PN48 Final Report. Strategic Analysis of India’s River Linking Project.
Abstract
In 2005, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF) started a three-year research study on “Strategic Analysis of India’s River Linking Project”. The primary focus of the IWMI-CPWF project is to provide the public and the policy planners with a balanced analysis of the social benefits and costs of the National River Linking Project (NRLP), which envisages transferring water from potentially water surplus rivers to water scarce western and peninsular river basins. The project consists of research in three phases. Phase I analyzed India’s water future scenarios to 2025/2050 and related issues. Phase II, analyses how effective a response NRLP is, for meeting India’s water future and its social costs and benefits. Phase III contributes to an alternative water sector perspective plan for India as a fallback strategy for NRLP.
Citation
Upali Amarasinghe. PN48 Final Report. Strategic Analysis of India’s River Linking Project. (2009) 78 pp.
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