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  2. River linking - Wikipedia

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    River linking is a project of linking two or more rivers by creating a network of manually created reservoirs and canals, and providing land areas that otherwise does not have river water access and reducing the flow of water to sea using this means. It is based on the assumptions that surplus water in some rivers can be diverted to deficit ...

  3. Indian rivers interlinking project - Wikipedia

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    Map of India based on survey of rivers of India.. The Indian rivers interlinking project is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in India by linking rivers using a network of reservoirs and canals to enhance irrigation and groundwater recharge and reduce persistent floods in some parts and water shortages in other parts of the country.

  4. Paleogeography of the India–Asia collision system - Wikipedia

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    The old and dense subducting slab breaks and sinks into the mantel. This releases the gravitational pull of the slab on the overlying crustal materials and leads to up-flexing. The topography of the Western Himalaya therefore increases. Such increase in topography could have intensified the South Asian monsoon, though yet to be testified.

  5. Kath kuni architecture - Wikipedia

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    Bhimakali temple, built in Kath-Kuni style of architecture.. Kath-Kuni is an indigenous construction technique prevalent in the isolated hills of northern India, especially in the region of Himachal Pradesh Kath is derived from the Sanskrit word kāshth meaning wood and kuni from the word kona meaning corner.

  6. Adyar River - Wikipedia

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    Adayar River Joining the Bay of Bengal 13°00′49″N 80°15′56″E  /  13.01367°N 80.26559°E  / 13.01367; 80.26559 The Adyar River , which originates near the Chembarambakkam Lake in the Kanchipuram district , is one of the three rivers that winds through Chennai , Tamil Nadu , India, and joins the Bay of Bengal at the Adyar estuary

  7. Joining technology - Wikipedia

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    The joining technology is used in any type of mechanical joint which is the arrangement formed by two or more elements: typically, two physical parts and a joining element. The mechanical joining systems make possible to form a set of several pieces using the individual parts and the corresponding joining elements.

  8. Ganges water dispute - Wikipedia

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    A long-standing dispute exists between India and Bangladesh over the appropriate allocation, and development, of the water resources of the Ganges River, which flows from northern India into Bangladesh. The issue had remained a subject of conflict for almost 35 years, with several bilateral agreements and rounds of talks failing to produce results.

  9. Indian plate - Wikipedia

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    The Indian plate (or India plate) is a minor tectonic plate straddling the equator in the Eastern Hemisphere.Originally a part of the ancient continent of Gondwana, the Indian plate broke away from the other fragments of Gondwana and began moving north, carrying Insular India with it. [2]