Lok Sabha Question No. 1067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Inter-linking of Godavari and Penna River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1067 ANSWERED ON 08.0 2.201 8

## INTER - LINKING OF GODAVARI AND PENNA RIVER

## 1067. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI)

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

(a) whether highly advanced Light Detection and Ranging Survey is to be taken up by M/s W Power  Consultancy  Services  (India)  to  prepare  a  Detailed Project  Report  (DPR)  for  supplying Godavari water directly to Rayalaseema and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Union  Government  along  with  the  State  Government  is  embarking  on  linki Godavari river with the Penna river after successful li nkage between the Godavari and Krishna rivers through the Pattiseema project; and

(c) if so, the details and the estimated cost thereof and the time frame fixed for complet

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) WAPCOS Limited has carried out Light Detection and Ranging Survey (LiDAR) from Godavar (Polavaram Dam) to Penna (Somasila Dam) for proposed water conductor sy stem alignment of about 600 km.

(b) & (c) The Government of Andhra Pradesh has taken up Pattiseema Lift Scheme to achieve benefit  of  Polavaram  Irrigation  Project  to  utilize  the  flood  waters  going  waste  into Pattiseema Lift Scheme is en visaged to utilize the already existing Polavaram Right Canal by 240  Cumecs  (8500  Cusecs)  of  water  from  Akhanda  Godavari  Right  Bank  on  downstream  side Polavaram dam site near Pattisam village and dropping into Polavaram Right Canal at chain .50 km. The main objective of this Lift Scheme is to transfer 80 TMC of water into Krishna interlinking through Polavaram Right Canal.  The Pattiseema Lift Scheme work is complete a is being drawn from Polavaram Right Canal from the year 2 015- 16 onwards.

Based on surplus water at identified storage sites, nine link system of Mahanadi - Godavari Krishna - Pennar - Cauvery- Vaigai - Gundar  has  been  proposed  to  transfer  combined  surplus  waters Mahanadi  and  Godavari  rivers  to  Krishna - Pen r - Cauvery - Vaigai - Gundar  rivers.  Out  of  the  above nine links, Government of Andhra Pradesh has taken up the implementation of Godavari (Pola -Krishna (Vijayawada) link projectaccording to theirown planning. In respect of Godavari

(Inchampalli) - Krishna  (Nagarjuna  Sagar),  Godavari  (Inchampalli) - Krishna  (Pulichintala)  links  and other links further down south, feasibility reports were prepared in 2004. Taking up pr DPRs  and  implementation  of  river  linking  projects  de pends  upon  consensus  among  the  concerned States.

The DPR of the Mahanadi -Godavari link, a mother link of the nine link system could n taken up as Government of Odisha was not agreeable for the link due to large submergence in proposed Mani bhadra Dam. Based on the suggestions of Govt. of Odisha, NWDA has prepared preliminary  revised  proposal  of  Mahanadi -Godavari  link  project  with  reduced  submergence  and submitted the same to Government  of Odisha for consideration.

The estimated cost of a ny inter - linking of river project can be known only after completio its DPR.

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