Interlinking of Indian Rivers : An Answer to Eco-Sustainability?

Abstract

Water is the most precious gift of nature to life on earth. India is one of the few countries in the
world which has ample quantity of this prized possession. However, the imbalances have
thrown up many debatable issues, one of them being the Inter-linking of Rivers (or ILR). The
Interlinking of Rivers programme is aimed at linking different surplus rivers of country with
deficient ones to probably help in increasing irrigation intensity in the country, increasing water
availability for both drinking and industrial purposes, mitigating effects of droughts and floods to
a certain extent. The paper focuses of certain factual understanding of the project and its feasibility
towards making water a more sustainable resource on planet Earth.