ABSTRACT
The Indian Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) proposal contains a total of 30 links, with 14 links in the Himalayan component and 16 links in the Peninsular component. While many of the links provide water for irrigation within a given basin, some of the links create inter-basin transfers to augment flow in “water-deficit” regions. Although few engineering plans are in the public domain, it is supposed that large storage reservoirs will collect excess water during the monsoon season, particularly in the northern half of the country, and then release it slowly during the longer dry season from October through May.
