Lok Sabha Question No. 1453 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Survey on Inter-Linking of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1453 ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## SURVEY ON INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## 1453.        SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN

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

(a)  the  location-wise  number  of  surveys  conducted  under  the  river  linking  projects  in  various States and Union Territories in the country;

(b) the amount allocated/released/spent for the said surveys during the last three years, State/UTwise;

(c) whether any survey has been conducted in Tamil Nadu; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)    Under  the  National  Perspective  Plan  for  water  resources  development  through  inter  basin transfer of water prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation, now Ministry of Water Resources, RD  &  GR,  NWDA  has  identified  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular  Component  &  14  under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The pre-feasibility report of the all 30 links have been prepared and circulated to the concerned State Govts. by the NWDA. After survey and investigations, Feasibility Reports of 14 links under Peninsular Component and Feasibility  Reports  of  2  links  and  draft  Feasibility  Reports  of  7  links  (Indian  portion)  under Himalayan  Component  have  been  completed.  Present  status,  States  concerned  and  States benefiting  from  Inter  Basin  Water  Transfer  Links  are  given  in Annex-I .  After  completion  of FRs, preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) is taken up based on consensus amongst the  States  concerned.  Preparation  of  DPR  of  the  ILR  project  also  includes  surveys  and investigations in detail.

Four  priority  links  for  preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  under  Peninsular Rivers Component have been identified viz; Ken-Betwa Link, Phase -I & II, Damanganga-Pinjal Link,  Par-Tapi-Narmada link and Mahanadi-Godavari  link. Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of

Ken  -  Betwa  Link  Project  has  already  been  prepared,  appraised  by  CWC  and  accepted  by Advisory  Committee  of  this  Ministry  and  its  various  statutory  clearances  are  in  the  advance stages. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Damanganga-Pinjal link has also been prepared, appraised  by  CWC  and  accepted  by  Advisory  Committee  of  this  Ministry.  Detailed  Project Report  (DPR)  of  Par-Tapi-Narmada  link  project  has  also  been  completed  by  NWDA  and submitted to the concerned States of Gujarat and Maharashtra in August 2015.

- b)  The Grants-in-aid released to NWDA by MOWR/ Expenditure by NWDA in the last three years for surveys and investigations including salaries of NWDA staff are as follows:

Rs. in Lakh

| Year    |   Grants-in-aid ReleasedtoNWDAbyMOWR |   Expenditure by NWDA |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2013-14 |                               5029.9 |               5030    |
| 2014-15 |                               6200   |               6200.75 |
| 2015-16 |                               6900   |               6901    |

(c) & (d)  The surveys and investigations in Tamil Nadu for preparation of feasibility report of three links i.e. Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link, Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai Gundar link and Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link under Peninsular Component of National Perspective Plan (NPP) have been carried out. The feasibility reports of these three links have been prepared and circulated to the concerned States.

Surveys and investigations of one intra-State link i.e. Ponnaiyar - Palar link of Tamilnadu has also been carried out for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR).

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 1453 due for answer in Lok Sabha on 24.11.2016 regarding 'Survey on Inter-Linking of Rivers' .

## Present status of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and 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             | -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               |

| Sl. No              | Name                                                  | Rivers                       | States concerned                                             | Status                                 |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 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                           |
| 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 M-S- T-G Link) dropped |

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