River interlinking alters land-atmosphere feedback and changes the Indian summer monsoon

Abstract Massive river interlinking projects are proposed to offset observed increasing droughts and floods in India, the most populated country in the world. These projects involve water transfer from surplus to deficit river basins through reservoirs and canals without an in-depth understanding of...

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Main Authors: Tejasvi Chauhan, Anjana Devanand, Mathew Koll Roxy, Karumuri Ashok, Subimal Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41668-x