Interlinking of Rivers Might Boost Indian Economy

Abstract

The interlinking of river project is a civil engineering project, which aims to connect Indian rivers through reservoirs and canals. The farmers will not have to depend on the monsoon for cultivation and also the excess or lack of water can be overcome during flood or drought. You will be surprised to know that India has only four per cent of the water available and Indias population is around 18 per cent of the worlds population. But every year, hundreds of millions of cubic cusec water flows into the ocean and India has to meet its needs with only 4 per cent of the water. Every projects has two aspects, but we should focus on how much more people will get benefit from this project. This article is article is based on the interlinking of the river projects, in which its history and the benefits of this project are explained.