It is often said that the future wars will be fought over water. India’s massive population and expanding industrial and agricultural requirements call for a large-scale, robust water management infrastructure. The ambitious River Linking Project under the NWDA aims to interconnect 30 inter-basin river links, comprising 14 Himalayan and 16 Peninsular components. The Ken-Betwa Link Project is the first phase of that mega plan. This series takes a deep dive into the River Linking mega plan and explains the data, the geography and the politics of it all.
India’s ambitious River Linking Project under the NWDA aims to interconnect 30 inter-basin river links, comprising 14 Himalayan and 16 Peninsular components.
KBLP is India’s flagship ₹44,605 crore inter-basin water transfer initiative designed to resolve chronic water scarcity in Bundelkhand.
When you look closely at India’s Geography and weather patterns, one truth becomes immediately clear: the country does not suffer from an absolute, natural shortage of water. The true crisis lies in water management.
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