Lok Sabha Question No. 3693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Ken-Betwa River Linking Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3693

ANSWERED ON 09.0 8.201 8

## KEN - BETWA RIVER LINKING PROJECT

## 3693. DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

(a) the current status of inter - linking of river projects in the country;

(b) whether a meeting was held some time back with the Chief Ministers of Mahar ashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to discuss inter - linking of rivers;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether the Ken -Betwa Project has been discussed; and

(e) if so, the current status of this project?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (e) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrig now Ministry of Water R esources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) in  August  1980  for  water  resources  development  through  inter  basin  transfer  of  wa transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Wat er Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under 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  circulated  to  the concerned  State Governments by the NWDA. After survey and investigations, Feasibility Reports of 14 link Peninsular Component and Feasibility Reports of 2 links and draft Feasibility Reports (Indian  portion)  under  Himalayan  Component  have been  completed.  Present  status,  States concerned with Inter Basin Water Transfer Links are given in Annexure .

Five priority links under Peninsular Rivers Component have been identified viz; Ken - Betwa link  project  (KBLP)  Phase -I  &  II,  Damanganga - Pinjal  l ink  project,  Par - T pi - Narmada  link project, Mahanadi -Godavari link projectand Parbati -Kalisindh -Chambal linkProject.

The preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) of a project is taken up only after c concerned State Governments. Based on the concurrence of the concerned States, DPRs of 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 Phas -I have been accorded except clearance from Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supre Court. Based on the request of Government of Madh ya Pradesh, Lower Orr dam, 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  Agreement (MoA) for implementation of Ken - B etwa Link Project has been sent to Uttar Pradesh and Madhy Pradesh for concurrence.

The  techno - economic  clearance  of  the  Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project  has  also  been accorded,  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 -sta e link projects of Maharashtra State) has bee sent to Maharashtra and Gujarat State Go vernments for concurrence.

The  Minister  for  WR,  RD  &  GR  convened  a  meeting  on  25.09.2017  with  the  Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh (UP), Madhya Pradesh (MP), Maharashtra and Gujarat. Both the Ministers of UP and MP agreed for implementation of the Ken - Betwa  link  project  whereas  the Chief Ministers of Maharashtra and Gujarat agreed for implementation of Damanganga - Pinjal and Par - Tapi - Narmada link projects.

Minister (WR, RD & GR) convened a meeting of Senior Officers of MoWR, RD & GR, NWDA,  Central  W ater  Commission,  Govt  of  MP,  Govt.  of  UP,  Maharashtra  and  Gujarat  o 16.01.2018 wherein status of Ken -Bewa link, Damanganga - Pinjal link and Par - Tapi - Narmada link projects was reviewed and the various issues were sorted out.

Hon'ble Minister (WR, RD & GR) again held  meetings with Hon'ble Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh on 13.02.2018 and 18.05.2018 for implementation of Ken - Betwa link project.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Unstarred Question No. 3693 to be answ in Lok Sabha on 09.08.2018 regarding 'Ken -Betwa River Linking Project'.

## 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