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In Re : Networking Of Rivers	 	
v.	 	
(Supreme Court Of India)	 	
Y.K. SABHARWAL,J., D.M. DHARMADHIKARI and PRAKASH 
PRABHAKAR NAOLEKAR,JJ.,	 	
 
Writ Petition (Civil) No. 512 Of 2002 With W.P(C). N	o. 668 Of 2002 | 30	-08	-	
2004	 	
 
1. We have perused the affidavit of Mr. M.S.Gupta, Senior Joint Commissioner 
(Basin Division), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India dated 24th 
August, 2004 along with which progress report in the matter of interlink	ing of 	
rivers has been filed. The progress report being not very clear on our query, 
learned Solicitor General states that the Government has taken, in principal, 
decision to continue with interlinking of rivers. The matter, after comprehensive 
review is l	ikely to be placed before the Cabinet after about six weeks.	 	
 
2. The report of the Standing Committee on Water Resources has been taken on 
record. Our attention has also been drawn by Mr. Ranjit Kumar, Amicus Curiae 
to the Report of the Standing Committee 	on Water Resources 2004	-2005 inter 	
alia stating that the committee desires that the Government to make earnest 
efforts to get going the interlinking of the Northern and Southern rivers under 
ILR Programme in a definite time schedule which, in their conside	red view, 	
would save the nation from the devastating ravages of chronic droughts and 
floods.	 	
 
3. Be that as it may, as prayed by learned Solicitor General, we defer the matter 
by eight weeks. The uptodate progress report be filed within eight weeks and 
the	 matter be listed thereafter.