Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Proposals on Inter-linking of Rivers Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2695

ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## PROPOSALS ON INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS PR OJECT

## 2695. SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN

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

- (a) the details of proposals received from various Members of Parliament in regard to in - linking of rivers project in the country so far; and
- (b) the a ction taken/ to be taken by the Government on each such proposal?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

- (a) & (b) Since Ist January 2017, 13 proposals of interlinking of rivers project have been r from various Members of Parliament. The names of the Members of Parliament and the ac taken by National Water Development Agency are furnished in Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part s (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. 2695 to be answered in Sabha on 02.08.2018 regarding 'Proposals on Inter -Linking of Rivers Project'.

## Names of the Members of Parliament, their proposals and the action taken by National Water Development Agency (NWDA)

|   Sl no. | Name of the MP                                                                           | Letter date   | Name of the interlinking project                                                                                                                                       | Action taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|        1 | Shri Digvijaya Singh, MP                                                                 | 16.01.2017    | Seeking comments/views of the NWDA regarding Public Awareness Programme for linking of Bedti - Varada rivers located in Haveri and North Canara districts of Karnataka | Government of Karnataka has taken Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) studies in the pro ject area.                                                                                                                             |
|        2 | Shri Ananth Kumar, Hon'ble Minister of Chemicals & Fertilisers and Parliamentary Affairs | 25.01.2017    | Forwarding the request of Dr.M.Gule Gowda for re - examination of Dr.K.L. Rao report on Ganga - Cauvery interlinking of six major rivers                               | The propo sal of National Water Dr. K.L. Rao was not pursued Government as this project is not techno - economically feasible. NWDA has already taken up a series link proposals which link Ganga with Cauvery river under NPP. |
|        3 | Dr. Th ambi Durai, MP and Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha                                    | 21.03.2017    | Regarding Cauvery Management Board and to interlinking of all the rivers of country                                                                                    | The status of Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) projects being carried out by NWDA been furnished.                                                                                                                                   |
|        4 | Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Minister of Agriculture&Farmer's Welfare                         | 22.03.2017    | Regarding Interlinking of Rivers                                                                                                                                       | The status of ILR projects being out by NWDA has been furnished.                                                                                                                                                                |
|        5 | Shri Devji Patel, MP                                                                     | 27.04.2017    | Mahi -Luni link project                                                                                                                                                | As per the PFR prepared by NWDA, benefit to cost (BC) ratio of this has been worked out as 0.29 and techno - economically not feasible.                                                                                         |
|        6 | Shri Hari Manjhi, MP                                                                     | 18.07.2017    | Linking of Son river with Ganga , water supply through pipeline toFalgu river from Sone dam                                                                            | The studies related to preparation Pre- Feasibility Report (PFR) of Sone -Falgu river is take up by NWDA.                                                                                                                       |

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|   7 | Shri Go palakrishnan, MP                                              | 10.08.2017   | R ejuvenation of River Vaigai                                                                                             | Under the Peninsular component of the Cauvery -Vaigai -Gundar link scheme will provide irrigation in Vaigai The same has been intimated.                                                                                                                                              |
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|   8 | Shri Harishchandra Chawan, MP                                         | 7.3.2018     | Nar- Par interlinking project                                                                                             | Preparation of D etailedProjectR eprot (DPR) has been taken up by Govt Maharashtra. This link project has been included in the draft Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to be between Maharashtra and Gujarat implementation of Damanganga - Pinjal and Par - Tapi- Narmada link projects. |
|   9 | Shri Nagendra Kumar Pradhan, MP                                       | 20.03.2018   | In ter - linking of waters of Mahanadi (Hirakud) - Brahmani (Tikra & Rengali)                                             | NWDA prepared the PFR of this project and found that the BC ratio only. Hence, the project is economically not feasible.                                                                                                                                                              |
|  10 | Dr. Virendra Kumar, Minister of State for Woman and Child Development | 03.04.2018   | Ken -Betwa Link Project                                                                                                   | The present status of Ken -Betwa link project has been furnished.                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|  11 | Shri. Jyotiraditya M.Scindia, MP                                      | 16.04.2018   | Regarding approval for inclusion of Legislative Constituency - 028 Bameri Sindh,Parbati and Kooni rivers under ILR scheme | It has been intimated that is required to be taken by Madhya Pradesh for carrying necessary studies.                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|  12 | Shri Anil Shirole,                                                    | MP9.5.2018   | Present status Damanganga - Pinjal and Par - Tapi - Narmada link projects                                                 | of DPRs of these two link projects completed. The techno - economic clearance of the Damanganga - Pinjal project has also been accorded, statutory clearances. Draft MoA for implementation sent to Govern ments of Maharashtra and Gujarat for                                       |
|  13 | Shri Ajay Nishad, MP                                                  | 9.5.2018     | Linking of rivers with Burhi Gandak                                                                                       | Specific request for linking Burhi river with another river has been NWDA has pointed out that a proposal indicating the name of the to be linked for interlinking of be required.                                                                                                    |