Lok Sabha Question No. 4485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Ken-Betwa River Linking Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4485

ANSWERED ON 22.0 3.201 8

## KEN - BETWA RIVER LINKING PROJECT

4485. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

- (a) the current status of inter - linking of rivers project in the country;
- (b) whether a meeting was held recently with the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra, Guja Madhya Pradesh to discuss inte r - linking of rivers;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Ken -Betwa Project has been discussed; and
- (e) if so, the current status of this project?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (e ) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrig now Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) in August 1980 for wate r resources development through inter basin transfer of water, transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 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  concern Governments by the NWDA. After survey and investigations, Feasibility Re ports of 14 links under Peninsular Component and Feasibility Reports of 2 links and draft Feasibility Reports o (Indian  portion)  under  Himalayan  Component  have  been  completed.  Present  status,  S concerned with Inter Basin Water Transfer Links are given in Annexure .

Three  priority  links  under  Peninsular  Rivers  Component  have  been  identified preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) viz; Ken -Betwa link project (KBLP) Phase -I & II, Damanganga - Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi - Narmada link project. Based 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 statu tory clearancesof the KBLP Phase - I have been accorded.Based on the requestof 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 N WDA/ Government of M.P. and have 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 statutory clearances. The DPR of Par - T api - Narmada link project has been submitted for technical appraisal in CWC.

The  Minister  for  WR,  RD  &  GR  convened  a  meeting  on  25.09.2017  with  the  Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra and Gujarat. Both the Minister s of UP and MP agreed for implementation of the Ken - Betwa  link project whereas the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Gujarat agreed for implementation of Damanganga - Pinjal and Par - Tapi - Narmada link projects.

Minister (WR, RD & GR)  convened a meeting of Senior Officers of MoWR, RD & GR, NWDA,  Central  Water  Commission,  Govt  of  MP,  Govt.  of  UP,  Maharashtra  and  Gujarat  on 16.01.2018 wherein status of Ken -Bewa link, Damanganga - Pinjal link and Par - Tapi - Narmada link projects was reviewed and the various issues were sorted out.

Hon'ble Minister (WR, RD & GR) again held a meeting with Hon'ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 13.02.2018 for implementation of Ken -Betwa link project.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e )of the Uns tarred Question No. 4485 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 22.03.2018 regarding ' Ken - Betwa River Linking Project ' .

## Present status of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and 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 - Hemavatilink                               | 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