Lok Sabha Question No. 937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## †937. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to reconsider the inter - linking of rivers seriously;

(b) if so, whether the Government has taken any steps in this re gard till now and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to inter - link the rivers flowing in Gujarat; and

(d)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  time  by  which  this  work  is  lik initiated/completed?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b)The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irri now Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) in  August  1980  for  water  resources  development  through  inter  basin  transfer  of  wa r,  for transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 1 under  Himalayan  Component)  for  preparation  of  Feasibility  R eports  (FRs).  The  Pre -Feasibility Report  (PFR)  of  the  all  30  links  have  been  prepared  and  circulated  to  the  concern Governments by the NWDA. After survey and investigations, Feasibility Reports of 14 link Peninsular Component and Feasibility Reports of 2 links and draft Feasibility Reports of 7 (Indian portion) under Himalayan Component have been completed. Present status, States con and States benefited of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links are given in Annexure .

Four priority li nks under Peninsular Rivers Component have been identified for preparatio Detailed Project Reports (DPR) viz; Ken -Betwa link project (KBLP) Phase -I & II, Damanganga -Pinjal  link  project,  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  project  and  Mahanadi -Godavari  link  project. The preparation of DPR of a project is taken up only after consent of concerned State Gov Based on the concurrenceof the concerned States,DPRs of KBLP Phase - I & Phase - II,

## †937

Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project  an d  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  project  have  been  completed.  The techno - economic  clearance  and  various  statutory  clearances  of  the  KBLP  Phase -I  have  been accorded.  The  techno - economic  clearance  of  the  Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project  has  also  been accorded  subject  t o statutory  clearances.  The  DPR  of  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  project  has  been submitted for technical appraisal in Central Water Commission.

Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) programme has been taken up on high priority. The Government is pursuing the ILR program in a consultative manner.

(c) & (d)The Government of Maharashtra and Gujarat have agreed to implement Damanganga -Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi - Narmada link project benefitting Maharashtra and Gujarat for whi DPRs  have  been  completed.  Techno -economic  appraisal  for  Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project  has been  accorded  by  MoWR,  RD  &  GR.  The  DPR  of  Par -Tapi - Narmada  has  been  submitted  for technical appr aisal in Central Water Commission. Terms of Reference for Environmental Imp Assessment  studies  with  modified  scope  of  this  link  project  has  been  approved  by  Min Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  and  studies  have  been  entrusted WAPCOS Limited. Draft Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) for implementation of these lin projects have been sent to Government of Maharashtra & Gujarat for concurrence.

Also, at the request of Government of Gujarat, the studies related to Damanganga - Sabarmati Chorwad intra - state link project were taken up by NWDA and PFR of this link has been complet

The implementation  of ILR projects involves various steps such as preparation of PFR links,  negotiation  and  consensus  among  concerned  States, preparation  of  DPRs  of  the  projects, clearance from appraisal agencies  which includes clearance by MoEF&CC and Ministry of T Affairs,  techno -economic  clearance  by  Advisory  Committee  on  Irrigation,  Flood  control multipurpose  projects  of  MoWR,  RD  & GR,    investment  clearance  and  the  construction  time required for the completion of the project as per the DPR.

The implementation of a project is taken up after preparation of its DPR with the co concerned States and obtaining requisite statu tory clearances. The implementation of the project will take varying periods of time.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. 937 to be answer Sabha on 21.12.2017 regarding ' Inter - linking of Rivers ' .

