River Linking Project of India

This was the project that was introduced by the NDA government in 2003.It has been called the BIggest Water Projects in the World.I almost forgot about this project till recently When some news channel were showing till it would lead to environmental disasters.This was the time I decided to find out more on GOOGLE.I had few articles wherein they were pros and cons of this project.Here I am mentioning this article that will briefly describe about this project.


BY:-Tanveer Jafri - 5/14/2008
Two third part of the earth is covered with water yet there is a dark future for the usable water in the world. The ocean water is salty, pungent & polluted & at some places it is even poisonous & can kill a being. Despite all the efforts, the scientists have not been able to make it worth drinking & usable for agriculture & industry. That's why, with the increase in population in the world, the demand for clean water is also increasing. Some farsighted analysts are of the view that if there is no solution for the drinking water, it will not astonish that next world war is for the control of water. To face these worries, many countries of the world are working to get out of this trouble of water scarcity.


In a large country like India, a big project to connect about 30 big rivers & canals has been started under the supervision of International Water Management Board. This work has been named National River Link Project. In spite of it, that India is known as an agriculture dominant country but unfortunately, there is no right distribution & management of river water. That's why one third of our country's agriculture is destroyed because of drought or floods. Obviously its adverse effect is on the farmers & at the same time on the economy of our country. The North-West & Southern states in India fulfill the water needs of their agriculture from the rivers & canals but the eastern regions of the Ganges remain badly in spate of water. Many rivers of the eastern sector take so fierce form that all the crops & even the villages are destroyed in floods. As a result of it, the country has to suffer heavy losses of life & property. This has been going on for the last many centuries. But after the warning of global warming, the entire world including India is now alert & many countries have taken many firm & positive decisions for the management of sweet, fresh & clean water.


In India, the rivers that are proposed to be linked with each other, work on many of them has been started. Some of the main projects are such as Mahanadi has to be linked with Godawari & the river Inchampalli is to be linked with Nagarjun Sagar & Pulichintala. Somasila River is to be linked with Nagarjun Sagar & Grand Anicut Link. To Link of Penar River to Almati & Siriselam, to link Yamuna river with Sharda & Rajasthan & Rajasthan is to be linked with Sabarmati. Similarly Son bairaj is to be linked with Chunar & Ganges in the South, to link Ganges River to Damodar River & Swarn Rekha River to Mahanadi. In the same way, Farkka is proposed to be linked to Sundervan & Jogichhopa. Linking of Ganges-Gandak, Ghagra-Yamuna, Kosi-Ghagra & Kosi-Mechi links are also proposed. Besides this Netravati-Hemwati Project, Pamba-Anchankovil viper link is also proposed. Similarly Daman Ganges to Pinjal, Bedati to Varda, Parvati to Kali Sindh & Chambal and Parvati, Tapi & Narmada links are also proposed.


The only aim of this largest river link project of the world is to make use of the water that goes waste in flood & with the help of this River Link Project assure good use by make available water to those areas that face drought & acute scarcity of water. It is assumed that if this largest project, being worked in three phases, is completed & regional politicians cooperate fully then there will be increase in the agricultural production & at the same time increase in national agricultural income. The people will get relief from the havoc caused by floods & drought. And above all, the people will get clean drinkable water.


On one side, many positive results are being told from this great project & on the other side, this project is being criticized. There are some leaders in some states who are trying to make people understand that if this project is completed, water form their own areas will go to other areas. They have many arguments of this type. But undoubtedly, all these arguments are based on limited & narrow thinking as well as on vote bank. Whereas the River Link Project is a national project & it has nationwide importance. The people who oppose this project are from some active organizations that belong to a special political thinking. Their spokesmen travel widely in the country, organize meetings & seminars and show such a terrible picture of these projects that a common man is perplexed. Their main arguments are to take risk of having a big amount as loan from World Bank or International Monetary Fund. They allege that all this exercise is only for the benefit of foreigners by handing over this project to them, to use many expensive techniques for this impossible looking project & continuous running of this project. According to these critics, all these are some very expensive measures. They also state that there is a conspiracy behind it that wants India to be overburdened under heavy debt. Not only this, the opponents of this project are also making propaganda that if this project is completed from foreign money taken as loan, the expenditure on this project will be so much that the debts can't be cleared. And in such a situation, these rivers will go under the control of those powers that have spent money on it.


