THESE MORONS SEE ONLY WATER, THEY MISS ENTIRELY THAT EVERY RIVER HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM

"LINKING BRAHMAPUTRA TO KAVERI AND GODAVARI COULD SOLVE INDIA'S WATER SHORTAGE FOR 100 YEARS"

~~ AMIT SHAH

Does this clown even know the geography of India?

Brahmaputra enters Bangladesh in Assam near Dhubri district. At Dhubri, the river turns sharply south (making nearly a 90-degree turn) and flows across the international border into the Kurigram District of Bangladesh's Rangpur Division.

To link the Brahmaputra River at Dhubri (Assam) to the Godavari and Kaveri rivers completely within Indian territory (bypassing Bangladesh via the Siliguri Corridor / "Chicken's Neck"), the total route length required is approximately:

Dhubri (Assam) to Godavari River

From Dhubri -- North Bengal / Siliguri Corridor -- Bihar / Jharkhand -- Odisha (Mahanadi Basin) -- Dowleswaram / Rajahmundry (Godavari River, Andhra Pradesh).

Canal / Route Distance: ~1,500 to 1,600 kilometers

Dhubri (Assam) to Kaveri River

Dhubri/Assam to Ganga at Farakka: Dhubri --Jalpaiguri/Siliguri Corridor ("Chicken's Neck") -- Farakka Barrage (West Bengal).
Canal Distance: ~550 – 600 km

Ganga at Farakka to Kaveri: Farakka -- Mahanadi (Odisha) -- Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) -- Krishna -- Pennar -- Kaveri (Grand Anicut, Tamil Nadu).
Canal Distance: ~1,850 – 1,900 km
Total distance: 2400 - 2500 km

WHILE THESE MORONS SEE ONLY WATER, THEY MISS ENTIRELY THAT EVERY RIVER HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE ECOSYSTEM, SLAINITY LEVELS, MINERAL COMPOSITIONS ETC, WHICH DONT NECESSARILY BECOME COMPATIBLE TO EACH OTHER.

The ecological impact against large-scale river interlinking usually cuts far deeper than the sheer engineering distance or cost.

When planners treat rivers like uniform "plumbing systems" or simple volume pipes, they overlook that a river is a living, complex biological entity. Blending distinct river systems creates several major environmental and hydro-chemical mismatches.

Himalayan rivers carry massive loads of fine, nutrient-rich silt. Peninsular rivers carry very different sediment profiles. Transporting silt across hundreds of kilometers via canals often causes rapid siltation in transfer channels while starving the origin or recipient river mouth of essential delta-building sediments. Glacial-fed water and tropical rain-fed water differ significantly in temperature and dissolved oxygen content, affecting local aquatic life sensitive to micro-climatic shifts.

Physical connectivity between isolated river basins creates "ecological highways" for non-native fish, unwanted algae, parasites, and invasive aquatic plants (like water hyacinth). Species that evolved over millions of years in a specific endemic ecological niche (like the Ganges River Dolphin or specific endemic carp species) often cannot survive under foreign temperature regimes, altered turbidity, or competition from newly introduced species.

Rivers carry distinct chemical signatures based on the geology of their source and basin. The Brahmaputra, fed by Himalayan snowmelt and young sedimentary rock, is relatively soft and low in mineral concentration compared to rain-fed Peninsular rivers like the Godavari or Krishna, which flow over old volcanic basalt and granite.

Impact of Blending: Altering the chemical composition, pH, or heavy metal concentrations of a recipient basin disrupts local soil biology, ground-water tables, and agricultural fields adapted to specific mineral profiles for centuries.

This is precisely why marine biologists, hydrologists, and environmental scientists frequently refer to massive inter-basin transfers as "ecological roulette"—the unintended consequences on agriculture, regional fisheries, and biodiversity often outstrip the projected benefits.