Lok Sabha Question No. 6391 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Utilisation of Dams Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †6391

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## UTILISATION OF DAMS WATER

## †6391. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS

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

- (a) the quantum of water being utilized for drinking and irrigation purposes annually by the from the rivers and dams separately in Maharashtra;
- (b) the quantum of water of these rivers and dams being provided to industries;
- (c) whether these rivers have been inter - linked in any manner;
- (d) if so, the details of such mediums; and
- (e) if not, the details of proposal of the Government to inter - link these rivers?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b) Water being a State subject, distribution and management of water resources are und respective State Governments. The quantum of water being utilized for drinking, irrigation and indu purposes are maintained by the State Governments.

As  per  N ational  Commission  on  Integrated  Water  Resources  Development  (NCIWRD)  report, annual water requirement for various uses in the country, including Maharashtra, for the years 2010, 2 and 2050 has been assessed as under:

| Sl. No.   | Uses                 |   Water Demand in 2010 |   Water Demand by 2025 |   Water Demand by 2050 |
|-----------|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| 1.        | Irrigation           |                    557 |                    611 |                    807 |
| 2.        | Domestic             |                     43 |                     62 |                    111 |
| 3.        | Industries           |                     37 |                     67 |                     81 |
| 4.        | Power                |                     19 |                     33 |                     70 |
| 5.        | Inland Navigation    |                      7 |                     10 |                     15 |
| 6.        | Environment -Ecology |                      5 |                     10 |                     20 |
| 7.        | Evaporation Losses   |                     42 |                     50 |                     76 |
|           | Total                |                    710 |                    843 |                   1180 |
|           | Surface Water        |                    458 |                    545 |                    752 |
|           | Ground Water         |                    252 |                    298 |                    428 |

(c)  to  (e) Under  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  prepared  by  the  Government,  National Development  Agency  (NWDA)  has  identified  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular  Component  &  14 Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The Pre - Feasibil ity Report (PFR) of the all 30 links have been prepared and circulated to the concerned State Governments by N survey  and  investigations,  Feasibility  Reports  of  14  links  under  Peninsular  Component  an Reports of 2 links and draft Feas ibility Reports of 7 links (Indian portion) under Himalayan Com have been completed. Present status, States concerned with inter basin water transfer lin Annexure .

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Unstarred Q.No. †6391 to be answered in  Lok Sabha on 05.04.2018 regarding  ' Utilisation of Dams Water '.

## 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             | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chatt isgarh                                     | FR Completed                  |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                      | Krishna & Pennar             | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh                                      | 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                 | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh & Nepal                                 | Draft FR completed (Indian portion)      |
| 4.                  | Ghaghra- Yamuna link                                        | Ghaghra & Yamuna               | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh & Nepal                                 | 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                      | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan                   | 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             | & West Bengal                                                 | (Alternative to M - S-T- G Link) dropped |

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