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‘River project inviting catastrophe’
Statesman News Service

The Statesman
30.12.2004
India

GUWAHATI, Dec. 29. — The groups opposed to the inter-linking rivers in the country has received a shot in the arm with noted environment scientist Prof. Jayanta Bandopadhyay warning of a catastrophe in case of implementation of the project.

Addressing a select gathering here, the professor in the Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata, raised opposition to the river-linking project stating that the project has been conceptualised not to meet domestic water needs of the people but to meet the demand for growing commercial agriculture activities.
“The project is neither formulated to meet the domestic water needs of the people from dry areas of the country nor is the concept based on the ground realities in Indian river basins. The entire Indian sub-continent will be on flames if the project is implemented,” Prof. Bandopadhyay said.

Quoting Prof Bharat Singh, a renowned engineer, he said there seemed to be no convincing argument or vital national interest that demanded formulation of the project. He elaborated that the technological aspect of the river-linking concept was based on the knowledge of the European rivers and not on the realities related to rivers in the country.

Source: The Statesman

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