www.tjprc.org editor@tjprc.org INTER LINKING OF INDIAN RIVERS: AN OVERVIEW Ms. PRACHI CHINCHOLIKAR & Ms. POONAM BAGORA Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Vikrant Institute of Technology and Management, Indore (M.P.), India Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indore Institute of Science and Technology, Indore (M.P), India ABSTRACT India is an extremely large country with great geographical variations even within small regions. The rainfall in our country primarily depends on the largely unpredictable and uneven Monsoons. The vulnerability of event of precipitation set apart by delayed droughts and variances in occasional and yearly precipitation is a major issue for the country. This prompts huge variety in the accessibility of consumable water inside the country, for certain bits of the country confronting extreme dry seasons and different parts confronting decimating floods. Lopsided storms have prompted the indication of the waterway basin in the country as water alarm and water excess. The endeavor of interlinking the streams in India targets moving water from flooded areas to areas with water scarcity. The legitimizations given are that the task would prompt gigantic improvement of the country and public reconciliation by eliminating nearby lopsided natural phenomenon, creating business openings and expansion in horticultural and power efficiency. The paper gives a complete report in regards to the matter contemplating the deterministic thought of Interlinking of Indian river. The paper additionally attempts to highlight the different parts of the tremendous venture by bringing knowledge about the subsequent natural calamities that could happen, the expense factor and the specialized issues that appear to have been disregarded in the wake of the publicity encompassing the task. In light of the above perceptions, the paper attempts to propose an aggregate and careful investigation on the execution of the task and its examination with the other more sensible activities to accomplish the ideal objectives. KEYWORDS: River Interlinking, Water Resources, Flood & Drought Received: May 10, 2021; Accepted: May 31, 2021; Published: Jun 24, 2021; Paper Id.: IJCSEIERDDEC20212 1. INTRODUCTION About 70% of water earth contains, the water that is safe for consumption is just 1% of the available water on earth. The increase in the interest for water is driven by quick development in populaces and economies and provides an additional weight on our all around decreasing new water sources. Our nation represents two percent of the world's topographical region and four percent of its new water, which upholds 17% of the total populace and 15 percent of its domesticated animals. In India, as indicated by a review done by W.H.O.: "65% of the all-out populace doesn't have access to clean drinking water and this figure is predicted to rise significantly in the coming many years". Further, dry spell conditions coming about because of climatic changeability cause significant human enduring in various places of the country, in the fundamental type of shortage of water for both fulfillment of homegrown necessities and for crop cultivation. The venture of interlinking of waterways emerges from the craving of our political initiative to give clean consumable water to the residents and to stop the water shortage of the country. "This arrangement pictures transport of 1,500 cubic meters of water each second from the Ganga during the flood season to the Cauvery through a grouping of waterways connecting the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and Pennar with these two. A connection between the Brahmaputra and the Ganges is likewise Original Article International Journal of Civil, Structural, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering Research and Development (IJCSEIERD) ISSN (P): 2249–6866; ISSN (E): 2249–7978 Vol. 11, Issue 2, Dec 2021, 17-24 © TJPRC Pvt. Ltd.