Centre reviewing condition of NE rivers: Uma Bharti

Siliguri, February 4: Intending to utilise the water resources in India’s northeast for the country’s benefit, the centre has started reviewing the condition of the rivers to find out ways to harness their potential, union minister Uma Bharti said on Wednesday. The water resources minister, who is on a tour of states, said she was discussing the matter with the chief ministers. "Prime Minister rendra Modi’s clear policy is to ensure that political differences do not stand in the way of development. "The centre wants to utilise the water resources in the northeast for the country’s benefit. We have started reviewing the condition of the rivers," she told media persons. IANS