Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (STARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

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

## STARRED QUESTION NO.

## LOK SABHA †*93

ANSWERED ON 08 . 02.2018

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

| †*93.                                                                                                             | SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA                                    |
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| Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:               |                                                                                                 |
| (a) whether the Government has interlinked any of the rivers in the country;                                      | (a) whether the Government has interlinked any of the rivers in the country;                    |
| (b) if so, the -river wise details thereof along with the benefits accrued as a result thereof;                   | (b) if so, the -river wise details thereof along with the benefits accrued as a result thereof; |
| (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto; and                                  | (c) if not, the reasons therefor and the reaction of the Government thereto; and                |
| (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?                                                  | (d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?                                |
| ANSWER                                                                                                            | ANSWER                                                                                          |
| THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING |                                                                                                 |
| ( SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GA DKARI )                                                                                    | ( SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GA DKARI )                                                                  |
| (a) to (d) House.                                                                                                 | A statement is laid on the Table of the                                                         |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. †* 93  TO  BE  ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA ON 08.02.2018  REGARDING ' INTER -LINKING  OF  RIVERS '  ASKED  BY SHRI  HARISHCHANDRA  CHAVAN  AND  SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, M.Ps .

(a) to (d)  The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of I August 1980 for transferrin g water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the  National  Water  Development  Agency  (NWDA)  identified  30  links  (16  under  Penins Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). T -Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of the all 30 links have been prepared and circulated to the c Governments. After survey and investigations, FRs of 14 links under Peninsular Component of 2 links and draft FRs of 7 links (Indian portion) un der Himalayan Component have been completed. Present status, States concerned, and benefits are given in Annexure . The Inter -Linking of River (ILR) programme has been taken up on high priority. The Government is aware about several issues in the I LR programme and is pursuing it in a consultative manner.

The Supreme Court vide its judgment dated 27.02.2012 in the Writ Petition (Civil) N 2002 on 'Networking of Rivers' along with Writ Petition No. 668 of 2002 directed the Union of India to  c onstitute  a  Committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  Minister  of  Water  Resources  f implementation  of  ILR.    A  committee  called  'Special  Committee  on  Interlinking  of  Rivers'  was constituted for the implementation of ILR under the Chairmanship of the Union M inister (WR, RD & GR) vide Gazette Notification dated 23rd September, 2014. Fourteen meetings of this Commit been held so far (last meeting held on 17.01.2018 at New Delhi), wherein Irrigation/ Wate Ministers  and  Secretaries  of  various  S tates  participated.  The  Special  Committee  on  ILR  takes consideration  all  the  suggestions/observations  of  stakeholders  while  planning  and  formu projects.  Vigorous efforts have been made for generating consensus with development of e plans and also setting out road maps for implementation of mature projects. Further,  Mo GR vide O.M. dated 13 th April, 2015 constituted a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers ( -ILR) under the Chairmanship of Shri B.N. Navalawala, Chief Adviso r, MoWR, RD&GR. So far, eight (8) meetings of the TF -ILR has been held and the last meeting was held on 15.09.2017.

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  project  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  &  Phas e- 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 proje cts included under KBLP Phase -II viz., Lower Orr dam, Bina complex projects and Kotha barrage have been completed by NWDA/ Government 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  of  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 the 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 Manibh adra Dam. Based on the suggestions of Govt. of Odisha, NWDA has  prepared  a  preliminary  revised  proposal  of  Mahanadi - Godavari  Link  Project  with  reduced submergence and submitted to the Govt. of Odisha for consideration.

The implementation of ILR projects involves various steps such as preparation of PFRs/F negotiation  and  consensus  among  concerned  States;  preparation  of  DPRs;  clearance  from agencies including clearance by Ministry of Environment & Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and Minis try of Tribal Affairs; techno -economic clearance by Advisory Committee on Irrigation, Flo Control  &  Multipurpose  Projects  of  MoWR,  RD  &  GR;    investment  clearance  and  the  a construction time required for the completion of the project as per DPR.

The implementation of a project is taken up after preparation of its DPR with the c concerned States and obtaining requisite statutory clearances.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Starred Question No. †* 93 to be answered in Lok Sabha o 08.02.2018 regarding ' Inter - linking of Rivers ' .

## Present status of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers, propo 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 | 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 link Phase -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) | Hydrop ower (MW)      | Present status                       |
| 1.                    | Manas - Sankosh- Tista - Ganga (M- S-T- G) link | Assam, West Bengal, Bihar& Bhutan                  | Assam, West Bengal & Bihar      | 2.08 + 1.82 + 2.64 = 6.54         | --                                   | 5287                  | PFR complete d                       |
| 2.                    | Kosi- Ghaghra link                              | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh & Nepal                      | Bihar& Uttar Pradesh            | 8.17+ 0.67 + 1.74 (Nepal) = 10.58 | 48                                   | --                    | PFR complete d                       |
| 3.                    | Gandak-Ganga link                               | - do-                                              | Uttar                           | Pradesh37.99+2.41 (Nepal) = 40.40 | 700                                  | --                    | Draft FR complete d (Indian portion) |
| 4.                    | Ghaghra- Yamuna link                            | - do-                                              | Uttar Pradesh25.30              | + 1.35 (Nepal) =26.65             | 1391                                 | 10884                 | FR complete d (Indian portion)       |
| 5.                    | Sarda - Yamuna link                             | Bihar, UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal | Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand     | 3.45 + 0.30 = 3.75                | 6250                                 | 3600                  | FR complete d (Indian portion)       |
| 6.                    | Yamuna - Rajasthan link                         | UP, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan                   | Haryana & Rajasthan             | 0.435 + 2.442 = 2.877             | 57                                   | --                    | Draft FR complete d                  |
| 7.                    | Rajasthan - Sabarmati link                      | - do-                                              | Rajasthan & Gujarat             | 5.35 + 2.04= 7.39                 | 282                                  | --                    | Draft FR complete d                  |
| 8.                    | Chunar- Sone Barrage link                       | Bihar& UP                                          | Bihar& Uttar Pradesh            | 0.30 + 0.37= 0.67                 | --                                   | --                    | Draft FR complete d                  |
| 9.                    | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link   | Bihar & Jharkhand                                  | Bihar & Jharkhand               | 2.99 + 0.08=3.07                  | 360                                  | 95                    | Draft FR complete d                  |
| 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 complete d                  |

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|   11. | Subernarekha - Mahanadi link                              | West Bengal& Odisha        | West Bengal& Odisha       | 0.18 + 0.365 = 0.545       |   -- | 9    | Draft FR complete d                  |
|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|------|------|--------------------------------------|
|    12 | Kosi- Mechi link                                          | Bihar, West Bengal & Nepal | Bihar                     | 2.99 + 1.75 (Nepal) = 4.74 |   24 | 3180 | PFR complete d (Entirely lies Nepal) |
|    13 | Farakka - Sunderbans link                                 | West Bengal                | West Bengal               | 1.50                       |  184 | --   | Draft FR complete d                  |
|    14 | Jogighopa -Tista - Farakka link (Alternative to - S-T- G) | M - do-                    | Assam, West Bengal &Bihar | ----                       |  216 | 1115 | Alternate to M-S- T-G link dropped.  |

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