Task force on interlinking of rivers
New Delhi, (KNN) Under the chairmanship of BN Navalawala, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has constituted a task force on interlinking of rivers comprising experts and senior officials to look into the issues relating to interlinking of rivers (ILR) in the country.
Apart from examining the existing links that are laid out as per the National Perspective Plan under both Himalayan and Peninsular components, the task force will also consider alternative plans in place of infeasible links in the present plan.
It will facilitate interlinking of intra-state and intra-basin Rivers also along with that of inter-state and inter-basin links.
The task force will recommend the time schedules for completion of feasibility studies and DPR’s of all the links, implementation schedule of all the links and also suggest on various means of funding mechanisms for the interlinking of rivers.
It will also provide guidance on norms of appraisal of individual projects in respect of economic viability, socio-economic, environmental impacts and preparation of resettlement plans.
The expert members of the task force are Adviser in the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Sriram Vedire; Former Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Prodipto Ghosh; Former Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC), AD Mohile; Former Member, Central Water Commission, M Gopalakrishnan and Advocate Shri Virag Gupta,
Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources, Chairman, Central water Commission, Director General, National Water Development Agency and Joint Secretary (Finance), in the Ministry of Water Resources will be the other members of the Task Force.
It will also device suitable mechanisms for bringing about speedy consensus amongst the states and also propose suitable organizational structure for implementing the Interlinking of Rivers. (KNN/ST)
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