river interlinking by deep communication. This was prepared by collective effort of kiran vissa, rajeev natarajan, radhika rammohan, gorrepati samyukta, venkatesh iyer.
Jan 24, 2011 interlinking of rivers slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Interlinking of rivers national river linking project nrlp. It comprises of 30 links to connect 37 himalayan and peninsular rivers. The river interlinking scheme was launched as a solution to the persistence of hunger and water insecurity in indian society. It has the potential to address the electricity woes of the industrial, agricultural as well as rural households. Gujarat state has only 2% of surface water of the available water of the country.
Flood protection scheme schemes narmada gujarat state. Water quality index of mahi river,vadodara, gujarat 1ms. In this article, you can read all about the interlinking of rivers in india, its issues and challenges, and also about the national river linking project nrlp for the ias exam interlinking of rivers brief background. Planning of river inter linking canal system between. Interlinking feasibility of five river basins of rajasthan. The interlinking of rivers is a major endeavor to create additional storage facilities and transfer water from watersurplus regions to more droughtprone areas through interbasin transfers. Jun 19, 2010 bihar, a state situated in the eastern part of india, will serve and apt case to illustrate various issues and aspects related to interlinking of rivers. Further the efficient planning of river interlinking can increase water supply in deficit region which leads to additional irrigation, hydropower generation, domestic and industrial water supply, navigational facilities, etc. Thanks for watching indias national river linking project nrlp this video describes the details of indias national river linking project nrlp the natio. Sep 15, 2017 thanks for watching indias national river linking project nrlp this video describes the details of indias national river linking project nrlp the natio.
The centre has decided to fund 90 per cent of the project cost for a river interlinking project involving maharashtra and gujarat. Nine meetings of the special committee for interlinking of river ilr. Proponents of the rivers interlinking projects claim the answers to indias water. Damanganga pinjal river interlinking project free pdf download latest development the centre is adopting a realistic approach towards the ambitious project of interlinking of rivers by focusing on only five river links across the country, instead of 30 considered earlier. Four priority links under peninsular rivers component have been identified for preparation of detailed project report dpr viz. Quite fertile land with average rainfall varying throughout state from 35 cm. The interlinking concept for the five river basins of rajasthan in india is planned to connect lower areas of chambal basin with the lower areas of banas, gambhir, banganga and parbati basins and is shown in fig.
It is based on the assumptions that surplus water in some rivers can be diverted to deficit rivers by creating a network of canals to interconnect the rivers. Maharashtra exits joint riverlinking deal with gujarat, to. It is a long awaited proposal of many of the states to have an appropriate distribution of water to all the states. Interlinking rivers imply channelising and canalising the river and making them distributed throughout the country in a better network.
The maharashtra government on tuesday opted out of two joint river linking projects with gujarat citing delay in implementation. Interlinking of rivers ias abhiyan ii ias upsc exam. Interlinking of river ilr programme is of national importance and has been taken up on high priority. The origin of these projects can be traced to a study by government of gujarat in 1973 that contained a proposal to interlink the rivers of the state and the national perspective for water resource development master plan of gujarat for utilisation of surplus water of west flowing rivers south of tapi of 1981. The main feature of the project is a 230km long canal and a series of barrages and dams connecting the ken and betwa rivers the key projects are makodia and dhaudhan dams.
Biodiversity, interlinking, godavari river, krishna river, piranhas introduction interlinking of rivers is nothing but joining the rivers of the country by networks of canals and reservoirs. Interlinking of rivers and construction of dams in gujarat. Arvind shah, 1assistant professor, environment department, parul institute of technology 2faculty of technology and engineering,m. These were stuck for around three years due to political opposition and lack of interest shown by gujarat. The issue was discussed at the meeting of special committee for river linking projects.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Jul 10, 2019 in addition, interlinking of ganga and yamuna has also been proposed. The centre had earlier decided to fund up to 90 per cent of the capital cost of the two interlinking projects partapinarmada and damangangapinjal as part of its ambitious scheme of linking over 30 major. State has only 2% of surface water of the available. The indian rivers interlink is a proposed largescale civil engineering project that aims to. Will the minister of water resources, river development and ganga rejuvenation be pleased to state. The interlinking of indian rivers soas university of london. Map of river maps the region narmada gujarat state. Interlinking of rivers is an important topic that features in the upsc environment section. The interlinking of river ilr programme has been taken up on high priority. Interlinking of rivers and construction of dams may help overcome this problem. It has huge adverse environmental impacts on land, forests, biodiversity, rivers and the livelihood of millions of people. How to kill rivers, the gujarat way written by unknown on monday, april 14, 2014 2. Delhi journal of multi disciplinary engineering technologies volume 5 no.
