Highly critical of being furnished a “half-baked” reply on diversion of waters of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries by China, the standing committee on water resources has once again asked the Wa

Grappling with the Supreme Court order to set up a special committee for implementation of the rivers inter-linking project, the Water Resources Ministry is consulting the Law Ministry on seeking a review of the order.

The Ministry, it is reliably learnt, is seeking opinion for review of the mammoth committee that has to be set up under the directions of the court. Not only does it want the numbers pruned but also keep non-official members out so that the secrecy of the decisions can be maintained.

The idea of interlinking rivers is appealing because it is so grand, but this is also the reason it is nothing more than a distraction

The Supreme Court recently issued a diktat to the central government about the scheme to interlink rivers. The directions are straightforward. The government shall set up a high-level committee of ministers and other representatives on interlinking of rivers; the committee shall meet “at least once in two months”;

Tiruneveli and Tuticorin districts to benefit; cost estimated at Rs.369 crore

Work on the first phase of the Tamiraparani-Karumeniyar-Nambiyar river interlinking project is likely to be completed by the year-end. Nearly three-fourth of the work, covering two stages of the project, has been carried out. In three years of execution, Rs.160 crore out of the sanctioned Rs.213 crore was spent, said sources.

GUWAHATI: Noted social activist Deven Dutta came down heavily on the Tarun Gogoi led Congress Government for its role in dealing with the big dam issue in the State.

He said that experts like Himanshu Thakkar, Rohan D’Souza, Ramaswami Iyer and Niroj Waglekar who took part in the February 26-27 public convention in the city talked against big dams in an ecologically volatile region like the North-East.

Bangladeshis expatriates in the United States will stage demonstrations in front of World Bank head office, IMF, Indian embassy, US state department offices in Washington DC today between 1:00pm an

Disagrees With Centre That Drying Up Is Seasonal.

With a series of environmental problems and degradation threat looming large over the rivers Pampa and Achankovil in the wake of the recent Supreme Court order directing the Centre to implement the

Growing water shortages carry economic risks that are as damaging as political corruption

New Delhi With the Supreme Court asking the Centre to constitute a committee for inter-linking of rivers, government on Thursday said the issue was high on its agenda but maintained that it cannot move ahead before taking states on board as water is a state subject.

‘‘As far as the question of interlinking is concerned, the government is seized of the matter and it is a priority for us. When it comes to the feasibility reports, these were prepared because the government is eager to do it,’’ water resources minister Pawan Kumar Bansal told PTI here.