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Detailed explanation-1: -In addition, Ministry of Environment , Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has recently released Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for rejuvenation of 13 major rivers prepared by Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun in consultation with the State Forest Departments and other line Departments.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ashwini Kumar Choubey, jointly released the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) on Rejuvenation of thirteen Major Rivers through Forestry Interventions. The 13 rivers for which DPRs were released are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Luni, Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, and Cauvery.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 13 rivers and their tributaries chosen for rejuvenation are the Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Yamuna, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Godavari, Mahanadi, Krishna, Cauvery, and Luni.

Detailed explanation-4: -In geomorphology a river is said to be rejuvenated when it is eroding the landscape in response to a lowering of its base level. The process is often a result of a sudden fall in sea level or the rise of land. The disturbance enables a rise in the river’s potential energy, increasing its riverbed erosion rate.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Centre on Monday unveiled a Rs 19,000-crore proposal to rejuvenate 13 major river systems – including Cauvery and Krishna – by large-scale plantation of various types of trees in the river basins and maintain them throughout the year with active support from the state forest departments.