Lok Sabha Question No. 5290 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anto  Antony

## 5290. SHRI ANTO ANTONY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is interlinking rivers in the country;

(b) if so, the details and status thereof;

(c) whether the Government is planning to include more rivers for interlinking;

- (d) if so , the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has stopped/kept pending the project due to protest against the mo
- (f) if so, the details and the steps taken by the Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) The  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  was  prepared  by  the  then  Ministry  of  Irrigat Ministry of Jal Shakti ) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin tra water,  for  transferring  water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water - deficit  basins.  Under  the  NPP,  the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The details river linking projects viz., rivers, States concerned are given at Annexure - I .

Under the NPP, four priority links have also been identi fied for preparation of Detailed Proje Reports  (DPR)  under the  Peninsular  Rivers  Component  viz;  Ken - Betwa  link  project  (KBLP), Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project,  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  project  and  Godavari - C uvery  link  project. Based on the concurrence of th e concerned States, DPRs of KBLP, Damanganga - Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi - Narmada link project have been completed and sent to concerned States.

Various  statutory  clearances  except  Stage -II  forest  clearance  & clearance  from  Central 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 comprehensiveDPR of KBLP has beencompleted and circulated to Governments of Uttar Pradesh (U

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

RIVER DEVELOPMENT &

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5290

ANSWERED ON 25 .0 7.2019

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

GANGA REJUVENATION

and Madhya Pradesh (MP). Draft Memorandum of Agreement for implementation of KBLP has been s to Governments of MP and UP for concurrence.

The techno - economic clearance to the Damanganga - Pinjal link project has also been accord subject  to  statutory  clearances.  The  DPR  of  Par - Tapi - Narmada  has  been  sent  to  Central  Water Commission  for  appraisal.  Draft  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  for  imp lementation  of Damanaganga - Pinjal  and  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  projects  has  also  been  sent  to  Governments Maharashtra and Gujarat for concurrence.

Further, draft DPR of Godavari - Cauvery  link  project  consisting  of  three  links  viz;  God (Inchampalli/Jan ampet) -Krishna  (Nagarjunasagar),  Krishna  (Nagarjunasagar) -Pennar  (Somasila), Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects has been completed and circulated to par in March 2019.

(c) & (d)NWDA has received 47 intra - state  link  proje cts from 9 States viz., Rajasthan, Tamil Nad Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Bihar. NWDA has completed -Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of 37 intra - state link projects. Based on the request of States, DPRs o -Mec hi link, Burhi Gandak - Noon - Baya- Ganga link of Bihar, Wainganga - Nalganga link of Maharashtra and Ponnaiyar - Palar link of Tamil Nadu have also been completed.

(e) & (f) Some  of  the  States  have  certain  views/observations  regarding  inter - linking  of  rivers  ( ILR) Projects and the link - w se details of views/observations raised by these State Governments are Annexure - II .

The Government is pursuing the ILR program in a consultative manner. A 'Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers' has been constit uted in September, 2014 under the Chairmanship of Hon`bl Minister  of  WR,  RD  &  GR  (now  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti)  for  the  implementation  of  ILR  prog Fifteen  meetings  of  the  Special  Committee  for  ILR  have  been  held  so  far  (last  meetin 20.08.2018 ). Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers has been constituted by MoWR, RD April, 2015. Ten meetings of the Task Force for interlinking of rivers have been held so f meeting was held on 05.10.2018. Vigorous efforts have bee n made for generating consensus amongst the concerned States.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART S ( a)  &  ( b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUEST ION NO . 5290 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.0 7.2019 REGARDING ' INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS '.

## Names of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status of Fea 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 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 Contd…           |

| Sl. No              | Name                                                       | Rivers                         | States concerned                                              | Status of PFR/FR/DPR                     |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 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

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) & (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  5290  TO  BE  ANSWE RED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 25.07.2019  REGARDING ' INTER -LINKING OF RIVERS '.

## LINK - WISE DETAILS OF VIEWS/OBSERVATIONS RAISED BY VARIOUS ST ATE GOVERNMENTS

|   S.No. | Name of Link Project                          | Concerned States                                                   | Views/Observations                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link             | Tamil Nadu & Kerala                                                | Kerala Assembly has passed resolution against taking up of the Link Project (2003).                                                                                          |
|       2 | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link            | Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan                                         | Government of MP has prepared submitted the DPRs of Multipurpose Project and dam as a major intra - St te link (important components of - Kalisindh - Chambal link) to CWC . |
|       3 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari link         | Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka, Chattisgarh,                   | & Govt. of Odisha is not agreeable this link Project due to submergence of Manibhadra dam/reservoir and to the balance and quantum of water diverted.                        |
|       4 | Godavari(Inchampalli) - Krishna link Projects | Odisha, Maharashtra, MP, AP, Telangana , Karnataka, & Chattisgarh, | Govt. of Telangana is not the water balance at Inchampalli site in Godavari basin.                                                                                           |
|       5 | Netravati - Hemavati link                     | Karnataka, TamilNadu & Kerala                                      | Govt. of Karnataka intends to Netravati water as per its own                                                                                                                 |

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