01065pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002000040245008100060260000900141300001600150362000800166520069000174650002800864650001100892773001600903180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGhose, Arabinda  aKerala is now `God's Dry Country': inter-linking of rivers the only solution  c2004  ap.44-45,48.  aApr  aKerala, `God's own country' - the first state in the country to receive the south-west monsoon precipitation every year presents a depressing scenario at this time of the year. A large number of rivers are dry, containers lining up before one single tap in most parts of the state, cancellation of famous snake boat race on the Pamba river due to insufficient water in the river express the water woes of the state. Kerala has to be provided with water from somewhere to alleviate sufferings of the masses. The author suggests that transfer of surplus water from one river to other appears to be the only feasible solution provided there is a strong will to implement it. - Reproduced.  aRivers - India - Kerala  aRivers  aKurukshetra