River Linking and Rejuvenation
- National River Linking Project (NRLP): a plan to link 30 rivers in two components: the Himalayan component (14 links) and the Peninsular component (16 links); managed by the National Water Development Agency (NWDA).
- Ken-Betwa Link (Madhya Pradesh-UP): first project to start (Daudhan dam, Panna Tiger Reserve controversy); foundation stone in December 2024.
- Other links: Godavari-Cauvery, Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal, Damanganga-Pinjal, Mahanadi-Godavari.
- Namami Gange (2014): sewage treatment, riverfront, biodiversity; Ganga Action Plan (1985-86) was the predecessor.
- Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Catch the Rain, Atal Bhujal Yojana (groundwater), Jal Jeevan Mission (tap water by 2024-28 targets; verify), Amrit Sarovar.
- Rejuvenation of Yamuna, Kali Bein, Narmada Seva Yatra.
Map practice
Draw/locate: Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej; Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Son, Chambal, Damodar; Brahmaputra, Subansiri, Teesta; Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri; Narmada, Tapi, Mahi, Luni.
Keep practising
Notes are only half the work. Test yourself with questions and discuss doubts with other aspirants.
Prepared for exam revision from NCERT, standard geography textbooks, the Census of India 2011, the India State of Forest Report, IMD, Ministry of Agriculture and other official sources. Maps are schematic teaching maps, not Survey of India maps, and zone boundaries are approximate. Figures such as production, capacity, counts of parks and ports, and census status change, so check the latest official source before relying on them. Found a mistake? Tell us.