Lok Sabha Question No. 3178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sanganna Amarappa Karadi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3178

ANSWERED ON 12 .0 3.2020

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## 3178. SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is planning for the inter linking of rivers throughout India scarcity of waters to the farmers;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government i s planning to inter - link the Tungabhadra river for the same; and
- (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 basi water, for transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the Nation Water Development  Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component an under  Himalayan  Component)  for  preparation  of  Feasibility  Reports  (FRs).  The  Pre - feasibility  reports (PFRs) of all th e 30 links have been completed and circulated to party States. The Feasibility R of 14 links under Peninsular Component and 2 links of Himalayan Component have been prepar draft FRs of 7 links under Himalayan Component have also been com pl ted.

Under  the  NPP,  four  priority  links  have  been  identified  for  preparation  of  Deta Reports (DPR) under the Peninsular Rivers Component viz; Ken - Betwa link project (KBLP), Damanganga - Pinjal link project, Par - Tapi - Narmada  link project and G odavari - Cauvery link project. The DPRs of KBLP, Damanganga- Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi - Narmada link project have been sent to th concerned States.

Further,  draft  DPR  of  Godavari - Cauvery  link  project  consisting  of  three  links  viz;  Go (Inchampal li/Janampet) -Krishna  (Nagarjunasagar),  Krishna  (Nagarjunasagar) -Pennar  (Somasila), Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects has been completed and circulated to pa in March 2019.

The implementation of Inter linking of Rivers (ILR) projects under NPP envisage benefit million ha of irrigation from surface water, 10 million ha by increased use of ground wat ultimate irrigation potential from 140 million ha to 175 million ha.

(c) & (d) Under the  ILR  programme  of  NPP,  the  following  two  link  projects  are  concerned Tungabhadra sub - basin, namely:

- i ) Krishna (Almatti) -Pennar link project
- ii ) Bedti - Varada link project

NWDA  has  prepared  a  FR  of  Krishna  (Almatti) - Pennar  link  project  under  NPP. The  link project envisages diversion of 1980 MCM of waters from Krishna River for enroute utilisatio and Pennar basins. According to the FR, the link canal has been aligned to pass through the sub- basin  which  would  finally  outfall  i nto Maddileru River, a tributary of Pennar River. Also, t canal is crossing Tungabhadra River in the downstream of Tungabhadra dam.

The Bedti - Varada link project has been proposed to divert 242 MCM of surplus waters basin  to  Varada  River, a  tributary  of  Tungabhadra  River  to  meet  the  water  shortage  under  t command of Tungabhadra project. The PFR of this link project was completed by NWDA and s Government of Karnataka.

Subsequently, the Government of Karnataka has also proposed a n intra - State link proposal for Bedti - Dharma - Varada link project for which the Pre - feasibility report was also prepared by NWDA an sent to Government of Karnataka. This link project envisages diversion of 551 MCM of waters from the proposed Su rename dam across Bedti river and let into a tributary of Dharma river ( joining  Tungbhadra  river)  through  a  feeder  canal.  From  the  Dharma  reservoir,  a  link  can proposed to transfer the water for irrigation in Haveri, Gadag districts o f Karnataka State.

One more intra - state link proposal viz., Aghanashini - V rada link project has been received fro Government of Karnataka for which also the pre - feasibility report was prepared by NWDA and sent Government of Karnataka. The proposal env isages to divert 177 MCM of surplus waters by lifting fro proposed  Hemagini  dam  site  on  river  Aghanashini  to  Varada  river  for  utilisation  under  T project command.

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