{"id":6921,"date":"2020-03-06T16:14:56","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T10:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=6921"},"modified":"2020-03-06T16:14:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T10:44:56","slug":"national-interlinking-of-rivers-authority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/national-interlinking-of-rivers-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"National Interlinking of Rivers Authority"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Relevance: Prelims: Polity: Governance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rivers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6922\" src=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rivers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rivers.jpg 720w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rivers-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/rivers-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Why in news?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Central government is working on the establishment of an exclusive body to implement projects for linking rivers.<\/li>\n<li>To be called the National Interlinking of Rivers Authority (NIRA), the proposed body is expected to take up both inter-State and intra-State projects. It will also make arrangements for generating up funds, internally and externally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>About:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The proposal for an apex body on river linking has been under discussion for the past 18 months. However, the official said that as of now, no specific timeline has been determined for the constitution of the Authority. Also, the earlier idea of framing a Bill, envisaging the creation of the NIRA, is not being pursued now.<\/li>\n<li>The subject of establishment of the Authority was discussed at the last meeting of the Special Committee on Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) last week in New Delhi. Headed by Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, the panel includes Irrigation or Water Resources Ministers and Secretaries of States. Since its formation, the Committee has held 17 meetings.<\/li>\n<li>As of now, six ILR projects \u2014 the Ken-Betwa, Damanganga- Pinjal, Par-Tapi-Narmada, Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga, Mahanadi-Godavari and Godavari-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) \u2014 have been under examination of the authorities. With regard to the peninsular rivers, the Centre has chosen to focus on the Godavari-Cauvery link than the earlier proposal to link the Mahanadi-Godavari-Krishna-Pennar-Cauvery rivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>For more such notes, Articles, News &amp; Views Join our Telegram Channel.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Telegram Link\" href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>https:\/\/t.me\/triumphias<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Click the link below to see the details about the UPSC \u2013Civils courses offered by Triumph IAS.<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" title=\"Courses available\" href=\"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php\">https:\/\/triumphias.com\/pages-all-courses.php<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Relevance: Prelims: Polity: Governance Why in news? 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