Can the interlinking of rivers be a solution for mitigation of floods ? discuss
Answers
Answer:
Interlinking of rivers will help these areas to have water throughout the year. This will cut farmers dependence on monsoon rains by bringing millions of hectares of cultivatable land under irrigation. ... There is a two way advantage with this – floods will be controlled and scarcity of water will be reduced.
Answer:
The interlinking project aims to link India’s rivers by a network of reservoirs and canals that will allow for their water capacities to be shared and redistributed.
Explanation:
Since the 1980s, the interlinking project has been managed by India’s National Water Development Agency (NWDA) under the Ministry of Water Resources. It has been split into three parts:
A northern Himalayan rivers interlink component.
A southern peninsular component.
An intra-State rivers linking component.
The NWDA has studied and prepared reports on 14 projects for the Himalayan region, 16 projects for the peninsular India component and 36 intra-State river interlinking projects. However, various governments have shelved the idea for a number of reasons.