Lok Sabha Question No. 185 (STARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *185

ANSWERED ON 08 . 03.2018

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS PR OJECT

| *185.                                                                                                                                                                                        | SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| (a) the progress made so far on the inter - linking of rivers project;                                                                                                                       | (a) the progress made so far on the inter - linking of rivers project;                                                                                                                       |
| (b) whether the issue that the State of Kerala had with the Pamban - AchankovilVaippar river project has been resolved; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? | (b) whether the issue that the State of Kerala had with the Pamban - AchankovilVaippar river project has been resolved; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? |
| ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                       | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING ( SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI )                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| (a) to (c): House.                                                                                                                                                                           | A statement is laid on the Table of the                                                                                                                                                      |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.  *185  TO  BE  ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA ON  08.03.2018  REGARDING  INTER -LINKING OF RIVERS PROJECT.

(a) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation 1980  for  transferring  water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water - deficit  basins.  Under  the  NPP,  the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14  under  Himalayan  Component)  for  preparation  of  Feasibility  Reports  (FRs).  The  Pre -Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of all 30 links have been prepared and circulated to the concerned State G After survey and investigatio ns, FRs of 14 links under Peninsular Component and FRs of 2 links draft FRs of 7 links (Indian portion) under Himalayan Component have been completed. Prese States concerned, and benefits are given in Annexure . The Inter -Linking of River (ILR ) programme has been taken up on high priority.

Four priority links under Peninsular Rivers Component have been identified for prep DPR viz; Ken - Betwa link project (KBLP) Phase -I & II, Damanganga - Pinjal link project, Par - Tapi Narmada  link  proje ct  and  Mahanadi - Godavari  link  project.  The  preparation  of  DPR  of  a  proje taken  up  after  consent  of  concerned  State  Governments.  DPRs  of  KBLP  Phase -I  &  Phase -II, Damanganga - Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi - Narmada link project have been completed. The techno economic clearance and various statutory clearances of the KBLP Phase -I have been accorded. Based on the request of Government of M.P., the DPRs of projects included under KBLP Phase -II viz., Lower Orr dam, Bina complex projects and Kotha barrage ha ve been completed by NWDA/ Government of M.P. and submitted for techno - economical appraisal in Central Water Commission (CWC).

The  techno -economic  clearance  of  the  Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project  has  been  accorded subject  to  statutory  clearances.  The  DPR  o f  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  project  has  been  submitted  for technical appraisal in CWC. The DPR of the Mahanadi -Godavari link could not be taken up as th Government of Odisha was not agreeable for Mahanadi -Godavari link, a mother link of 9 link syst viz. , Mahanadi -Godavari -Krishna -Pennar -Palar -Cauvery -Vaigai -Gundar linkage due to large submergence involved in Manibhadra Dam. Based on the suggestions of Govt. of Odisha, has  prepared  a  preliminary  revised  proposal  of  Mahanadi - Godavari  Li nk  Project  with  reduced submergence and submitted to the Govt. of Odisha.

(b) & (c) Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link project under NPP pertains to State of Kerala and Nadu. NWDA has completed its FR in 1995 and submitted to concerned States of Tamil N adu and Kerala. However, in 2003, Kerala Assembly has passed a resolution against taking up this l The  Central  Government  has  taken  note  of  it  and  has  decided  not  to  treat  it  as  a  pri consensus building purpose at present.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Starred Question No. *185 to be answered i Sabha on 08.02.2018 regarding ' Inter - linking of Rivers Project ' .

## Present status of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers, proposed benefits and status of Feasibility Reports/Detailed Project Report

| Sl. No   | Name                                                   | States concerned                                                            | States benefited             | Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)   | Domestic and Industrial supply (MCM)   | Hydro power (MW)   | Present status   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|          | Peninsular Component                                   |                                                                             |                              |                               |                                        |                    |                  |
| 1        | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link   | Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka, Chattisgarh& Telangana                  | Andhra Pradesh & Odisha      | 0.91+3.52 = 4.43              | 802                                    | 445                | FR completed     |
| 2        | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala)        | link - do-                                                                  | Telangana and Andhra Pradesh | 1.09+5.04= 6.13               | 413                                    | --                 | FR completed     |
| 3        | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, AP, Karnataka, Chattisgarh & Telangana | Telangana                    | 2.87                          | 237                                    | 975                | FR completed     |
| 4        | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link       | Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka, Chattisgarh& Telangana                  | Andhra Pradesh               | 5.82                          | 162                                    | --                 | FR completed     |
| 5        | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                        | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana& AP                                       | Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka   | 1.90+0.68 = 2.58              | 56                                     | --                 | FR completed     |
| 6        | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                      | - do-                                                                       | --                           | --                            | --                                     | 17                 | FR completed     |
| 7        | Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) -Pennar (Somasila ) link      | Maharashtra, AP & Karnataka                                                 | Andhra Pradesh               | 5.81                          | 124                                    | 90                 | FR completed     |
| 8        | Pennar (Somasila) -Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link         | AP, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                              | AP, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry  | 0.49+4.36 + 0.06 = 4.91       | 1105                                   | --                 | FR completed     |

