Lok Sabha Question No. 4177 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Categorisation of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4177

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## CATEGORISATION OF RI VERS

## 4177. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has devised any criteria for categorising rivers in major and mino
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of major and minor rivers pertaining to each S tate, particularly in Karnataka; and
- (d) the details of expenditure made to clean rivers in Karnataka during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

- (a) to (c) There is no existing categorisation of rivers as major and minor rivers. However, that the country has been divided into 12 major river basins & 8 composite river basins for assessment of water resources potential of Indi a. Each basin has a main river and its tributaries. main river in one basin can be smaller than a tributary of another basin. The name of the b some of its main tributaries are as below: -

|   S no | Name of Basin               | Some of the main Tribut aries                                 |
|--------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Indus                       | Indus, Gilgit, Satluj, Jhelum, Shyok, Beas,                   |
|      2 | Ganga                       | Ghagra, Gandak, Kosi, Yamuna, Ramganaga, Sone, Ken            |
|      3 | Brahmaputra                 | Teesta, Dhansiri, Kalung, Manas, Sukla, Subansiri             |
|      4 | Barak and Others            | Tuilang                                                       |
|      5 | Godavari                    | Darna,Kadwa,Pravara, Purna, Manjra, Kaddam, Indravati, Sabari |
|      6 | Krishna                     | Koyna, Ghatprabha, Malprabha, Bhima, Tugabhadra,              |
|      7 | Cauvery                     | Harangi, Hemavati,Kabbani, Bhavani                            |
|      8 | Subernarekha                | Kharkai, Sone, Chipat                                         |
|      9 | Brahmani and Baitarni Basin | Sankh, Salandi , Ramiala                                      |
|     10 | Mahanadi                    | Salariya, Pairi, Seonath, Jonk, Hasdeo                        |
|     11 | Pennar                      | Chitravati                                                    |
|     12 | Mahi                        | Som,Panam                                                     |
|     13 | Sabarmati                   | Hathmati, Vatrak                                              |
|     14 | Narmada                     | Barna, Tawa, Kolar,Chhota Tawa, Man, Hatni,Karjan             |
|     15 | Tapi                        | Purna, Girna,Vaghur                                           |

|   16 | West Flowing Rivers from to Tadri                          | Tapi Damanganga, Vaitarana, Ulhas,Kundalika,Chapora,Kalinadi                |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   17 | West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari              | Sharavati, Varahi, Bharathpuzha,Kurumali,Peryar,Pamba, Kallada              |
|   18 | East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pe nnar           | Rushikulya,Vamsadhara,Nagavalli,Tandava, PeddaEru, ErraKalava, Gundalakamma |
|   19 | East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         | Uppuleru, Arani, Palar, Ponnaiyar, Vellar, Vaigai                           |
|   20 | West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni | Shetrunji, Bhadar, Machhu,Banas, Luni                                       |

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) along with State Pollution Control Boards Pollution Central Committees (PCC) monitors water quality of rivers. As per CPCB report o rivers of Karnataka have been found polluted based on concerntration of Bio - chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) which are as follows:

| Name of River   | Polluted Stretch                                             | Priority   |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| ARKAVATHI       | HALLI RESERVOIR TO KANAKAPURA TOWN                           | III        |
| LAKSHMANTIRTHA  | KATTEMALAVADI TO HUNSUR                                      | III        |
| MALPRBHA        | KHANAPUR TO DHARWAD                                          | III        |
| TUNGABHADRA     | HARIHAR TO KORLAHALLI                                        | III        |
| BHADRA          | HOLEHUNNUR TO BHADRAVATHI                                    | IV         |
| CAUVERY         | RANGANATHITTU TO SATHYAMANGALAM BRIDGE                       | IV         |
| KABINI          | NANJANAGUD TO HEJJIGE                                        | IV         |
| KAGINA          | SHAHABAD TO HONGUNTA                                         | IV         |
| KALI            | HASAN MAAD (WEST COAST PAPER MILL) TO BOMMANAHALLI RESERVOIR | IV         |
| KRISHNA         | YADURWADI TO TINTINI BRIDGE                                  | IV         |
| SHIMSHA         | YEDIYAR TO HALAGUR                                           | IV         |
| ASANGI NALLA    | ALONG ASANGI                                                 | V          |
| BHIMA           | GHANAPUR TO YADGIR                                           | V          |
| KUMARDHARA      | ALONG UPPINANGADI                                            | V          |
| NETRAVATHI      | UPPINANGADI TO MANGALURU                                     | V          |
| TUNGA           | SHIVAMOGA TO KUDLI                                           | V          |
| YAGACHI         | ALONG YAGACHI, HASSAN                                        | V          |

- (d) No  expenditure  has  been  incurred  by  this  Ministry  for  pollution  abatement  in  rivers during the last three years under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP).

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