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The River-linking Programme in India
An account of the scheme, the hydrology of the subcontinent, and other aspects, particularly as it affects Bengal. From Sustainable Development Networking Programme Bangladesh.

Interlinking Rivers -The Millennial Folly
Shailendra Nath Ghosh writes critically of the scheme and the reasoning behind it.

Panacea for Water Ills or Deceptive Mirage
A critical account of the scheme from a Marxist perspective.

Task Force on Interlinking of Rivers
Government body set up to plan and oversee the project. Includes details of schemes and links, and assessments of local and international perspectives.

Interlinking of Rivers
Dr. M.S.Udaya Murthy urges the immediate start on the scheme, and describes its potential and benefits.

Interlinking of Indian rivers: Proposal of 'Garland Canals'
Account of the proposals, how they may affect Bangladesh, and the possible consequences for both countries. By Dr. Ichhamuddin Sarkar, New Nation, Bangladesh.

SaciWaters: Interlinking Indian Rivers: Bane or Boon?
A detailed study of the scheme, presented in 2002, providing technical background information, and details of possible benefits and drawbacks.

Indiatogether.org - Interlinking Rivers
Links, news, comment and accounts of the programmes and plans to link together the major rivers of the country.