"Interlinking of rivers is successfully reaching new goals. .. There will be no problem for drinking water till 2060 (for Mumbai)," she said while delivering her valedictory address at the India Water Week which concluded here.
She also said that the proposed Yamuna-Sharda link will increase the water flow in Yamuna.
"(Due to) The Yamuna-Sharda link, which starts from Pancheshwar, there will be more water than Yamuna actually wants," she stated while underlining the need for rejuvenating the river Yamuna.
Minister of State for Water Resources Sanwar Lal Jat, acting CEO of Australian Water Commission Richard Mcloughlin and others also spoke on the occasion.
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