Discuss the feasibility of interlinking rivers to resolve the issue of water stress in other regions.

With the river inter-linking program, Government has identified several Himalayan and peninsular rivers to be inter linked to transfer surplus water from flood prone area to deficit areas from a drought-stricken area.

Positive contribution:

Challenges:

(i) Technical challenges:

(ii) Economic challenges:

(iii) Political challenges:

(iv) Environment challenge:

(v) Poor international experience (like in china):

These it should be followed after scientific assessment and EIA with consent of local stakeholders and due respect to provisions like LARP for fairness.