Navalawala Committee appointed to examine issue of river inter-linking
Q. The Government constituted a task force comprising experts and senior officials to be chaired by B N Navalawala, Ex-Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources. What is the major responsibility of the task force?- Published on 03 Apr 15a. Combat Terrorism
b. Interlinking of Rivers
c. Green Energy
d. Skill Development
ANSWER: Interlinking of Rivers
The Task Force will take up all issues for expediting the work on interlinking of rivers in the Country. The task force will facilitate interlinking of intra-state and intra-basin Rivers also along with that of inter-state and inter-basin links. The Task Force will also provide guidance on norms of appraisal of individual projects in respect of economic viability, socio-economic, environmental impacts and preparation of resettlement plans.
