Cabinet gets report on interlinking of rivers
Wednesday - June 6, 2018 10:34 pm ,
Category : BUSINESS
New Delhi June 6 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday was apprised of the status and progress report of Special Committee for Inter-Linking of Rivers between July 1 2016 and March 31 2018.
"The progress report on interlinking of rivers has been submitted to the Cabinet " said an official statement adding this was done in compliance of a 2012 Supreme Court judgement directing constitution of a Special Committee and need for a periodical report on the progress.
The report on interlinking of rivers consists of substantial progress made in three priority links namely Ken-Betwa Link Damanganga-Pinjal Link and Para-Tapi-Narmada Link alongwith status of other Himalayan and Peninsular links identified as per National Perspective Plan of 1980.
--IANS mgu/vd
"The progress report on interlinking of rivers has been submitted to the Cabinet " said an official statement adding this was done in compliance of a 2012 Supreme Court judgement directing constitution of a Special Committee and need for a periodical report on the progress.
The report on interlinking of rivers consists of substantial progress made in three priority links namely Ken-Betwa Link Damanganga-Pinjal Link and Para-Tapi-Narmada Link alongwith status of other Himalayan and Peninsular links identified as per National Perspective Plan of 1980.
--IANS mgu/vd
