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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