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India accounts for 18% of the world population and about 4% of the world’s water resources. One of the solutions to solve the country’s water woes is to create Indian Rivers Inter-link.c [2] India has been successful in creating live water storage capacity of about 253 billion cubic meter(BCM) so far.
10: Ken Betwa Link Project: Madhya Pradesh: Updated cost estimate of the project(2015-16 PL) was submitted in CWC by NWDA in February 2016 which is under examination. DPR of Phase- II is yet to be submitted to CWC by NWDA. 11: Kulsi Dam Project: Assam: Project is Under appraisal in CWC/CEA.
As of 2008 only about 10% of rural water schemes built in India used a demand-driven approach. Since water users have to pay lower or no tariffs under the supply-driven approach, this discourages them to opt for a demand-driven approach, even if the likelihood of the systems operating on a sustainable basis is higher under a demand-driven approach.
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.
Pages in category "Water conservation in India" ... Water Literacy Foundation This page was last edited on 5 May 2024, at 17:07 (UTC). Text is ...
Mission Kakatiya ("Our Village Our Lake") is a scheme for restoring all the minor irrigation tanks and lakes in Telangana State, India. This scheme aims to renovate 46,531 tanks and lakes, storing 265 TMC water across the state in five years. [1] This is the first program to be taken up by the Government of Telangana after coming into power in ...
The Maharashtra government in India has launched a water conservation scheme named Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyan to make Maharashtra a drought-free state by 2019.The programme aims to make 5000 villages free of water scarcity every year.
The government has also insisted on techniques such as rainwater harvesting, water conservation and more efficient irrigation as agriculture alone is responsible for 80% of the country's water usage. [2] Due to increasing demands, it is estimated that India will become a water scarce nation by 2025.