The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) said that Inter-linking of river can be taken up as a national project. The Minister, however, clarified that no river-interlinking project under National Perspective Plan (NPP) is currently under implementation and the Project depended on the consensus and cooperation of the States and agreements with neighbouring countries.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/river-link-can-be-national-project
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/assam-tribune-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/himalaya
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/betwa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ken
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-water-resources
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/river-linking