Nitish Kumar, the Chief minister of Bihar recently stated that the Central government's National Waterway 1 project cannot be successful until and unless the the major issue of siltation is resolved in the state of Bihar. The National Waterway 1 is 1,620 km long and runs between Haldia to Allahabad and also passes through West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
On Sunday, at the East India Climate Change Conclave 2018' Nitish affirmed, "Given the present condition of siltation in river Ganga, especially in Bihar region, the National Waterway 1 will not be successful until the issue of siltation is addressed and resolved."
The Bihar Chief Minister also informed that he has multiple times raised the same issue and his government had also organised two conclaves on Ganga in Patna and New Delhi. He further said that they had also drawn the issue to the notice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ganga Rejuvenation Minister Nitin Gadkari.
Nitish Kumar also expressed his concern towards global warming and asserted, "Everybody is aware of the contribution of the developed countries towards the rising issue of global warming. India's contribution is not that much, but still, we are suffering and paying for it. India is way behind when it comes to exploiting the environment. When I was in school, I used to hear that 1200-1500 mm rainfall will be there in a particular season. Now is a time when Bihar suffers from both floods and drought at the same time. Between 2006-2012, the average rainfall level has dropped to 912 mm."
The event was also attended by Union Environment Minister, Harshvardhan Singh.
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