India’s Massive River Links Project Can Disrupt River Ecology like Never Before
Viswamitra sage : (Addressing Beas and Satluj rivers)—You move like chariots to the sea, through the power of Indira. You are full of water and wish to unite with each…
Ken-Betwa Link
Interlinking Rivers: The story from scratch
The interlinking of rivers (ILR) is ill-conceived, ruinously expensive, technically questionable, ecologically devastating, and socially disruptive. Here’s why ILR needs to be scrapped, and integrated water resource management of river…
Ken-Betwa River Link Project Will Not Solve The Water Problems of Bundelkhand
Ken-Betwa Link Project--Instead of transferring water from a river already ravaged by sand mining, a very different approach is needed for resolving water problems of Bundelkhand The foundation stone…
Why a Campaign to Save Ken River is Urgently Needed
While the famous Ganga and Yamuna rivers have at least received some attention regarding their protection, several of their important tributaries have been badly neglected even at a time when…
Ken-Betwa River Link Project Should be Reconsidered Due to Non-Viability and Disruptive Impacts on Bundelkhand Region
During a recent visit to Bundelkhand region I came across the following report in the leading Hindi newspaper Amar Ujala (August 13-14)—Villagers protesting against the Ken-Betwa River Link Project have…
Why Inter-Linking of Rivers Project Will Prove to be A Very Costly Blunder
The Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) Project in India is one of the most gigantic water-transfer projects ever envisaged in the entire world. This involves 30 (or 29) links of 37…
Par-Tapi-Narmada River Link Project Should be Fully Withdrawn
There has been a great surge of united actions by tribal communities against the Par-Tapi-Narmada River Link Project following which the central government and the Gujarat state government have suspended…
These Millions of Threatened Trees Must be Saved in Times of Climate Change
Each tree is considered to be a conserver of water, so it is extremely strange that a leading project in India widely publicized to reduce water shortages of a drought-prone…
Reckless pursuit of linking rivers can result in ecological havoc
For a long time a gigantic and recklessly ambitious project proposed in India for linking about 37 rivers at 30 or more places had been largely dormant. Things started…
Ten Strong Reasons Why Ken-Betwa River Link Project Should Be Withdrawn Immediately
The Ken-Betwa River Link Project (KBRLP) is one of the most disputed river projects of India. Involving two states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, this Rs. 35000 crore (…
To Save Trees, Villages and Tiger Reserve, Consider Small-Scale , Low-Cost Solutions in Bundelkhand
The debate has intensified on whether nearly 2 million trees which are threatened by the Ken Betwa Link project in Bundelkhand region can be saved. In order to consider…
Ken-Betwa Link–There is no achievement in speeding up a dubious project which will destroy over 2 million trees in drought-prone areas
On World Water Day March 22 the signing of an agreement between the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for implementing the controversial Ken-Betwa Link project in drought-prone Bundelkhand…
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