New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The Government of India has formulated the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Inter-Basin Water Transfer, and 30 Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) Projects were identified under NPP (16 link projects under the Peninsular component and 14 link projects under the Himalayan component).

Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha during the ongoing Monsoon Session on Monday, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Raj Bhushan Chaudhary stated, "The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the only priority link project under the NPP that has entered the implementation stage. The project, with an estimated cost of Rs.44,605 crore, is envisaged to provide irrigation to about 11.88 lakh hectares, drinking water supply to about 62 lakh people...