Lok Sabha Question No. 1477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Par-Tapi-Narmada Rivers Link
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1477

## † ANSWERED ON 26.0 7.201 8

## PAR - TAPI - NARMADA RIVERS LINK

## †1477. SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a)  the  extent  to  which  progress  has  been  made  by  the  Government  to  link  Par - Tapi - Narmada rivers;

(b) whether DPR has been prepared in this regard;

(c) i f so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of works to be executed after preparation of DPR so as to complete the s the benefit of the common man?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (d ) The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Par - Tapi - Narmada link project was completed and circulated to concerned States of Maharashtra and Gujarat during 2015. Subsequently, the DPR  based on  the  suggestions  of  Government  of  Gujarat  to  include  more  tribal  areas command area was also prepared and circulated to Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat d May,  2017.

The link project will benefit 2.32 lakh ha out of which 2.27 lakh ha lies in Dangs, Valsad, Navsari, Tapi, Surat, Bharuch, Chhota Udepur and Panchmahal districts of Gujarat State a lakh ha lies in Nashik district of Maharashtra State. The link will also provide about drinking  water  supply  to  about  27.5 lakh  human  population  and  will  generate  21  MW  of hydropower. The total cost of the link project is Rs.10211 crore at 2015 - 16 price level. The benefit to cost ratio is 1.035.

The  draft  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  for  implementation  of  Damanganga -Pinjal  and  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  projects  including  the  four  intra -state  link  projects  of Maharashtra State has been sent to Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat in September 20 concurrence and is under discussion.

The following clear ances are essential from Ministries/Departments as post - DPR activities for implementation.

|   Sl No | Name of the clearance                                                                | Ministry concerned                              |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Environmental Clearance                                                              | Ministry of Environment Forest Climate Change   |
|       2 | Forest Land Diversion clearance                                                      | Ministry of Environment, and Climate Change     |
|       3 | Rehabilitation & Resettlement plan for tribal population of Affected Families (PAFs) | (R&R) Project Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) |
|       4 | Techno-economic clearance                                                            | Advisory Committee of MoWR, RD & GR             |
|       5 | Investment Clearance                                                                 | MoWR, RD& GR                                    |

In  addition  to  the  above  clearances  by  respective  Ministries,  signing  of  M implementation between Governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat, funding pattern, constitut Special Purpose Vehicle/Authority for im plementation, etc. are the pre - requisites for commencement of the project.

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