Lok Sabha Question No. 2855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Creation of Separate Fund for Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: Y. S. AVINASH REDDY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2855

ANSWERED ON 04.01 .201 8

## CREATION OF SEPARATE FUND FOR INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## 2855. SHRI Y.S. AVINASH REDDY

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  create  a  separate  'fund'  for  taking  up  the  projects under inter - linking of rivers;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken note that Andhra Pradesh is going ahead with the pr and has already taken up the Pattiseema Project to link the rivers Godavari with Krishna a details thereof; and

(d) whether the Governme nt is planning to release funds to other projects in the said State new Fund Scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL )

(a), (b) & (d) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irr now Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water, for transfer water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water - deficit  basins.  Under  the  NPP,  the  National  Wate Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 un Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The Pre - Feasibility Report (PFR) of  the  all  30  links  have  been  prepared  and  circulated  to  the  concerned  State  Governme NWDA. After survey and investigations, Feasibility Reports of 14 links under Peninsu lar Component and  Feasibility  Reports  of  2  links  and  draft  Feasibility  Reports  of  7  links  (Indian  p Himalayan Component have been completed.

Presently, the survey, investigation and preparation of Pre - Feasibility Report (PFR)/ Feasibility Report (FR)/ Detailed Project Report (DPR) is being funded through River Basin Management of MoWR, RD & GR. This Ministry has constituted a Group on Financial Aspects on 12.09. under Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) to consider the fina ncial aspects of ILR projects and to suggest the funding pattern for implementing the same. Three meetings of the Group on Aspects has been held on 24.10.2017, 17.11.2017 and 08.12.2017 respectively.

(c) Funds are being released t o Indirasagar Polavaram Project through Long Term Irrigation Fu which has been created through National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development for Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana projects. Polavaram Project has provision of divers 80 TMC of water from Godavari Basin to Krishna Basin. The Right Main Canal of Polavaram Irri Project is proposed as lined canal, runs for a length of 174 km for diverting 80 TMC Godavari water to Krishna river upstream of Prakasam Barrage through th e existing Budameru Diversion Channel. The canal is also contemplated to irrigate 1.29 lakh ha of ayacut (3.2 lack acre) in West Krishna districts. Polavaram Poject has been declared as National Project by the Central G

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has taken up Pattiseema Lift Scheme to achieve benefits of Polavaram Irrigation Project in order to utilize the flood waters going wast The Pattiseema Lift Scheme is envisaged to utilize the already exi sting Polavaram Right Canal by lifting 240 Cumecs (8500 Cusecs) of water from Akhanda Godavari Right Bank on downstream of Polavaram dam site near Pattisam village and dropping into Polavaram Right Canal at 1.50 km. The main aspect of the Lif t Scheme is to transfer 80 TMC of water into Krishna River interlinking through Polavaram Right Canal.

The  Pattiseema  Lift  Scheme  work  is  completed  and  water  is  being  drawn  from  Polav Right Canal from the year 2015 - 16 onwards.

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