can the interlinking of rivers be a solution for mitigation of flood? write in 10 sentences
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The interlinking of rivers can provide viable solutions to the multi-dimensional inter-related problems of droughts, floods and interrupting navigation.
The National Perspective Plan (NPP) presented the development of water resources through the inter-basin transfer of water and the transferring of water from water-surplus basins to water-deficit basins. Ken-Betwa link project (KBLP), Damanganga-Pinjal link project, Par-Tapi-Narmada link project and Godavari-Cauvery link project are four priority links identified for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) in accordance with the Peninsular Rivers Component under the NPP.
Interlinking of rivers, consequently, inter-basin water transfer will result in 35 million hectares of additional irrigation. The implementation will raise the final irrigation potential from 140 million hectares to 175 million hectares and facilitate the generation of 34000 MW of hydropower, with other important benefits like flood control, navigation, water supply, fisheries, salinity management and pollution control etc.
Though Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR)/ Feasibility Report (FR)/ Detailed Project Report (DPR) of different links are thoroughly discussed, there are many issues related to Inter-linking of Rivers (ILR) which need due addressing. They are the colossal cost; development of thousands of kilometres of new canals; dredging and desilting of water storage and water flow channels for maintenance and upkeep; maintaining the status quo and characteristics of the river ecology; climate change affecting surplus-deficit water transfer arrangement; extraction of sand and ordinary earth; the mechanism for new kinds of river-sharing and water-sharing disputes; energies and resources required for land acquisition, compensation and construction; the over-extraction of groundwater; adverse effects on the local flora and fauna, and means of securing the necessities of life; and formulating flood-drought equation based on the premise that water can be transferred from surplus river basins to deficit ones.
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- This project can solve the problem of drought and flood because at the time of need the river which causes flood can give water to the area of the river which has a shortage of water because the water can be stored or water can be transferred from water surplus area to the deficit. Ganga and the Brahmaputra region can get rid of floods that come every year with the help of this project.
- The irrigation, land will also increase by about 15 percent.
- 15,000 km of river and 10,000 km of navigation will be developed. Thereby reducing the transportation cost.
- Large scale afforestation and about 3,000 tourist spots will be built.
- This project will solve the problems of drinking water and financially also will solve the problem.
- It is also possible to get jobs for landless farmers in rural areas.
Disadvantages of Interlinking River Project
There may be advantages as well as disadvantages of the project. Rivers are being considered an integral part of our life from the beginning, and any kind of human intervention can prove to be destructive. For the completion of the Interlinking River project, many big dams, canals, and reservoirs will have to be constructed due to which the surrounding land will become swampy and will not be suitable for agriculture. This can also reduce the production of food grains. Where or in which area to bring so much water, which canal is to be transferred, it is mandatory to study and research it adequately. The cost of this project in 2001 was Rs 5,60,000 crore but in reality, there is a possibility that it will be more.
Taking the water of Ganga above the Vindhya towards Cauvery, will cost a lot more and for this, large diesel pumps will be used, more than 4.5 lakhs people will be almost displaced, 79,292 forests will also be submerged in water. It can also be understood that without joining rivers, the problem of flood and drought can be solved.
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