In such circumstances the Government of India & the people working on this project have a duty to propagate through newspaper & advertisements, again & again, all the aspects of this project with full transparency before the country. In this way all the doubts that exist in the countrymen will be cleared & people of the country will know the merits & demerits of the project. If the National River Link Project is a useful project in reality & there is possibility of increase in agricultural production, then the expenditure incurred on this project can be easily recovered. There should be steps to control the people who are opposing this project widely. In fact, whereas the people who are facing drought & floods are happy to hear the news of this project, at the same time the manifold critical arguments against this project are subject that worry them.

Why one should donate Blood?

I am one of the active member of the Red cross Team in Orissa.For me there has to be every reason of one doing an activity. There has to be pros and cons of that particular activity. So I did research on WHY ONE SHOULD DONATE BLOOD?.There are numerous reasons on why one should?Here are some of them:- 1.No doubt the first and foremost advantage of donating blood is the exalted feeling of saving some one's life. If we donate the little excess blood in our body, it could save some one's life without creating any problem for us. Instead it would help to alleviate some major health problems like heart diseases. 2.Blood donation is an excellent way to get rid of excess iron accumulated in our body due to its over consumption. Excess iron in the body can stimulate the formation of free radicals, which are responsible for causing damage to body cells and tissues. Free radicals are also associated with many diseases like heart diseases and cancer. 3.Besides, blood donation also burns the extra calories and reduces your cholesterol level. After donating blood, the count of blood cells decreases in our body, which stimulates the bone marrow to produce new red blood cells in order to replenish the loss. 4.A Red Cross Donor is given a Blood donor Card. With this card, the donor will be given priority in case of blood needs. There are no major disadvantages of donating blood, except that sometimes one may experience a drop in blood pressure due to hypovolemia (a state of reduced blood volume), which may necessitate cancellation of donation. Sometimes, one may also experience mild nausea or dizziness for a short while But if you compare the health benefits and mental satisfaction that comes from saving a life, you will feel that benefits of this act of charity is not only restricted to the recipient, but also helps the donor immensely.

Tackling Swine Flu the ayurvedic way?

The hue and cry of H1N1 virus has created a lot of panic among the people but it’s not going to benefit any body in anyway. In fact it’s going to create a lot of stress among us and thus can deteriorate our mental health.

As tamiflu tablets are effective only after the person tests positive for the virus and the vaccine against the virus is under the process of development the government of India has shown a faith in our ancient medicine.

Yes we can fight boldly with this virus by following few dos and don’ts. This virus affects usually the persons having less immunity or already suffering from some kind of chronic disorders.

Here are some tips to improve the immunity.

* First of all do not panic. Relax your mind. Some kind of exercises can help you do so especially the yogic exercises like you can do the pranayam which also helps in purifying the respiratory system to some extent.
* Immunoglobulins create the resistance in our body against the various antigens. Many herbs help in its formation in the body. Tulsi (ocimum sanctum) among these is best as it has more specific action on the respiratory system. Take few leaves of it and make decoction. Decoction of giloya(tinospora) is also good
* Use turmeric, ginger,long pepper as spices
* Use hot water to drink. This will prevent the virus from entering the respiratory system.
* Avoid the street foods.
* Indian gooseberry (amla) in raw form helps in boosting your immunity.
* Chawanprash made according to ayurvedic texts should be taken on regular basis. Some other ayurvedic drugs like sudarshan etc can also be taken.
* Finally avoid the direct contact of the affected person.

By following these few precautionary measures you can easily combat this H1N1 virus. Your immunity will be a great barrier for the virus.

Take care as health is the true wealth!