After a strong protest by tribal people of south Gujarat, the Centre has decided to put the Par Tapi Narmada river-linking project on hold. The decision to put the brakes on the project came after a meeting in Delhi with Home Minister Amit Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Water Resources Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Gujarat’s tribal MPs and MLAs. According to sources, Mr. Shekhawat has promised that the consent of both Gujarat and Maharashtra was required to launch the project and if any State was not in agreement, the project cannot be launched.

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