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Interlinking of Rivers
The interlinking of rivers (ILR) project is in the news again. The Union Minister for Water Resources, Uma Bharti, is reported to have said that the execution of the project would be accelerated. The project is a highly controversial one, and there are strong bodies of opinion both for and against it. This article will set forth the considerations that have been urged against the project.
Rationale of the Project
There are some basic flaws in the very idea of interlinking of rivers:
The interlinking of rivers (ILR) project is in the news again. The Union Minister for Water Resources, Uma Bharti, is reported to have said that the execution of the project would be accelerated. The project is a highly controversial one, and there are strong bodies of opinion both for and against it. This article will set forth the considerations that have been urged against the project.
Rationale of the Project
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