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Cabinet approves Status-cum-Progress Report and constitution of 'Special Committee for Inter-Linking of Rivers'

| | Nov 16, 2016, at 04:03 am
New Delhi, Nov 15 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Status-cum-Progress Report and constitution of 'Special Committee for Inter-Linking of Rivers' in compliance of Supreme Court judgment dated 27.2.2012 in the matter of Writ Petition (Civil) 512 of 2002: Networking of Rivers along with Writ Petition No. 668 of 2002.

Approval of the Union Cabinet will help in monitoring of the precious Inter-linking of River Projects to be carried out under National Perspective Plan 1980 of Government of India.

The Status-cum-Progress Report of Special Committee for Inter-linking of Rivers will be submitted bi-annually for information of Cabinet, which will facilitate faster and appropriate decisions in the interest of the country as expeditiously as possible.

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