Lok Sabha Question No. 2451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Progress of River Linking Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2451

ANSWERED ON 0

## 5.0 3.2020

## PROGRESS OF RIVER LI NKING PROJECTS

## 2451. SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of progress made under the various ongoing river linking projects in the coun

(b) the proposed benefits and deadlines for these projects;

(c) whether the Government i s taking other such measures to better water availability in the coun (d) if so, the details thereof?

## 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  Irriga Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti)  in  August  1980  for  water  resources  development  through  inter  bas water, for transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the Natio Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 Himalayan  Component)  for  preparation  of  Feasibility  Reports  (FRs).  The  details  of  above projects vi z., rivers, States concerned is given at Annexure .

Under  the  NPP,  four  priority  links  have  been  identified  for  preparation  of  Det Reports (DPR) under the Peninsular Rivers Component viz; Ken - Betwa link project (KBLP), Damanganga -Pinjal link p roject, Par - Tapi - Narmada link project and Godavari - C uvery link project. The DPRs of KBLP, Damanganga - Pinjal link project and Par -Tapi - Narmada link project have been sent to the concerned S Draft DPR of Godavari -Cauvery link project consisting of thr ee links viz; Godavari (Inchampalli/Janampe -Krishna (Nagarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) -Pennar (Somasila), Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects has been completed and circulated to party States in March project under NPP has reached the stage of execution.

The implementation ILR projects under of NPP envisage benefit of 25 million ha of from surface water, 10 million ha by increased use of ground water, raising the ultimate ir from 140 million ha to 175 million ha and generation of 34 million KW of power, apart from t benefits  of  flood  control,  drought  mitigation,  navigation,  water  supply,  fisheries,  sali control etc.

The  implementation  of  river  link  p rojects  involves  various  steps  such  as  preparation Feasibility  Reports/  Feasibility  Reports  of  links,  negotiation  and  consensus  among  conc preparation of DPRs of the projects, clearances from Ministry of Environment and Forests ate Change, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, techno - economic clearance by Advisory Committee on Irrigation, F control & multipurpose projects of Ministry of Jal Shakti and investment clearance.

Thus, the implementation of the projects will take varying per iods of time.

(c) & (d) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient ma water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to s efforts of the St ate Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistanc through  various  schemes  and  programmes.  Central  Government  has  taken  various  steps  to  im water availability in the country.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has been c reated by the Government of  India, integrating the ers Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Water and Sanitation, with an aim to integrate water resources management under one umbrell that the issues relating to water are dealt with in a holistic manner.

Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  launched  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan (JSA) -a  campaign  for  water conservation and water security. During the campaign, officers, groundwater experts and scie Government of India are working together with State and district officials in India's most water - stressed districts f or water conservation and water resource management. Ministry of Housing and Urban A a  participating  Ministry  in  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan,  has  issued  detailed  guidelines  for  wat activities  such  as  rain  water  harvesting,  reuse  of  treated waste  water,  rejuvenation  of  water  bodies intensive plantation.

Central  Government  has  formulated  a  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  for  Water  R Development which envisages transfer of water from water surplus basins to water deficit bas improve availability of water.

Central  Government  has  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY) completion of 99 on -going Major/Medium irrigation projects having ultimate irrigation potentia lakh hectares.

Keeping in view the need for water supply infrastructure and service delivery, Govern launched  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  3.60  lakh  crore  which  aims  at  providi household tap connections to every rural household by 2024 at the service level o f 55 litre per capita pe day.

Central  Ground  Water  Board  is  implementing  a  nationwide  programme  of  'National  Aquifer Mapping  and  Management  (NAQUIM)'  for  mapping  of  aquifers  (water  bearing  formations),  their characterization  and  development  of  aquifer  ma nagement  plans  to  facilitate  sustainable  developme ground water resources. Aquifer maps and management plans have been shared with the respec Government agencies.

Central Ground Water Board is implementing innovative schemes for Aquifer Rej uvenation under 'Ground  Water  Management  and  Regulation'  scheme  in  select  overexploited  blocks  of  the  aspirational districts on pilot basis.

Some initiatives/measures taken by Central Government to control water depletion an rain water harvesting / conservation are available at the URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS ( a) &(b)OF UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 2451 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LO K  SABHA  ON  05.03.202 0  REGARDING  ' PROGRESS  OF  RIVER LINKING PROJECTS '.

## Names of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status of asibility 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 & Comprehensive) 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 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                                                   | DraftFR 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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