The Union government recently announced that it has circulated a draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) on interlinking of rivers among various state governments. Union water resources minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said the government had held discussions with state governments to dispel their doubts about the project.

The government will initially undertake the project's peninsular component, comprising 16 links. The Ken-Betwa and the Parbati Kalisindh-Chambal links, involving Madhya Pradesh (MP) and Uttar Pradesh (UP) and MP