water stress study: River interlinking projects in India may aggravate water stress: Study
India's river interlinking projects, aimed at addressing droughts and floods, may worsen water stress and disrupt monsoon patterns, according to a study in Nature. The research used regional climate models and data analysis to examine the hydro-meteorological consequences of these massive infrastructure projects. The study found that inter-basin water transfer could affect land-atmosphere interactions, leading to changes in rainfall patterns.