Lok Sabha Question No. 2221 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: River Linking Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2221

ANSWERED ON 04 .0 7.2019

## RIVER LINKING PROJEC T

## †2221. SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  sixty  rivers  including  Ganga  were  planned  to  be  linked  under  the  ambitious  r project of Former Prime Minister with the objective to reduce the dependency on the monsoon ate lakhs of hectares of agricultural land; and

(b) the time by which Ken -Betwa rivers are likely to be linked by keeping in mind the proble drought and drinking water in Bundelkhand?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (no of Jal Shakti ) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Wat Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component and 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The details of above ri projects viz., various rivers involved, States concerned are given at Annexure .

The implementation of NPP would give be nefits of 25 million ha of irrigation from sur waters, 10 million ha by increased use of ground waters, raising the ultimate irrigation pot million ha to 175 million ha.

(b) Comprehensive Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Ken - Betwa lin k project (KBLP) was completed and sent to concerned States of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The project is expected annual irrigation of 10.65 lakh hectares of land in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, prov water to 6.3 million people in the drought prone Bundelkhand  and other nearby region in UP an including  domestic water supply to Lalitpur.

Various  statutory  clearances  except  Stage -II  forest  clearance  &  clearance  from  Centr Empowered  Committee  (CEC)  of Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  have  been  accorded  for  components  under KBLP Phase-I. The clearances for the projects proposed under KBLP Phase -II are in advanced stages. The comprehensive DPR of the KBLP has been completed and circulated to Governments of Uttar P adesh (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP). Draft Memorandum of Agreement for implementation of KBLP h been sent to Governments of MP and UP for concurrence. The project is envisaged to benefit prone areas of Bundelkhand region and adjoining areas in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh States.

The  stage  of  implementation  of  the  project  would  be  reached  after  consensus  of States  and  the  requisite  statutory  clearances  are  obtained.  The  estimated  time  for  implem depend upon the construction schedule as per DPR.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( a) OF UNSTARRED QUEST ION NO. † 2221 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK S ABHA ON 04.07.2019 R EGARDING ' RIVER LINKING PROJECT '.

## Names of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status of Feasibi Reports/Detailed Project Report

| Sl. No               | Name                                                   | Rivers                       | States concerned                                                                                  | Status of PFR/FR/DPR          |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 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 duringconsensus 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 of PFR/FR/DPR                     |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 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 M - S-T- G Link) dropped |

- PFR -

Pre  Feasibility Report

- FR -

Feasibility Report

- DPR -

Detailed Project Report

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