As soon as accomplished, India’s Nationwide River Linking Mission will switch an estimated 200 billion cubic meters of water across the nation every year.
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As soon as accomplished, India’s Nationwide River Linking Mission will switch an estimated 200 billion cubic meters of water across the nation every year.
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Greater than 100 years in the past, a British engineer proposed linking two rivers in India to higher irrigate the world and cheaply transfer items. The hyperlink by no means occurred, however the concept survived.
At present, as a result of excessive flooding in some elements of the nation mirrored by debilitating drought in others, India’s Nationwide Water Improvement Company plans to dig thirty hyperlinks between rivers throughout the nation. It is the biggest mission of its type and can take many years to finish.
However scientists are nervous what transferring that a lot water might do to the land, the individuals — and even the climate. Host Emily Kwong talks to journalist Sushmita Pathak about her current story on the mission.
Learn Sushmita’s full story right here.
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