Lok Sabha Question No. 2198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: Dam Rehabilitation Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

RIVER DEVELOPMENT &

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2198

ANSWERED ON 04 .0 7.2019

## DAM REHABILITATION P ROJECT

## 2198. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  has  recently  approved  Dam  Rehabil Improvement Project (DRIP);

- (b) if so, details of each of the project that is undertaken under the above DRIP, State - wise;
- (c) whether not even a single project has been taken up from Andhra Pradesh under DRIP; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

( a)  to  (d)   Government of India started Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP 2012 with the loan assistance from World Bank. Provision of rehabilitation of 223 dams loca States viz. Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Kerala, Tamil Nad u, Karnataka, Jharkhand  and Uttarakhand has been made to improve the safety and operational performance of selected existing dams and appurtenances in a sustainable manner. Original budget outlay of the project was Rs. 2100 crore. DRIP original ly was a six year scheme with scheduled closure date as 30 th June 2018.

Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs (CCEA) in September 2018 approved the revised of  DRIP  for  Rs  3466  crore  along  with  two  years  extension.  The  details  of  Implementing , original and revised cost estimate alongwith number of dams under the ongoing DRIP are at Annexure - I .

Screening Committee of Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) has approved the propos DRIP Phase II & III for rehabilitation of about 687 d ams at an estimated cost of Rs. 10212 crore . World Bank has accepted the proposal in principle.  The project is to be implemented in two phas phase of six years duration and an overlap of two years over each other and implementation p 2020 to 2030. Andhra Pradesh is not a participating State under ongoing DRIP. However, und Phase -II & III,  Andhra Pradesh has submitted a proposal for rehabilitation of 31 dams with cost of Rs. 776 crore.

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GANGA REJUVENATION

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (a)to (d) in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2198 to be answered on 04.07.2019 on 'Dam Rehabilitation Project' .

| SI No.   | Implementing Agency   | No. of Dams   |   Estimated Cost (Revised) (in crore) |
|----------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1.       | WRD, MP               | 25            |                                   169 |
| 2.       | WRD, Odisha           | 26            |                                   751 |
| 3.       | WRD, Tamil Nadu       | 69            |                                   543 |
| 4.       | TANGEDCO              | 20            |                                   260 |
| 5.       | WRD, Kerala           | 16            |                                   360 |
| 6.       | Kerala SEB            | 37            |                                   154 |
| 7.       | CWC                   | ---           |                                   270 |
| 8.       | WRD, Karnataka        | 22            |                                   581 |
| 9.       | UJVNL                 | 5             |                                   235 |
| 10.      | DVC                   | 3             |                                   143 |
| Total    | Total                 | 223           |                                  3466 |

WRD: Water Resources Department, EB: Electricity Board,

TANGEDCO : Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution  Corporation Limited, DVC: Damodar Valley Corporation, UJVNL: Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd

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