Lok Sabha Question No. 6419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †6419

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## †6419. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI

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

- (a) the State - wise names of rivers to be inter - linked in the country along with the links on whic the work has been initiated by the Government during th e last three years;
- (b) the current status of Ken -Betwa River Link Project; and

(c) the time by which the people of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are likely to be b from this project?

## 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 I now Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenat ion (MoWR, RD & GR) in August 1980 for transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 und 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 circulate concerned State Governments by the NWDA. After survey and investigations, Feasibility Re of 14 links under Peni nsular Component and Feasibility Reports of 2 links and draft Feasib Reports of 7 links (Indian portion) under Himalayan Component have been completed. Pr status, States 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 concu rrence 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  except  clearance  from  Central Empowered  Committee  of    Supreme  Court.  Based  on  the  request  of  Government  of  M.P.,  t 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 have been referred for techno - economical appraisal in Central Water Commission (CWC).

Further,  draft  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  for  implementation  of  K - B  link project has been sent to Government of Ma dhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for concurrence.

The Ken-Betwa link project was declared as National Project in 2008. The project benefit the drought prone areas of Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Prade per estimation in DPR, the project will take about 8 years for completion.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Unstarred  Question  No.  6419  to answered in Lok Sabha on 05.04.2018 regarding 'Inter -linking of Rivers'.

## Presentstatus of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers a 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 Contd....P2/ -   |

| 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 - S-T- G Link) dropped |

- PFR -Pre  Feasibility Report
- FR -Feasibility Report
- DPR -Detailed Project Report

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