1By BySHIVAKUMAR. S. S SHIVAKUMAR. S. SVIII SEMVIII SEM S. J. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING S. J. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERINGINTERLINKING OF INTERLINKING OF RIVERSRIVERS12INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONNEED FOR INTERLINKING OF RIVERSNEED FOR INTERLINKING OF RIVERSCONCEPT OF INTERLINKING OF RIVERSCONCEPT OF INTERLINKING OF RIVERSNATIONAL WATER DEVELOPMENT AGENCYNATIONAL WATER DEVELOPMENT AGENCYCASE STUDY OF BIHARCASE STUDY OF BIHAREXISTING INTER BASIN PROJECTSEXISTING INTER BASIN PROJECTSCONCLUSIONCONCLUSIONREFERENCESREFERENCES CONTENTSCONTENTS23INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONInterlinking of rivers literally means oining of nat!ralInterlinking of rivers literally means oining of nat!ral "#annels$ "#annels$Diversion of river %aters for "!ltivation of "ro&s #asDiversion of river %aters for "!ltivation of "ro&s #as 'een taking &la"e from #istori"al times$ T#e earliest'een taking &la"e from #istori"al times$ T#e earliest of (iversion 'y ani"!ts #ave taken &la"e in So!t#of (iversion 'y ani"!ts #ave taken &la"e in So!t# In(ia from t#e time of t#e C#ola Kings$ In(ia from t#e time of t#e C#ola Kings$In(ia #as a vast geograi"al area of )*+ m#a$ It,sIn(ia #as a vast geograi"al area of )*+ m#a$ It,s %ater reso!r"es are !nevenly (istri'!te( in time an(%ater reso!r"es are !nevenly (istri'!te( in time an( s&a"e$ s&a"e$34NEED FOR INTERLINKINGNEED FOR INTERLINKINGThe annual a!n"all #a!e$ "%& a#'. %" a(%u) 3**+& !n n%)hea$)en $)a)e %" In,!a )% le$$ )han 1-+& !n !)$ n%)h.e$)en /a) !n $e&!0a!, an, a!, /a) %" Ra1a$)han an, Gu1aa).The H!&alayan !#e$ "l%.!n' !n )he n%)hen /a) %" In,!a ae $n%. "e, an, /eenn!al .heea$ )he /en!n$ula !#e$ ae a!n "e, an, $ea$%nal.The #a!%u$ "a+)%$ l!2e hy,%l%'!+al3 +l!&a)!+ an, )%/%'a/h!+al "a+)%$ +au$e e+uen+e %" "l%%,$ !n $%&e /a)$ %" )he +%un)y an, $%&e /a)$ .!ll (e "a+!n' $+a+!)y %" .a)e. La'e $+ale &!'a)!%n %" )he /e%/le "%& )he aea$ %" .a)e $+a+!)y !$ %ne %" )he $e!%u$ +%n+en$ %" %u +%un)y.Ou) %" )he 45* (.+u& %" u)!l!$a(le $u"a+e .a)e an, 632 (.+u& %" '%un, .a)e3 )he /e$en) u$e !$ a(%u) 4*- (.+u&. The +uen) $)a'e %" u)!l!$a)!%n %" $u"a+e an, '%un, .a)e e$%u+e$ (e!n' 7*8 9 3*8 e$/e+)!#ely %" )he u)!l!$a(le e$%u+e$. A(%u) 7*8 %" !#e "l%.$ ae ,!$+ha'e, !n)% $ea .!)h%u) u)!l!$a)!%n.65The /e +a/!)a a#a!la(!l!)y %" .a)e !n Bah&a/u)a (a$!n !$ a$ h!'h a$ 1:3617 +u0&3 .heea$ !n $%&e (a$!n$ %" )he ea$) "l%.!n' !#e$ %" Ta&!lna,u3 !) !$ %nly 3:* +u0&. Any $!)ua)!%n le$$ )han 1*** +u0& /e +a/!)a !$ +%n$!,ee,a$ $+a+!)y +%n,!)!%n. One )h!, %" )he +%un)y !$ ,%u'h) /%ne3 .h!le )he aea$ $u$+e/)!(le )% "l%%,$ !$ a%un, 6* &ha.RE;UIREMENT OF