| Sl. No              | Name                                                                    | States concerned                                                                                   | States benefited                                | Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)                          | Domestic and Industrial supply (MCM)                    | Hydro power (MW)    | Present status             |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| 9                   | Cauvery (Kattalai) -Vaigai - Gundar link                                | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                      | 3.38                                                 | 185                                                     | --                  | FR completed               |
| 10                  | Ken -Betwa link a) Ken -Betwa Link Phase -I b) Ken -Betwa linkPhase -II | Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh -do-                                                                  | & Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh | 2.66 + 3.69 =6.35 0.99                               | 49 6                                                    | 78 -                | FR&DPR (Ph-I&II) completed |
| 11                  | Parbati - Kalisindh - - Chambal link                                    | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to consulted during consensus building ) & | be Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan                   | *Alt.I: 2.05+ 0.25 =2.30 (Alt.II: 1.77+ 0.43 = 2.20) | 13.2                                                    | --                  | FR completed               |
| 12                  | Par - Tapi - Narmada link                                               | Maharashtra Gujarat                                                                                | Gujarat& Maharashtra                            | 2.32                                                 | 76                                                      | 22                  | FR &DPR completed          |
| 13                  | Damanganga - Pinjal link (As per DPR )                                  | - do-                                                                                              | Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai)       | --                                                   | 895 (including 316 MCM from Pinjal dam proposed by GoM) | --                  | FR&DPR completed           |
| 14                  | Bedti -Varda link                                                       | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka                                                            | Karnataka                                       | 0.60                                                 | --                                                      | 4                   | PFR completed              |
| 15                  | Netravati - Hemavati link                                               | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala                                                                     | Karnataka                                       | 0.34                                                 | --                                                      | --                  | PFR completed.             |
| 16                  | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                       | Kerala & Tamil Nadu,                                                                               | Kerala& Tamil Nadu                              | 0.91                                                 | --                                                      | 508                 | FR completed               |
| Himalayan Component | Himalayan Component                                                     | Himalayan Component                                                                                | Himalayan Component                             | Himalayan Component                                  | Himalayan Component                                     | Himalayan Component | Himalayan Component        |
| Sl. No              | Name                                                                    | States concerned                                                                                   | States benefited                                | Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)                          | Domestic and Industrial supply (MCM)                    | Hydro power (MW)    | Present status             |
| 1.                  | Manas - Sankosh- Tista - Ganga (M- S-T- G) link                         | Assam, West Bengal, Bihar& Bhutan                                                                  | Assam, West Bengal &                            | 2.08 + 1.82 + 2.64 = 6.54                            | --                                                      | 5287                | PFR completed              |

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|    |                                                           |                                                    | Bihar                           |                                   |      |       |                                     |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|------|-------|-------------------------------------|
|  2 | Kosi- Ghaghra link                                        | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh &Nepal                       | Bihar& Uttar Pradesh            | 8.17+ 0.67 + 1.74 (Nepal) = 10.58 | 48   | --    | PFR completed                       |
|  3 | Gandak-Ganga link                                         | - do-                                              | Uttar Pradesh                   | 37.99+2.41 (Nepal) = 40.40        | 700  | --    | Draft FR completed (Indian portion) |
|  4 | Ghaghra- Yamuna link                                      | - do-                                              | Uttar Pradesh                   | 25.30 + 1.35 (Nepal) =26.65       | 1391 | 10884 | FR completed (Indian portion)       |
|  5 | Sarda - Yamuna link                                       | Bihar, UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal | Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand     | 3.45 + 0.30 = 3.75                | 6250 | 3600  | FR completed (Indian portion)       |
|  6 | Yamuna - Rajasthan link                                   | UP, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan                   | Haryana & Rajasthan             | 0.435 + 2.442 = 2.877             | 57   | --    | Draft FR completed                  |
|  7 | Rajasthan - Sabarmati link                                | - do-                                              | Rajasthan & Gujarat             | 5.35 + 2.04=7.39                  | 282  | --    | Draft FR completed                  |
|  8 | Chunar- Sone Barrage link                                 | Bihar& UP                                          | Bihar& Uttar Pradesh            | 0.30 + 0.37= 0.67                 | --   | --    | Draft FR completed                  |
|  9 | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries Ganga link                | of Bihar & Jharkhand                               | Bihar & Jharkhand               | 2.99 + 0.08=3.07                  | 360  | 95    | PFR completed                       |
| 10 | Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar - Subernarekha link              | West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand                    | West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand | 7.63 + 0.30 + 0.55 = 8.47         | 484  | -     | Draft FR completed                  |
| 11 | Subernarekha - Mahanadi link                              | West Bengal& Odisha                                | West Bengal& Odisha             | 0.18 + 0.365 = 0.545              | --   | 9     | Draft FR completed                  |
| 12 | Kosi- Mechi link                                          | Bihar, West Bengal & Nepal                         | Bihar                           | 2.99 + 1.75 (Nepal) = 4.74        | 24   | 3180  | PFR completed (Entirely lies Nepal) |
| 13 | Farakka - Sunderbans link                                 | West Bengal                                        | West Bengal                     | 1.50                              | 184  | --    | Draft FR completed                  |
| 14 | Jogighopa -Tista - Farakka link (Alternative to - S-T- G) | M - do-                                            | Assam, West Bengal &Bihar       | ----                              | 216  | 1115  | Alternate M - S-T- G link dropped.  |

- PFR -Pre  Feasibility Report
- FR -Feasibility Report
- DPR -Detailed Project Report