Yet, it is not easy to turn a blind eye to a proposal for such a large investment by the nation, which can also drastically alter the hydrographic picture of the country. An overview presentation on interlinking of rivers in india. Centre plans national tag for states river interlinking. The link project includes seven reservoirs proposed in north maharashtra and south gujarat. It has good amount of rainfall every year, but the problem is that the rainfall is not evenly distributed which results in water scarcity in some places and floods in other. These all rivers join the yamuna, ganga and ultimately to bay of bangal. Though the interlinking of river programme is the most ambitious antipoverty measure ever conceptualised by the indian government, it has attracted a lot of. Interlinking of rivers will involve building of dams, reservoirs and it is expected that 34,000mw of total power will be generated once the entire project is implemented. Interlinking of major rivers in india, aims at modifying. State has only 2% of surface water of the available water of the country where as it covers 5% population of the country. The interlinking project is one of the most quixotic ideas propagated in history of this nation.
Selection of interlinking canal alignment from kadana. Interlinking rivers in india to avoid drought and floods. Out of all the interlinking projects, the kenbetwa river link has been approved and the government is now keen to approve the daman gangapinjal link gujarat and maharashtra and partapinarmada link gujarat whose detailed project reports dprs are ready. A documentary for nwda on river interlinking by deep. In addition, interlinking of ganga and yamuna has also been proposed. If that situation changes, however, and those rivers no longer have surplus water to shift elsewhere, the basis for the whole interlinking concept could be compromised. Sustainable development in tribal areas of gujarat through par. The delta of this protoindus river has subsequently been found in the katawaz basin, on the afghanpakistan border. It is also a part of the geography segment of the upsc syllabus. India is a country which has reasonable amount of land and water resources. Objectives of interlinking as already stated, the primary purpose of interlinking of indian rivers is to transfer water from the surplus. The mission of this programme is to ensure greater equity in the distribution of water by enhancing the availability of water in drought. Mazumder, individual consultant former aicte emeritus professor, delhi college of engg. The basin lies in the states of madhyapradesh, gujarat, and maharashtra.
Interlinking of rivers national river linking project. Dams and canals sujlam suflam yojna sauni yojna water conservation participatory irrigation management coastal area protection scheme flood protection scheme salinity ingress prevention scheme vanbandhu yojna tribal belt ambajiumargam sagarkhedu yojna interlinking of rivers hydrology project. Canal system, gis, remote sensing, river interlinking. Chief minister devendra fadnavis thursday said the union government had agreed to accord national project tag to the ambitious partapinarmada interlinking project. National water development agency nwda was established in 1982 to examine in depth the link proposals planned by the mowr. Gujarat, rajasthan, tamil nadu, uttaranchal or anywhere else. The interlinking of rivers involving inter basin water transfer has canals, tunnels or water lifts, for water to flow from one river basin to another and making use of excess water. Tribals oppose riverinterlinking project in gujarat the projects envisages transfer of surplus water of rivers in maharashtra and south gujarat to feed the command area of the miyagam branch of narmada canal. It is indias first interstate river interlinking project. Interlinking of river in india pros and cons full analysis. In the nanga parbat region, the massive amounts of erosion due to the indus river following the capture and rerouting through that area is thought to. Chapter 4 the interlinking of indian rivers jayanta.
Selection of interlinking canal alignment from kadana dam. River linking river linking is a project linking two or more rivers by creating a network of manually created canals, and providing land areas that otherwise does not have river water access and reducing the flow of water to sea using this. It is expected to benefit the droughtprone areas of haryana, rajasthan, gujarat, etc. This article shows list of rivers of gujarat grouped by name, origin, length and catchment area. Indias national river linking project nrlp youtube. The present form of the river interlinking proposal, made by the national water development agency, has been hailed as a must for the country by many politicians. The national river linking project nrlp, envisages the transfer of water from water surplus basins where there is flooding to water deficit basins where there is droughtscarcity, through interbasin water transfer projects. It is a proposed large scale civil engineering project that aims to link indian rivers by a system of canals and reservoirs. Interlinking of rivers is a very expensive proposal. Strategic analyses of the national river linking project nrlp of. What has the modi government done regarding the inter.