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

| Sl. No                      | Name                                                   | Rivers                       | States concerned                                                                                   | Status                        |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Peninsular Component        | Peninsular Component                                   |                              |                                                                                                    |                               |
| 1                           | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link   | Mahanadi & Godavari          | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh                                      | FR Completed                  |
| 2                           | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala)        | link Godavari & Krishna      | - do-                                                                                              | FR Completed                  |
| 3                           | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavari & Krishna           | Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Chattisgarh,                      | FR Completed                  |
| 4                           | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada)            | link Godavari & Krishna      | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh                                      | FR Completed                  |
| 5                           | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                        | Krishna & Pennar             | - do-                                                                                              | FR Completed                  |
| 6                           | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                      | Krishna & Pennar             | - do-                                                                                              | FR Completed                  |
| 7                           | Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar ( Somasila ) link    | Krishna & Pennar             | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh& Karnataka,                                                            | FR Completed                  |
| 8                           | Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link        | Pennar & Cauvery             | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                                         | FR Completed                  |
| 9                           | Cauvery (Kattalai )-Vaigai - Gundar link               | Cauvery, Vaigai & Gundar     | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                                                         | FR Completed                  |
| 10                          | Ken -Betwa link                                        | Ken & Betwa                  | Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh                                                                     | FR & DPR (Ph- I&II) Completed |
| 11                          | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                     | Parbati, Kalisindh & Chambal | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to be consulted during consensus building) | FR Completed                  |
| 12                          | Par - Tapi - Narmada link                              | Par, Tapi & Narmada          | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                              | FR & DPR Completed            |
| 13                          | Damanganga -Pinjal link                                | Damanganga & Pinjal          | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                              | FR & DPR Completed            |
| 14                          | Bedti-Varda link                                       | Bedti & Varda                | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka                                                            | PFR Completed                 |
| 15                          | Netravati - Hemavati link                              | Netravati & Hemavati         | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala                                                                     | PFR Completed                 |
| 16                          | Pamba -Achankovil- Vaippar link                        | Pamba, Achankovil & Vaippar  | Kerala & Tamil Nadu,                                                                               | FR Completed                  |
| Himalayan Component         | Himalayan Component                                    |                              |                                                                                                    |                               |
| 1. Manas - Sankosh- Tista - | 1. Manas - Sankosh- Tista -                            | Manas -                      | Assam, West Bengal,                                                                                | PFR completed                 |

| Sl. No   | Name                                                        | Rivers                        | States concerned                                              | Status                                   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|          | Ganga (M-S- T-G) link                                       | Sankosh- Tista - Ganga        | Bihar& Bhutan                                                 |                                          |
| 2.       | Kosi- Ghaghra link                                          | Kosi & Ghaghra                | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh & Nepal                                 | PFR completed                            |
| 3.       | Gandak-Ganga link                                           | Gandak & Ganga                | - do-                                                         | Draft FR completed (Indian portion)      |
| 4.       | Ghaghra- Yamuna link                                        | Ghaghra & Yamuna              | - do-                                                         | FR completed (Indian portion)            |
| 5.       | Sarda - Yamuna link                                         | Sarda & Yamuna                | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal | FR completed (Indian portion)            |
| 6.       | Yamuna - Rajasthan link                                     | Yamuna & Sukri                | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan                   | Draft FR completed                       |
| 7.       | Rajasthan - Sabarmati link                                  | Sabarmati                     | - do-                                                         | Draft FR completed                       |
| 8.       | Chunar- Sone Barrage link                                   | Ganga & Sone                  | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh                                         | Draft FR completed                       |
| 9.       | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga                    | link Sone & Badua             | Bihar & Jharkhand                                             | PFR completed                            |
| 10.      | Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar - Subernarekha link                | Ganga, Damodar & Subernarekha | West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand                               | Draft FR completed                       |
| 11.      | Subernarekha - Mahanadi link                                | Subernarekha & Mahanadi       | West Bengal & Odisha                                          | Draft FR Completed                       |
| 12.      | Kosi- Mechi link                                            | Kosi &Mechi                   | Bihar , West Bengal & Nepal                                   | PFR completed Entirely lies in Nepal     |
| 13.      | Ganga (Farakka) - Sunderbans link                           | Ganga & Ichhamati             | West Bengal                                                   | Draft FR completed                       |
| 14.      | Jogighopa -Tista - Farakka link (Alternative to M - S-T- G) | Manas, Tista Ganga            | - do-                                                         | (Alternative to M - S-T- G Link) dropped |

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