Lok Sabha Question No. 2625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Damanganga-Pinjal River Link
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

## LOK SABHA †2625

ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## DAMANGANGA -PINJAL RIVER LINK

## †2625. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN

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

- (a) the progress achieved in interlinking of Damanganga and Pinjal rivers so far;
- (b) whether DPR has been completed in this regard;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  other  works  to  be  undertaken  after  the  completion  of  DPR  so  as  to  complete interlinking of these rivers and to benefit the general public?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (c) The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Damanganga - Pi jal link project was completed by National Wa Development  Agency  (NWDA)  and  sent  to  Governments  o f Maharashtra  and  Gujarat  during  March  2014.  Th Advisory Committee of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, GR) has accorded techno - economic clearance subject to submission of forest clearance from Ministry of E nvironment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEF &CC) and clearance for Rehabilitation & Resettlement (R&R) of tribal from Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA).

The proposed Damanganga - Pinjal link project will provide additional 579 million cubic metre (Mm 3 ) of water from Bhugad and Khargihill reservoirs in Damanganga basin to Pinjal reservoir in Vaitarna Basin and 3 of water from Pinjal reservoir (a separate project of Government of Maharashtra in Vaitarna basin) fo domesticwater supply to Mumbai city. Thus, the total water supply from Damanganga - Pinjal link and Pinjal proje shall be 895 Mm 3 .

The total cost of link project has been worked out as Rs. 3008 crore (2015 price level). The bene the project i s 1.70.

The  draft  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  for  implementation  of  Damanganga - Pinjal  and  Par - Tapi Narmada  link  projects  including  the  four  Intra - State  link  projects  of  State  of  Maharashtra  has  been Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat in September 2017 for concurrence.

## (d) The following clearances are essential from Ministries/Departments as post - DPR activities for implementation.

|   Sl. No. | Name of the clearance                               | Ministry concerned   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|         1 | Forest Land Diversion clearance                     | MoEF & CC            |
|         2 | R&R Plan for tribal population of Affected Families | Project MoTA         |
|         3 | Investment clearance                                | MoWR, RD & GR        |

In  addition  to  above  clearances  by  respective  Ministries,  signing  of  MoU for  implementation  between Governments  of  Maharashtra  and  Gujarat,  funding  pattern,  constitution  of  Special  Purpose  Vehicle implementation, etc. are the pre - r quisites for commencement of the project.

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