30.11.14

Yamuna inter-link planned

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan to inter-link rivers (ILRs) will have one more project, taking the total number to 31. The new link plans to bring surplus water from Sharda on the Indo-Nepal border to the parched Yamuna near Delhi via Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Modi discussed the project's feasibility with his Nepalese counterpart Sushil Koirala during his Nepal visit in August, to which they have agreed to cooperate. Sources said that the 31st ILR, once implemented, would help the Yamuna to have `uninterrupted' flow of water between Delhi and Agra till the river Chambal joins it and gives it a normal flow.“The Uttarakhand government has agreed to the project as the link would pass through the state. The consent from the UP government is awaited“, said an official.
He said cleanliness of the Yamuna in Delhi would largely depend on the success of the proposed link as `uninterrupted' flow is a prerequisite to keep any river clean.

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