I am not an expert in this field. But, just for information. In India, thus far, no hydro-electric, dams or mining rehabilitation has been done in an ethical and fair manner. Jadugoda, uranium-mining saga is nothing short of a crime against humanity. Now, Meghalaya is being prospected for uranium. River-water linking is a monumental task that also requires a non-corrupt and fair system to render justice because millions of people would be deprived of land and livelihood. We are 134th in the human development index and one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Look what we have done with our SPZs, more than 450 now, but expected to be even more. Even China has only given permission to 30(app). We will be responsible for a huge number of people in need of resettlement within our own country and we don't have a good record. Hence, many experts believe that the human cost and misery would be more than what it is now when the river-waters are linked.
Regards,
sudarsan
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From: India_Vision_
Sent: Thu 10/8/2009 6:45 PM
To: India_Vision_
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Think the other way- Why go to gather from other countries? Every year River water Devastation takes place in India. Collect Statistics from 2000to 2009, 1) the Loss of Life due to floods in the whole of India,2) Loss of Houses ,3) Central Govt Aid given to All the States, 4) the Total amount spent by each & every State 5) Permanent action taken to Stop Future havoc & such other Questions Answers may be gathered.Then find a permanent way out of the problem Let each State help the people of the other State & Save the Country & it's Wealth. Saving Our Country is the Uppermost Need of the Time. Let the Solutions be Our Own.
Ramamurthi.
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From: Feroz Ahmed <ferozahm@gmail.
To: India_Vision_
Sent: Thu, 8 October, 2009 11:36:49 AM
Subject: Re: [India_Vision_
We do not know the pros and cons of river-linking in our country. However, if somebody can share with data as to how many countries around the world have implemented river-linking projects, and how successfully are they functioning. Cost and time factor would also be an issue. Thanks and regards
On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Ramamurthy Seshagiri <rampadh123@
>Friends,
> There is a village in Salem Dt named JALAKANDAPURAM. Probably the villagers would have been saying to all " JALAM KANDAL PODUM", meaning It is" ENOUGH" if the villagers " SEE WATER" before their eyes. Now the name of the village is "JALAKANDAPURAM"
> Can any body imagine How People in the Whole Village Live with out Water? The HARDEST WORKERS are Salem District Village people. I do not want to comment on the News about Inter Linking of All Rivers of India latest announcement in the email.
> Ramamurthi. .
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From: M.Velusamy <m.velusamy@
>To: India_Vision_ 2020@yahoogroups .com
>Sent: Wed, 7 October, 2009 12:56:05 PM
>Subject: Re: [India_Vision_ 2020] Centre to shelve river-linking project
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>Dear All,
> I realized this when Rahul Ghandhi stating similar idea during his visit to Tamil Nadu. Not sure it's because of one man thinking or collective government thinking or because of political difference.
> I am not an expert, but just giving my experience, I am a villager near to Salem , Tamil Nadu. Farming is the main source of income, and we don't have river source. We depend only on rain (And rain depends on us!!!), this time is considered to be rainy season, but while neighboring state is floating on water, my villagers are still looking at the sky.
> Won't the flood situation be minimized if the rivers were interlinked, won't the people at down corner be satisfied because of this. What we have conserved during this calamity by not linking it.
> For me it looks like inertia constraint to step in to the project. We are dreaming to lead with billion, won't happen without any new thinking and effectively utilizing the available resource. I happened to read a beautiful quote "We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are. --- Max Depree, American author"
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>Regards
>Velu
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From: manjit nath <manjitzing@
>To: India_Vision_ 2020@yahoogroups .com
>Sent: Tue, October 6, 2009 5:27:38 PM
>Subject: [India_Vision_ 2020] Centre to shelve river-linking project
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>
>HI all,
>I want to share the news, I found in one local news paper of Assam. The river linking project was one of the most dicussed projects in Vision 2020 and also by Sir Abdul kalam. But this proposal initiated a lot of protests in river-rich states like Assam with mighty Brahmaputra flowing through its heart, where they feared that this will lead to imbalance in the eco-system in case of waters. The recent decision by Govt of India proves the fear of Assamese people to be true, though, it clearly demands some more scientific explanation.
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>Experts, please share your views.
>
>Regards,
>Manjit Nath
>
>The article:
>Link: http://www.assamtri bune.com/ scripts/details. asp?id=oct0609/ at010
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>Centre to shelve river-linking project
>Spl CORRESPONDENT
> NEW DELHI, Oct 5 - The UPA Government has decided to formally give a neat burial to the ambitious river-linking project, with Union Ministerof State for Environment and Forest, Jairam Ramesh declaring that the projectwould be 'human, ecological and economic disaster for the country'. The pronouncement comes on a day, when the Ministerannounced the decision to adopt river dolphinsas national aquatic animal. The suggestion to adopt the River Dolphin, also better known as Gangetic Dolphinscame from Chief Ministerof Bihar, Nitish Kumar.
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>"The suggestion to adopt it as national aquatic animal came from Bihar Chief Ministerand we accepted it," Ramesh said, briefing newsmen about the outcome of the meeting of Ganga River Basin Authority that was chaired by the Prime Minister.
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>The Environmentand Forest Ministersaid that one of the criteria for measuring the revival of River Ganga would be return of river dolphins. Some 2000 of them are left in the country, he added.
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>They were found in large numbers before a few years. But now their number has come down considerably due to various human activities like fishing, poaching, construction of Farakka barrage in Ganges, sand mining in Kulsi River and massive deforestation.
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>The river dolphinsare included in the schedule 1 of Indian Wildlife Act 1972.
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>Ganga River currently has about 600 of dolphins, while in Brahmaputra River, its population has gone down to 240-300.
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>Meanwhile, Environment and Forest Minister, replying to questions about the fate of the river linking project, indicated that it is going to be shelved. The Projecthas national and international ramifications. Bangladesh has already gone to UN, he added.
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>This is not physically possible to link rivers, he said, adding that smaller inter-basin transfers, however, could go on.
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>One of the erstwhile NDA Government's flagship projects, river-linking projectdid not find much favour with the current regime. "Interlinking of rivers was a revolutionary step initiated by the NDA government BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy had said.
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>BJP-led NDA government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee had mooted the idea of interlinking of rivers to deal with the problem of drought and floods afflicting different parts of the country at the same time. The programme aims at equitable distributionof water throughout the country to solve issues of irrigation and drinking water as well, Rudy said."
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