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- Centre appoints task-force to help build consensus on river inter-linking
The Centre has set up a task force to look into various contentious issues relating to inter-linking of rivers.
Government plans river inter-linking to meet water needs of Delhi, MumbaiThe project, having three dams and two tunnels, is expected to be completed in seven years.
Nepal river Sharda to be interlinked to revive YamunaThe new link plans to bring surplus water from Sharda on the Indo-Nepal border to the parched Yamuna near Delhi via Uttarakhand and Uttar P...
Inter-linking of rivers within 7-10 years, says Uma Bharti"All 30 inter-linking of rivers (ILRs) projects can be completed within seven to ten years, provided states agree," said Uma Bharti.