Lok Sabha Question No. 2501 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Ken-Betwa River Link
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ANANDRAO  ADSUL, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, Shrirang Appa Barne, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2501

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## KEN-BETWA RIVER LINK

| 2501.   | SHRIANANDRAO ADSUL SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE SHRIADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE   | DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT SHRIMANOJ TIWARI   |
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Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  investment  clearance  committee  has  approved  the  Ken-Betwa  river  link  to  address drinking  water  and  irrigation  requirements  of  the  parched  Bundelkhand  region  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along with the areas likely to be benefited therefrom;

(b) the recommendations made by the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) in this regard and the action taken thereon;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  finalized  the  funding  pattern  for  the  said  link  and,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(d) whether all relevant clearances of other Ministries/Departments have been obtained, if so, the details thereof;

(e)  the  details  of  river  linking  projects  of  various  States  including  Maharashtra  pending  with  the Government for financial approval along with their present status; and

(f)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  increase  its  share  under  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit Programme (AIBP) and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  to  (d)  The    Ken-Betwa  Link Project (KBLP) is in two phases, namely, Phase-I and Phase-II. The Ken-Betwa  Link  Project  (KBLP)  Phase-I  was  considered  by  Investment  Clearance  Committee  of MoWR, RD & GR in its 5 th meeting held on 10.02.2017 and recommended the Investment Clearance at an estimated cost of     Rs. 18057.08 crore at price level 2015-16.

The Committee further suggested funding mechanism for KBLP Phase-I in the pattern of 90:10 or 100:0 Centre:State share. Accordingly, Cabinet Note for funding mechanism in the pattern of 90:10 Centre:State share for KBLP has been approved by Hon'ble Minister (WR, RD & GR) and has been circulated for inter-Ministerial consultation on 21.02.2017.

The  Standing  Committee  for  National  Board  for  Wildlife  (NBWL)  in  its  meeting  held  on 23.08.2016  has  recommended  the  KBLP  Phase-I  for  wildlife  clearance.  The  Expert  Appraisal Committee of MoEF & CC considered the project in its meeting held on 30.12.2016 and recommended the  project  for  grant  of  environmental  clearance  with  certain  conditions.  Forest  Land  Diversion clearance from MoEF & CC is in advance stage.

Ministry  of  Tribal  Affairs  (MoTA)  has  accorded  the  tribal  clearances  vide  letter  dated 04.01.2017.

The  KBLP  Phase-I  will  provide  irrigation  to  an  area  of  6,35,661  hectares  (ha)  annually (3,69,881  ha  in  MP  and  2,65,780  ha  in  UP)  in  the  Chhattarpur,  Tikamgarh  and  Panna  districts  of Madhya Pradesh and Mahoba, Banda and Jhansi districts of Uttar Pradesh in Bundelkhand Region. The project will provide water for enroute drinking water supply to population of 13.42 lakh of UP & MP. The project will also generate 78 MW of power.

In  addition,  KBLP  Phase-II  will  further  add  about  1  lakh  ha.  irrigation  in  Shivpuri,  Raisen, Vidisha, Sagar and Ashoknagar districts of Madhya Pradesh and provide drinking water to 1.65 Lakh people  (6 MCM) in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, 56 MCM in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh. Thus, total irrigation benefit from the Ken-Betwa link Project will be about 7.35 lakh ha and 111 MCM for drinking water. The project will be a boon to drought prone and water starved Bundelkhand region.

e) Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for water resources development through inter basin transfer  of  water  prepared  by  this  Ministry,  NWDA  has  identified  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular Component  &  14  under  Himalayan  Component)  for  preparation  of  Feasibility  Reports  (FRs).  After survey and investigations FRs of 14 links under Peninsular Component and 2 links in the Himalayan component  have  been  prepared.  Present  status,  States  concerned  and  States  benefited  of  Inter  Basin Water  Transfer  Links  are  given  in Annex-I .    As  construction  of  none  of  the  projects  of  interlinking including Maharashtra is under progress or completed, no financial approval has been pending on the project implementation.

(f) No madam. There is no proposal to increase the share of Central Assistance under AIBP.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (e)  of  Unstarred  Question  No.  2501  to  be  answered  in  Lok  Sabha  on 16.03.2017 regarding Ken Betwa River Link

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

| Sl. No               | Name                                                   | Rivers                      | States concerned                                                                                  | Status                      |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Peninsular Component | Peninsular Component                                   | Peninsular Component        | 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-Ganga (M-S- T-G) link             | Manas-Sankosh- Tista-Ganga   | Assam, West Bengal, Bihar& Bhutan                            | PFR completed                         |
|                     2 | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                     | Kosi &Ghaghra                | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh &Nepal                                 | FR in Indian portion started          |
|                     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