The interlinking of rivers offers several benefits, but also raises significant socio-economic and environmental concerns. Analyze.

The interlinking of rivers is long going debate in India, reflecting exploitation of water deprived regions as India having 18-19% of world's population have only 4-4% water resources. Benefits of interlinking of rivers: (1) Water from surplus region used head to deprived region. GAT Haryana's give inked to Rajasthan river. (2) Equitable development of agriculture and other industrial, manufacturing hubs. (3) Mitigating excessive water during floods, due to development of interlinking channels.

Socio-economic and environmental concerns: (1) Socio-economic concerns: a It might escalate tension between states, already times of river water sharing, i.e. Kaveri dispute, Sutlej canal dispute. b File of regional aspirations and other conflicts due to feeling of relative deprivation (i.e. WS Tigris give inked). c Change in agriculture landscape i.e. Punjab and Haryana"gain some" due to water rewiring, interlinking will deprive them of its study.