New Delhi : Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati on Friday made a strong pitch for focusing on inter-linking of rivers (ILR) to tackle drought as she referred to water crisis in Maharashtra’s Latur. Bharati, who chaired ninth meeting of special committee for inter-linking of rivers here, also sought to dispel “misconceptions” that ILR will affect flow of sweet water of rivers and said the programme intends only at transferring extra water flooding rivers to ones having less water, reports PTI.
Bharati also requested Maharashtra and Gujarat to give clearances for Daman Ganga-Pinjal and Par-Tapi-Narmada projects.
