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| Title: | Assessment of the India River Linking Plan: A closer look at the Ken-Betwa Pilot Link |
| Authors: | Kruegger, Kelli
Segovia, Frances
Toubia, Monique |
| Keywords: | inter-river linking project
ken-betwa pilot link |
| Issue Date: | 30-Apr-2007 |
| Abstract: | Properly planned water resource development and management has the ability to
alleviate poverty, improve the quality of life, and reduce regional disparities and to
maintain the integrity of the natural environment. In an effort to address the threat of
water scarcity, the Indian government has proposed an ambitious and costly water
resource development project to interlink a majority of the country’s major rivers known
as the Inter-River Linking Project (IRL).
The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the pilot component of the national plan.
This project involves connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers through the creation of a dam,
reservoir, and canal to provide storage for excess rainfall during the monsoon season as
a means to divert the water for consumption and irrigation purposes. The KBLP has
become a heated point of controversy in India as questions about the motivation behind it
and its feasibility stall implementation. The Indian government has released a Feasibility
Report discussing the potential impacts of the project on the surrounding environment,
but there is much to be desired in the detail of the description and analysis of the project.
Due to the general nature of the Feasibility Report there is insufficient evidence to
determine if the KBLP is the appropriate management policy for this area.
Using GIS analysis, literature reviews, and focus group interviews, this report
addresses three major points of criticism surrounding the KBLP: hydrologic, wildlife,
and social impacts. The research in this report provides an interdisciplinary contribution
to the discussion on the feasibility of this water management plan. It is hoped that
decision-makers, NGOs, and other stakeholders will use the information provided in this
report to develop a thoughtful and responsible plan of action for water management of
the area through further meaningful research. |
| Appears in Collections: | Dissertations and Theses (Ph.D. and Master's)
Natural Resources and Environment, School of (SNRE)
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