Lok Sabha Question No. 2067 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Completion of Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2067

ANSWERED ON 04 .0 7.2019

## COMPLETION OF INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## †2067.          SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the work of inter - linking of rivers is not gaining momentum;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the efforts being made by the Government to complete the said work; and
- (d) the time by which the said project is likely to be completed?

## 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 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 Compo and 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The detail river linking projects viz., rivers, States concerned are given at Annexure .

Under the NPP, four priority links have also been identified for preparation of Det Reports  (DPRs)  under  the  Peninsular  Rivers  Component  viz;  Ken - Betwa  link  project  (KBLP), Damanganga - Pinj al link project, Par - Tapi - Narmada link project and Godavari - C uvery link project.

Various  statutory  clearances  except  Stage -II  forest  clearance  &  clearance  from  Centr Empowered  Committee  (CEC)  of  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  have  been  accorded  for  components  u nder 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 (UP) and Madhya Pradesh (MP). Draft Memorandum of Ag reement for implementation of KBLP has 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 Sta

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

The  Draft  DPR  of  Godavari - Cauvery  link  project  consisting  of  three  projects  viz;  Go (Inchampall i/Janampet) -Krishna (Nagarjunasagar),  Krishna  (Nagarjunasagar) -Pennar (Somasila), Pennar (Somasila) -Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects has been completed and circulated to States.

(c)The Inter Linking of River (ILR) programme has been taken up on priority. A 'Special Committee on Interlinking  of  Rivers'  has  been  constituted  in  September,  2014  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Hon`ble Minister of WR, RD&GR (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) for the implementation of ILR programme. me etings  of  the  Special  Committee  for  ILR  have  been  held  so  far  (last  meeting  held  on  2 wherein State Irrigation/ Water Resources Ministers along with Secretaries of various States The Special Committee on ILR takes into consideratio n the suggestions/observations of the stakehold while  planning  and  formulating  the  ILR  projects.  Vigorous  efforts  have  been  made  for consensus with development of alternative plans and also setting out road maps for implem mature p rojects. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers has been constituted by M GR (now Jal Shakti) in April, 2015. Ten meetings of the Task Force for interlinking of riv held so far and the last meeting was held on 05.10.2018.

( d) The  stage  of  implementation  of  a  project  would  be  reached  after  its  DPR  is  prepare consensus of concerned States and the requisite statutory clearances are obtained. The esti implementation will depend upon the construction sche dule as per DPR.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART S ( a) &  (b) OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTIO N NO. † 2067 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.0 7.2019 REGARDING ' COMPLETION OF INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS '.

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

| 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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