Lok Sabha Question No. 2570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Funds For Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

## †2570 ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## FUNDS FOR INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## †2570. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY

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

(a) the ongoing schemes pertaining to inter - linking of rivers for conservation of water in the countr

(b) the funds allocated and spent thereunder duri ng each of the last three years and the current year;

(c) whether the Government is taking or proposes to take any concrete measures to expedite drive for interlinking of rivers; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Water Resources , River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation) in August 1980 for transferring wat water  surplus  basins  to  water - deficit  basins.  Under  the  NPP,  the  National  Water  Development  Ag (NWDA)  identified  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular  Component  &  14  under  Him alayan  Component)  for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The Pre - Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of the all 30 links hav prepared and circulated to the concerned State Governments. After survey and investigation links  under  Peninsular  C omponent  and  FRs  of  2  links  and  draft  FRs  of  7  links  (Indian  portio Himalayan Component have been completed. Present status and States concerned are given in Annexure .

Five priority links under Peninsular Rivers Component have been identified viz; - Betwa link  project  (KBLP)  Phase -I  &  II,  Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project,  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  project, Mahanadi- Godavari link project and Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link Pr oject. 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  statutor clearances of the KBLP Phase -I have been accorded except clearance from Central Empowered Commit (CEC) of the Supreme Court. Based on the request of Government of Madhya Pradesh, Lower O Bina complex and Kotha barrage projects have been included in KBLP Phase -II. The DPR of these projects have been completed by NWDA/ Government of Madhya Pradesh. The draft Memorandum of Agreemen (MoA) for implementation of Ken - Betwa Link Project has been sent to Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pr for concurrence.

The techno - economic clearance of the Damanganga - Pinjal link project has also been accord subject to statutory clearances. The DPR of Par - Tapi - Narmada link project has been completed by NWDA. The  combined  draft  MoA  for  implementation  of  Damanganga - Pinjal  and Par - Tapi - Narmada  Link (including the four intra -state link projects of Maharashtra State) has been sent to Maharashtra a State Governments for concurrence.

(b)An enabling alloca tion of Rs. 100cr. for Inter - linking of River (ILR) programme has b een made in the budget of each of the last three years. The ILR projects are yet to reach their implemen hence, no expenditure has been incurred on implementation of the ILR projects so far.

(c) & (d)The ILR programme has been taken up on high priority. The Government is pursuing the ILR program in a consultative manner. The Supreme Court vide its judgment dated 27.02.2012 i Petition  (Civil)  No.  512  of  2002  on  'Networking  of  Rivers'  along  with  Writ  Petition  No.  668  of  2002' direc ted the Union of India and particularly the Ministry of Water Resources to constitute under the chairmanship of Minister of Water Resources for the implementation of ILR.

As per the directions of Supreme Court, a committee called 'Special Comm ittee on Interlinking of  Rivers'  was  constituted  under  the  Chairmanship  of  the  Union  Minister  of  Water  Resources,  River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) for the implementation of ILR programme vi Gazette Notification dated 23rd September, 2014. Fourteen meetings of the Special Committee for have been held so far (last meeting held on 17.01.2018 at New Delhi), wherein State Irri Resources Ministers along with the Secretaries of various States participated. The Special ttee on ILR  takes  into  consideration  all  the  suggestions/observations  of  the  stakeholders  while formulating the ILR projects. Vigorous efforts have been made for generating consensus with of alternative plans and also setting out r oad maps for implementation of mature projects.

Further, the Union Cabinet while approving the constitution of Special Committee fo meeting held on 24th July, 2014 further, directed that a committee comprising of experts be look into the issues relating to inter linking of rivers. In compliance to the direction MoWR, RD & GR vide O.M. dated 13th April, 2015 has constituted a Task Force for  Interli Rivers (TF -ILR) under the Chairmanship of Shri B.N. Naval awala, Chief Advisor, MoWR, RD&GR. So far, nine meetings of the TF -ILR have been held and the last meeting was held on 30.05.2018.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. †2570 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 02.08.2018 regarding 'Funds for Inter -Linking of Rivers'.

## 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 - 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 - S-T- G Link) dropped |

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