[Assam] River Linking visions/abberations--India-3 feet from Gold

[mc mahant]

This one from Mediavigil. (Fine Madrassi Rhetorics-little System Management-mm):The author is a specialist in agri-businessesThe Financial Express15 July, 2007<The idea of `linking rivers' is a dated notion, tracing its origins to Sir Arthur Cotton in the 19th century.  Captain Dastur's`Garland Canal',DrK L Rao's proposal of  Ganga-Cauvery Link were other ideas that were as handsomely popular as they were ridiculously impractical ( Or are they?-mm)Rao's plan envisaged  link to take off near Patna, pass through the basins of the Sone, Narmada, Tapi, Godavari, Krishna, Pennar rivers before joining the Cauvery upstream of the Grand Anicut. Traversing 2,640 km, 60,000 cusecs of water were to be drawn from Monsoonflood flowsof the Gangesfor150 day/year.  Bulkof that water was to be lifted over 450 metres. 
(Actually this 450m is not scary-if you consider most regained by Siphoning. Or by Tunneling  to minimize Lift energy. That would have Put India into Global Engineering Map of the world. Why did  the proponents like Kalam NOTdrive this point HOME?)
The scheme was abandoned (It will need another In-Depth relook-mm)for its huge financial costs (He  behaves like a small-time Bank Clerk- Print more Bank Notes if millions can be benefitted!)and large energy requirements, besides the colossal misery that would have wreaked on hapless hamlets and populations  bythe million(How many-Resettle these!)along the trail of this grandiose link. Techno-economic viability apart, diversion of waters from the Ganges would have unfailingly embroiled India in an international dispute with neighbouring Bangladesh for such a flagrant violation.
( Again Here- This GuruMurthy thinks like a LaghuMurthy.Ganges waters were planned to be diverted in SW Monsoon times-when Bangla+WB are reeling under floods. They could  have been  made to  feel happy-not sulky  -mm)
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