Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
these systems. Small mountainous streams that are usually less inhabited
remained nevertheless relatively undisturbed, whereas the rivulets
and smaller tributaries in the plains and in the southern peninsula
face greater challenges from human interface. Physical alterations
in catchments affect most rivers, disrupt their continuum and the
interactions between the stream and its terrestrial surroundings, thereby,
affecting biodiversity at large (Refer Annexure 3).
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