National River Linking Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_River_Linking_Project
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Jal_Shakti
gptkbp:aimsToTransferWaterFrom water-surplus basins
gptkbp:aimsToTransferWaterTo water-deficit basins
gptkbp:benefit drinking water supply
hydropower generation
increased irrigation
gptkbp:controversy environmental impact
displacement of people
inter-state disputes
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:criticizedFor environmentalists
social activists
gptkbp:estimatedCost ₹5.6 lakh crore
gptkbp:firstLinkCleared Ken-Betwa Link
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National River Linking Project
gptkbp:includes Himalayan component
Peninsular component
gptkbp:Ken-BetwaLinkMoUSigned 2021
gptkbp:Ken-BetwaLinkStatesInvolved gptkb:Madhya_Pradesh
gptkb:Uttar_Pradesh
gptkbp:majorRiverBasinsInvolved gptkb:Krishna
gptkb:Mahanadi
gptkb:Cauvery
gptkb:Brahmaputra
gptkb:Ganga
gptkb:Yamuna
gptkb:Godavari
gptkbp:notableLink Godavari-Krishna Link
Ken-Betwa Link
Krishna-Pennar Link
Mahanadi-Godavari Link
Par-Tapi-Narmada Link
gptkbp:numberOfLinksHimalayan 14
gptkbp:numberOfLinksPeninsular 16
gptkbp:numberOfLinksProposed 30
gptkbp:potentialDrawbacks loss of biodiversity
high financial cost
submergence of forests
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:National_Water_Development_Agency
gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:purpose drought mitigation
flood control
irrigation
water management
gptkbp:status partially implemented
gptkbp:supports farmers
some state governments
gptkbp:yearProposed 1980
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Godavari-Krishna_link
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7