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DPR for Bedti-Hirevaddatti river-linking project will follow environmental requirements
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Bedti link DPR must meet green norms: which body drafts India's river-linking reports? GS1 Geography
DPR for the Bedti-Hirevaddatti link will meet environmental requirements, says Union Minister.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
What you need to know
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A Union Minister has said the detailed project report for the Bedti-Hirevaddatti interlinking project in Karnataka will follow environmental requirements.
The Bedti flows through the Western Ghats of Uttara Kannada and drains into the Arabian Sea.
Feasibility studies and project reports for river-linking in India are prepared by the National Water Development Agency.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
মূল তথ্য
Remember these
- A Union Minister said the DPR for the Bedti-Hirevaddatti link in Karnataka will follow environmental requirements
- The Bedti rises in the Western Ghats of Uttara Kannada and drains into the Arabian Sea
- The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) prepares feasibility studies and DPRs for river-linking
- The National Perspective Plan (1980) envisages Himalayan and Peninsular river-link components
- NWDA was set up in 1982 as an autonomous society under the water resources ministry
প্রিলিমস · মেইনস
How the exam will ask it
প্রিলিমস
- The National Water Development Agency prepares feasibility studies and detailed project reports for inter-linking of rivers.
- The Bedti is a west-flowing river of the Western Ghats in Uttara Kannada that drains into the Arabian Sea.
- A DPR sets out a project's technical design, cost and environmental safeguards before approval.
মেইনস
GS1/GS3: Water resources and Geography. River-linking is pitched as a fix for regional water imbalance, but it raises ecological costs for Western Ghats rivers, forest diversion, displacement and inter-state sharing disputes. The way forward is a transparent DPR with environmental impact assessment, local consultation and state consensus.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
In India, the feasibility studies and detailed project reports for inter-linking of rivers under the National Perspective Plan are prepared by the:
- Central Water Commission
- National Water Development Agency
- Central Ground Water Board
- Brahmaputra Board
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: B — The correct answer is the National Water Development Agency, set up under the Ministry of Jal Shakti (then Water Resources) to carry out surveys and prepare DPRs for peninsular and Himalayan river links.
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