Sample River Linking project in India- The interlinking of the rivers Ganga, Tungabhadra, Krishna, and Cauvery will bring prosperity to India and foster national integration. Despite 66 years of independence, no effective action has been taken to interlink these rivers. Although there are many perennial rivers in the North, they do not benefit agriculture in the Southern states. While one part of the country faces floods, storms, and other natural disasters, another part regularly faces drought. For India to be prosperous, we must enact legislation to enable the harmonious inter-basin transfer of surplus waters from one part of the country to another, benefiting all states. The state and central governments need to take necessary action for the nationalization and interlinking of rivers.
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Even after the notification of the Final Award of the
Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal on 19.2.2013 by
publication in the Government of India Gazette due to
the herculean efforts of Tamil Nadu Government, no action has been taken
to form the Cauvery Management Board as envisaged in
the Final Award, thereby favouring Karnataka;
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