Guntur (AP), Dec 14:
of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources R Sambasiva Rao on Sunday demanded implementation of the interlinking of rivers programme in the country.
Speaking at the inauguration of Kodanda Ram Lift Irrigation Scheme at Dharanikota village in Guntur, Rao said, the programme will boost agriculture production, create employment, generate power and a give a fillip to industrial growth.
By transferring excess water the programme averts floods in some rivers and mitigate drought caused for want of irrigation facilities in other areas, he said.
Rao said the Standing Committee has identified five links for priority consideration. They are Godavari-Krishna, Ken-Betwa, Parbath-Kalisindh, Par-Tapi, Naramada and Daman-Ganga-Pinai.
Bureau Report
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Is someone only waking up to this now? The NDA government had a programme on course for linking of India`s rivers. Unfortunately the UPA government did not follow it up, as it did not many of NDA's excellent policies or if it did, it perverted them. -K.Venugopal - Mumbai
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