Jancy Vijayan Director(MDU), NWDA
MURRAY DARLING BASIN AREA
NEED FOR INTER BASIN WATER TRANSFER (IBWT) GENERALLY KNOWN IN INDIA AS INTER LINKING OF RIVERS(ILR)PROJECTS TO DEVELOP MORE VIABLE SOURCE OF WATER, TO ADDRESS UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WATER WITH RESPECT TO SPACE, TIME, QUANTITY AND QUALITY
CountryNumber of existing schemesAnnual transfer (BCM) IFDMultiOtherTotalIFDMultiOtherTotal ASIA AMERICA EUROPE AFRICA OCEANIA TOTAL
ILR PROJECTS DEVELOPED AND COMMISSIONED FOR MEETING DEMANDS OF POPULATION GROWTH MINIMIZING FLOOD AND DROUGHT HAZARDS CONTROLLING DETERIORATION OF LOCAL SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER SOURCES FOOD AND ECONOMICAL INDEPENDENCE AND SUSTENANCES IMPROVING NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES DANUBE ODER ELBE CANAL ANALYSES OF DATA
REGIONAL IMBALANCE REGIONAL IMBALANCE IN POPULATION SETTLEMENTS
CONTINENTNUMBER OF RIVER BASINS RIVER BASINS SHARED BY COUNTRIES More than 1 More than 2 More than 4 Asia America Europe Africa Oceania5200 Total