Ahmedabad: The Par–Tapi–Narmada River Link Project has faced significant opposition in South Gujarat, and the Central government has now officially removed it from the list of priority river-linking projects. On December 15, the Ministry of Jal Shakti clarified in the Rajya Sabha that while the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the project was completed, it has been dropped from the “priority links” category. The controversial Par–Tapi–Narmada project, which aimed to connect rivers ...Read More

Gandhinagar: State Government Spokesperson Rushikesh Patel today reiterated that the Gujarat government remains firm on its 2022 decision to keep the Par-Tapi-Narmada Link Project on hold. Providing background details, Patel said the project was first proposed in 1980 by the then state government and was revived in 2011 by the then Prime Minister, the late Dr. Manmohan Singh. In 2017, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) was prepared by the concerned central ministry. The official announcement to...Read More