Lok Sabha Question No. 2923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Works under Inter-linking of Rivers Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2923

ANSWERED ON 04.01 .201 8

## WORKS UNDER INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS PR OJECT

## 2923. SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

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

(a) whether the Government has started or proposes to start works on various river links e Ken - Betwa, the Damanganga - Pinjal and the Par -Tapi - Narmada under inter - linking of rivers project; (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the river links on which the works are underway currently, State - wise?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (c) 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 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 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 inves tigations, Feasibility Reports of 14 links under Peninsular Comp and  Feasibility  Reports  of  2  links  and  draft  Feasibility  Reports  of  7  links  (Indian  p Himalayan Component have been completed. Present status, States concerned and States be nefited of Inter Basin Water 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  link  project  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.

## Ken - Betwa link project

In respect of KBLP Phase - I,  all  the  statutory  clearances (Environment, Wildlife, Fore Tribal, etc.) except clearance from Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Cour been accorded. Also DPR of KBLP Phase -II has been revised based on the suggestions of Madhya Pradesh  State.  The  Minister  for  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuven convened a meeting with Chief Ministers of UP and MP on 25.09.2017. Both the Chief Min agreed for implementation of the project. Draft Memorandum of Unde rstanding for implementation of the Ken -Betwa link project has been sent to the concerned States of UP and MP for concurren

## Damanganga - Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi- Narmada link project

The Government of Maharashtra and Gujarat have agreed to implem ent Damanganga - Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi - Narmada link project benefitting Maharashtra and Gujarat for which D have  been  completed.  Techno -economic  appraisal  for  Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project  has  been accorded by MoWR, RD & GR subject to statuto ry clearances. The DPR of Par - Tapi - Narmada has been modified in May, 2017 duly considering the suggestions of Government of Gujarat for i more tribal areas of Gujarat in the command of the project and it has been submitted f appraisal i n Central Water Commission. Terms of Reference for Environmental Impact Assessm studies with modified scope of this link project has been approved by Ministry of Environm and Climate Change and studies have been entrusted to WAPCOS Limited. D raft Memorandum of Understandings  for  implementation  of  these  link  projects  have  been  sent  to  Govern Maharashtra & Gujarat for concurrence.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 2923 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 04.01.2018 regarding 'Works Under Inter -Linking of Rivers Project'

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

| 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