NIRA

Question 1

What does NIRA stand for?

Answer 1

National Interlinking of RIvers Aurthority
It is an independent autonomous body for planning, investigation, financing and the implementation of river interlinking projects in the country.

Question 2

what will it replace

Answer 2

National Water Development Agency (NWDA) and will function as an umbrella body for all river linking projects.

Question 3

functions of nira

Answer 3

Coordinate with neighbouring countries and concerned states and departments and will also have powers on issues related to the environment, wildlife and forest clearances under river linking projects and their legal aspects.
It will have the power to raise funds and act as a repository of borrowed funds or money received on deposit or loan given on interest.
It will also have the power to set up a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for individual link projects.

Question 4

what is an spv

Answer 4

special purpose vehicle (SPV) is a subsidiary company that is formed to undertake a specific business purpose or activity.

Question 5

It is to be headed by a

Answer 5

Government of India Secretary-rank officer.

Question 6

who independently revived the idea of interlinking rivers

Answer 6

m visveswaraiah, kl rao, and dj dastur

Question 7

which government mooted the indea of linking rivers

Answer 7

nda, under vajpayee in 2002

Question 8

the peninsular rivers are not perennial because they are rain fed by the __________-

Answer 8

south west monssons

Question 9

in 2002 the sc told the government to complete linking projects in ___________

Answer 9

12-15 years

Question 10

when did the sc give the go ahead to the government regarding the linking of rivers in response to writs filed in 2002

Answer 10

feb 2012

Question 11

interlinking water will transfer water from flood prone areas of india (indo-gangetic plains due to perennial rivers) to _______

Answer 11

drought prone areas - peninsular india

Question 12

in 2015 what were the linking projects implemented

Answer 12

ken betwa in madhya pradesh and

polavarm - krishna-godavari in andhra pradesh

Question 13

which country objects the transfer of water from brahmaputra into the ganga

Answer 13

bangladesh

Question 14

in the ken-betwa link project nearly 2/3 of the land falls into

Answer 14

wildlife and protected areas - panna tiger reserve

Question 15

What is the Ken-Betwa link project?

Answer 15

What is the Ken-Betwa Link Project? It is the first project under the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers. It envisages transferring water from the Ken river to the Betwa river, both tributaries of the Yamuna. The Ken-Betwa Link Canal will be 221 km long, including a 2-km long tunnel.

Question 16

The National Perspective Plan (NPP)

Answer 16

was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water, for transferring water from water surplus basins to water-deficit basins.

Question 17

the nira, given permission to set up an SPV will be involved in _________________

Answer 17

planning, investigation anf finance

Question 18

what is the national perspective plan known as informally

Answer 18

The National River Linking Project (NRLP) formally known as the National Perspective Plan, envisages the transfer of water from water ‘surplus’ basins where there is flooding, to water ‘deficit’ basins where there is drought/scarcity, through inter-basin water transfer projects

Question 19

minister of jal shakti

Answer 19

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat,