The Union Government has said that the river inter-linking programme was crucial for water and food security, and sought the cooperation of the States in implementing it.
The newly constituted Task Force on Inter-Linking Rivers will look afresh at all the proposed links to evaluate their feasibility, particularly in maintaining a balance between environment and deve
Order of the National Green Tribunal (Principal Bench, New Delhi) in the matter of Brij Mohan Yadav. Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 11/02/2015 regarding illegal mining of sand from Ken River, Naraini Block & Tehsil, Banda District.
Brainchild of Vajpayee and dream project of Narendra Modi, the Ken-Betwa river-linking project is embroiled in controversy over its environment impact assessment (EIA), which is replete with lies,
Kanpur: Amidst dwindling population of Gangetic river dolphins as only 2,000 are left in the country, the state government is gearing up to undertake Dolphin census in major rivers next month.
A proposal for forest clearance to the Ken-Betwa river-interlinking project, which involves diverting 6,000 hectares of the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, has been put up to the Environment
India is considering 76 river-linking projects to address water scarcity in some parts of the world’s second-most populous nation, according to the government.
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Bardani Mishra Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others dated 25/07/2014 regarding illegal mining of sand and its transportation from Ken River and its Canal at the behest of Khanij Mafia in District Panna, Madhya Pradesh.
