SC asks Centre to consider linking major rivers by 2012

  • 31/10/2002

  • Indian Express (New Delhi)

Expressing concern over the Centre's plan to link all major rivers in the country by the year 2043, the Supreme Court today asked the Government to immediately constitute a task force to consider achieving it by 2012 to effectively control flood and drought situations. A bench comprising Chief Justice B N Kirpal, Justice Y K Sabharwal and Justice Arijit Pasayat made this observation while saying that the task force would work out the modalities for creating the National River Network (NRN).