Indian Ken-Betwa river link project and Bangladesh
Indian Ken-Betwa link water project and Bangladesh
M S Siddiqui
Legal Economist and pursuing PhD in Open University, Malaysia e-mail: shah@banglachemical.com
The ongoing Indian river-link project (ILRP) is not based on understanding of the environment and ecosystem that rivers support. The ILRP is not a feasible project on technical, environmental, socio-economic, and legal grounds. It will cause tremendous devastation to environment and economies of Bangladesh, India and Nepal. A watershed-approach in water resources management is needed in order to achieve prosperity and stability, writes M. S. Siddiqui ......
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/02/01/16563
Indian government formulated a water policy beginning with the ‘60s having the idea to connect to country’s rivers has been talked about at regular intervals. It has been rejected each time, with incremental doubts about the feasibility and viability about the project. Another Indian commission, the Indian National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development Plan (NCIWRDP) is also quite skeptical about the river link proposals.
India has a National Perspective Plan for water resources development by transferring water from water surplus basins to water deficit basins/regions by inter-linking of rivers based on studies and feasibility reports prepared by Indian National Water Development Agency (NWDA) for optimum utilization of available water resources, the concept of interlinking of rivers was put forth from time to time for rational distribution and transfer of surplus water available in some regions to water deficit areas. The storages and links involved are of very large sizes and lengths; and the costs of construction and environmental problems would be enormous. On the basis of published information, the Commission (NCIWRDP) is of the view that the Himalayan component would require more detailed study using system analysis techniques.
Indian Government has
M S Siddiqui
Legal Economist and pursuing PhD in Open University, Malaysia e-mail: shah@banglachemical.com
The ongoing Indian river-link project (ILRP) is not based on understanding of the environment and ecosystem that rivers support. The ILRP is not a feasible project on technical, environmental, socio-economic, and legal grounds. It will cause tremendous devastation to environment and economies of Bangladesh, India and Nepal. A watershed-approach in water resources management is needed in order to achieve prosperity and stability, writes M. S. Siddiqui ......
http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/2014/02/01/16563
Indian government formulated a water policy beginning with the ‘60s having the idea to connect to country’s rivers has been talked about at regular intervals. It has been rejected each time, with incremental doubts about the feasibility and viability about the project. Another Indian commission, the Indian National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development Plan (NCIWRDP) is also quite skeptical about the river link proposals.
India has a National Perspective Plan for water resources development by transferring water from water surplus basins to water deficit basins/regions by inter-linking of rivers based on studies and feasibility reports prepared by Indian National Water Development Agency (NWDA) for optimum utilization of available water resources, the concept of interlinking of rivers was put forth from time to time for rational distribution and transfer of surplus water available in some regions to water deficit areas. The storages and links involved are of very large sizes and lengths; and the costs of construction and environmental problems would be enormous. On the basis of published information, the Commission (NCIWRDP) is of the view that the Himalayan component would require more detailed study using system analysis techniques.
Indian Government has