(a) whether the Government have formulated any policy for efficient management of water resources in North East Region in the context of inter-linking of river basins; and
(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the main objective of the said policy?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRIMATI BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) & (b) Government of India has adopted National Water
Policy – 2002 which interalia provides that water should be
made available to water short areas by transfer from one
river basin to another, based as a national perspective,
after taking in to account the requirements of the
basin/areas.
The Government has formulated a proposal for inter-
linking of rivers in the country. The proposal consists of
two components, namely, Himalayan Rivers Development
Component and Peninsular River Development Component. Apart
from others, the Himalayan Component also includes a proposal
for transferring surplus waters from river Bhrahmaputra in
Assam to river Ganga in West Bengal through a link named
Manas-Sankosh-Teesta-Ganga Link.