PAPER CONTENTS Page No.  Paper 1 Geotechnical issues related to inter-basin transfer of water for efficient management of water resources of the country Y. P. Sharda 1 Paper 2 Interlinking of river basins in India - Alternative layout Harsh Gupta 2 Paper 3 River linking projects-national perspectives Jaydip Mukherjee 3 Paper 4 A preliminary geotechnial feasibility study of the Godavari-Krishna link canal in Andhra Pradesh M. Raju, K.R.K.Prasad, A.Om Kumar and T. Nagaraj 4 Paper 5 Linking of Ganga-Cauvery in the context of India’s fresh water scenario s.N.Guru Rau 5 Paper 6 Ghaghara-Yamuna Link Canal - A river linking attempt in Uttar Pradesh P.S.Pipal1 and Dr. Mridul Srivastava2 6 Paper 7 Recycling of industrial effluent by UASB Reactor for pollution-free fluvial and groundwater regimes --Viny Sinha1, Vishal Nath2, and B.N Mishra3 7 Paper 8 Interlinking of Indian rivers • An assessment Pravin D. Nemade and S. N. Patil 8 Paper 9 Some information regarding the river link schemes of India P.T. Sinha Roy 9 Paper 10 Linking river basins - geomorphological considerations V. Subramanyan 10 Paper 11 Interlinking of rivers - A vital necessity S. N. PatiP1, M. V. Baride2 and Anupama B. Chavan3 11 Paper 12 Geological investigations at Sardar Sarovar (Narmada) Project, Gujarat, India D.T. Patel and H.M. Joshi 12 Paper 13 Geotechnical evaluation of spillway structures at Tehri Dam Project, Uttaranchal S.K. Ghiidyal, Bhupendra Singh, P.K. Gajbhiye and D.P. Dangwal 13 Paper 14 Geotechnical appraisal of water conductor system-Baglihar Hydel Project (Stage-1), J&K Mohd. J. Ahmed1 V. Shrivastava2 S.S.Ghalib Askari3 and Shahid Raza'4 14 Paper 15 Relationship between Point Load Strength and Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Abutment rocks of proposed Chamera Stage -II Hydroelectric Project, District Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India. Ashok Kumar, K. P. Raji and Dr S. K. Singh 15 Paper 16 Tunnelling at Ranjit Sagar Dam Project - A case study Sanjiv Kumar 16