Lok Sabha Question No. 3836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Bhagirath Chaudhary, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3836

ANSWERED ON 1

## 8.03 .2021

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## †3836. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the rivers proposed to be linked in Rajasthan and Maharashtra under the - linking of rivers projects in the country along with the present status of the DPR of the said projects an -Bhima stabilization Project of Maharashtra;

(b) whether the concerned State Governments have accorded their consent to the DPR related rivers;

(c) if so, the de tails thereof;

(d) whether the Union Government intends to address the water crisis permanently by taking action during the financial year 2021 - 22 under the said proposed and sanctioned projects of Rajasth Maharashtra, if so, the detail s thereof; and

(e) the time by which the said works are likely to be executed?

## 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 (now Jal  Shakti)  in  August  1980  for  water  resources  development  through  inter  basin  transfer transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Wa Development  Agency  (NWDA)  has  identified  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular  Component  and  14 Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The status of the projec benefits to the States of Rajasthan and Maharashtra under NPP is given at Annexure .

Apart from the above, NWDA has prepared the Pre -Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of two intra - state link projects of Rajasthan and sent to the Government of Rajasthan, however, these two link not feasible on techno - economic  grounds.  Also,  Governm e t of Maharashtra has suggested to prepar PFRs  of  twenty  intra - state  link  projects,  out  of  which  NWDA  prepared  PFR  of  seventeen  link remaining three links were withdrawn by Government of Maharashtra. Further, out of above links, Detailed P roject Report (DPR) of one project, namely, Wainganga (Goshikurd) -Nalganga (Purna Tapi), has been prepared by NWDA and sent to Government of Maharashtra in November, 2018.

The Government of Maharashtra also conceived a proposal named Krishna - Bhima stabilization project  to  transfer  flood  waters  by  gravity  from  various  rivers/streams  in  upper  Krishn -basin  of Krishna basin through a series of links. The PFR of this link project was prepared by NWDA -state link and sent to Government of Maharashtra in 2011.

(b) & (c)In respect of projects benefiting the Rajasthan State under NPP, as given at Annexure , draft FR /FR have been prepared, while, for the projects benefiting the Maharashtra State under NPP two  links have  been  prepared.  The  Party  States  of  Maharashtra  and  Gujarat  have  conveye concurrence for the DPRs of the above two link projects.

(d) & (e)The envisaged benefits through the projects under NPP for Rajasthan and Maharashtr given  at Annexure .  Further,  the  proposed  construction  period  for  these  projects  is  also Annexure . No ILR project under NPP has reached the stage of execution.

The Government is pursuing the inter - linking of rivers (ILR) program in a consultative ma er. A  'Special  Committee  on  Interlinking  of  Rivers'  has  been  constituted  in  September,  2014  for  the implementation of ILR programme. Eighteen meetings of the Special Committee have been held Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers has been constitut d by MoWR, RD & GR (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in April, 2015 and twelve meetings of the Task Force have been held so far been  made  for  building  consensus  among  the  concerned  States  and  also  setting  out  road implementatio n of the projects.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  ( a) to  (e) OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTIO N NO. †3836 TO BE ANSWERED IN LO K SABHA ON 18.03.202 1 REGARDING ' INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS '.

## Inter - linking of rivers projects under NPP benefitting States of Rajasthan and Maharashtra

| S. No                                   | Name                                    | Rivers                                  | States concerned                                                                                | Present Status                                        | Proposed Benefits                                                                                                            | Proposed Construction Time in years     |
|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan                                                         | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan               | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan                                                                                      | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan |
| 1                                       | Rajasthan - Sabarmati link              | Sabarmati                               | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan                                                     | FR completed and circulated to concerned States       | To irrigate about lakh ha in Jaisalmer, Barmer and Jalore districts of Rajasthan                                             | 5.35 10                                 |
| 2                                       | Yamuna - Rajasthan link                 | Yamuna &Sukri                           | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan                                                     | Draft FR completed and circulated to concerned States | To irrigate about lakh ha in Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer districts Rajasthan                                  | 2.44 of 10                              |
| 3 (i)                                   | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link      | Parbati, Kalisindh& Chambal             | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to consulted during consensus building) | be FR Completed                                       | About 0.43 lakh ha area will be irrigated in Jhalawar, Kota Chittorgarh districts Rajasthan State                            | of and of 5                             |
| (ii)                                    | Parbati - Kuno - Sindh link             | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh                 | MP and Rajasthan                                                                                | PFR completed *                                       |                                                                                                                              |                                         |
| Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan                                                         | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan               | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan                                                                                      | Projects benefitting State of Rajasthan |
| 1                                       | Par- Tapi- Narmada link                 | Par, Tapi& Narmada                      | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                           | DPR Completed and sent concerned States in 2015       | to The link project provide irrigation about 5000 ha Nashik district Maharashtra and 2.27 lakh ha in Gujarat State           | will to in of 7                         |
| 2                                       | Damanganga -Pinjal link                 | Damanganga&Pinjal                       | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                           | DPR Completed and sent concerned States in 2014       | to The link project provide about 895 MCM (including Pinjalcomponent) of waters to the Mumbai city for domestic water supply | will 7                                  |

* Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati -Kalisindh -Chambal link.
- PFR -Pre  Feasibility Report
- FR -Feasibility Report
- DPR -Detailed Project Report

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