_{Tube well irrigation in Punjab. (Image source: India Water Portal Flickr photos)}

_{Map showing major river basins and subbasins in India on the left and the number of freshwater invasive alien species represented by colour-coded categories with the overlaid map of the NRLP proposed river inking map on the right. Image Source: Aravind Neelavar Ananthram et al. (2026) River interlinking and biodiversity risks in Indian freshwater ecosystems. Nature Scientific Reports, 16:17552, p 3}

_{The map on the left shows freshwater species richness per basin and the right shows threatened freshwater species per basin shown using a colour gradient indicating increasing species counts, overlaid with proposed NRLP links and major river systems. Image Source: Aravind Neelavar Ananthram et al. (2026) River interlinking and biodiversity risks in Indian freshwater ecosystems. Nature Scientific Reports, 16:17552, p 4}

_{The river Kaveri is flowing at Dubare Forest near Madikeri, Karnataka. Image Source: Ashwin Geet Dsa via Wikimedia Commons}