Lok Sabha Question No. 3377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Works under Inter-linking of Rivers Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †3377

ANSWERED ON 15.0 3.201 8

## WORKS UNDER INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS PR OJECT

## †3377 . SHRI SUBHASH CHANDRA BAHERIA

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

(a) the current status of the ambitious project of the Government regarding interlinking o country;

(b) the details of States where work h as been initiated thereunder; and

(c) the status of the said project in the State of Rajasthan along with the achievement regard so far?

## 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 Irrigat Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (MoWR,  RD  &  GR)  in August 1980 for wat er resources development through inter basin transfer of water, for tra 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 & 1 4 under 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 R eports of 14 links under Peninsular Component and  Feasibility  Reports  of  2  links  and  draft  Feasibility  Reports  of  7  links  (Indian  p Himalayan Component have been completed. Present status, States concerned with Inter Basi Transfer Links are given in Annexure .

Four priority links under Peninsular Rivers Component have been identified for prepa Detailed Project Reports (DPR) viz; Ken - Betwa  link  project  (KBLP)  Phase -I & II, Damanganga -Pinjal  link  project,  Par - Tapi - Narmada  linkproject  and  Mahanadi - Godavari  link  project.  The preparation of DPR of a project is taken up only after consent of concerned State Governme on the concurrence of the concerned States, DPRs of KBLP Phase- I & Phase -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 projects included under KBLP Phase -II viz., Lower Orr dam, Bina complex projects and Kotha barrage have been completed by NWDA/ Government of M.P. and ha been submitted for techno - economical appraisal in Central Water Commission (CWC). The techno -economic clearance of the Damanganga - Pinjal link project has also been accorded, subject to st clearances. The DPR of Par - Tapi - Narmada link project has been submitted for technical apprais CWC. The DPR of the Mahanadi -Godavari link could not be taken up as the Govern ment of Odisha was not agreeable for Mahanadi -Godavari link, a mother link of 9 link system viz., Mahana -Godavari -Krishna -Pennar -Palar -Cauvery -Vaigai -Gundar linkage due to large submergence involved  in  Manibhadra  Dam.  Based  on  the  suggest ions  of  WRD,  Govt.  of  Odisha,  NWDA  has prepared  a  preliminary  revised  proposal  of  Mahanadi -Godavari  Link  Project  with  reduced submergence and submitted to the State Govt. of Odisha for consideration.

(c) Three links under NPP namely i) Parbati - Kalisindh --Chambal link, ii) Yamuna - Rajasthan link and iii) Rajasthan - Sabarmati link ar e benefitting to the Rajasthan S tate.

The FRs of Parbati - Kalisindh -Chambal link were completed in March, 2004 and circulated t the concerned States. The consensus for preparation of DPR for Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link from concerned States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh could not be reached.

The draft FR for Yamuna -Rajasthan link and Rajasthan -Sabarmati link were also prepared by NWDA. These two links are d pendent on water from the Sarda -Yamuna (S- Y) link. The S - Y link is one of the link identified by NWDA under the Himalayan Component of NPP which origi from  the  Pancheshwar  Dam - a  multipurpose  project  which  is  located  on  river  Sarda  (known Mahaka li  in  Nepal)  at  international  border  between  India  and  Nepal.  The  FR  of  S - Y  link  project (Indian portion) was prepared by NWDA in the year 2003. On the basis of the balance water at tail end of the link, the draft FR for subsequent connecting lin ks i.e. Yamuna -Rajasthan link and Rajasthan -Sabarmati  link  (in  Gujarat)  was  also  prepared  by  NWDA.  The  work  of  DPR  of Pancheshwar multipurpose project was entrusted to Pancheshwar Development Authority -constituted jointly  by  Governments  of  India and  Nepal,  by  considering  the  latest  hydrological  data  as requirement of power generation and other relevant data. The DPR of Pancheshwar Project as and when  finalized  and  agreed  by  the  two  countries  will  have  bearing  on  planning  of  S - Y  li k  and subseq uent links.

## ANNEXURE

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts (a)  & ( b)  of  U nstarredQ uestion  No. † 3377 t o  be answered  in  Lok  Sabha  on  15 .03.2018  regarding  ' Works  Under  Inter - Linking  of  River Project' .

## 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 duringconsensus 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                  |

| Sl. No              | Name                                                        | Rivers                         | States concerned                                              | Status                                   |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Himalayan Component | Himalayan Component                                         | Himalayan Component            | 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                                 | 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