Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Extinction of Rivers/Tributaries
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hanuman Beniwal, Mohammad Azam Khan

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*2 79

ANSWERED ON 11 . 07.201 9

## EXTINCTION OF RIVERS /TRIBUTARIES

- †*279. SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

SHRI MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the total number of rivers in the country along with their length and l State/UT - wise;
- (b) the number of tributaries of these rivers and their present status;
- (c) whether the Government has got counted all the big and small rivers in the country and details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether some rivers as well as th e tributaries of certain big rivers have dried up or are on th of drying up/ extinction and if so, the number and the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government has any action plan to overcome this situation and save such rive extincti on and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (e ) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*279 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.07.2019 REGARDING 'EXTINCTION OF RIVERS/TRIBUTARIES' RAISED BY SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL AND SHRI MOHAMMAD AZAM KHAN.

(a)  &  (b) The  river basins  are  considered  as  the  basic  hydrological  unit  for  water  resou planning and management. The country has been divided into 20 river basins. The basin -wise details o f the rivers and their length are given at Annexure -I & Annexure - II respectively.

(c) There  is  no  classification  of  rivers  as  big  and  small  rivers.  Central  Water  Comm (CWC) monitors important/major rivers only.

( d) & ( e)Two types of rivers exists in the country; (1) Perennial Rivers and (2) Non - Perennial Rivers. In Perennial Rivers water remains available throughout the year. Non - perennial rivers are rain fed rivers in which water flows only during the rainfall period. The f low in the rivers is dynamic  parameter  and  depends  on  many  parameters  such  as  rainfall,  its  distribution intensity  in  the  catchment,  catchment  characteristics  and  withdrawals  /  utilizations Considering  annual  average  flows  of  last  20  years  o f  terminal  sites  of  major  rivers,  no appreciable increasing / decreasing trend in water availability has been observed.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  AND (B)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*279 TO  BE  ANSWERED IN  LOK SABHA  ON  11.07.2019 REGARDING 'EXTINCTION OF RIVERS/TRIBUTARIES'

## Basin-wise details of the rivers*

Annexure - I

|   S. No. | Name of Basin                                              |   Catchment Area (sq. Km.) | Length of River (km)-Indian portion only   | Some of the main tributaries                                                   |
|----------|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Indus                                                      |                     321289 | 1114                                       | Gilgit, Satluj, Jhelum, Shyok, Beas, Ravi, Chenab                              |
|        2 | Ganga                                                      |                     861452 | 2525                                       | Ghagra, Gandak, Kosi, Yamuna, Ramganaga, Sone, Ken                             |
|        3 | Brahmaputra                                                |                     194413 | 916                                        | Teesta, Dhansiri, Kalung, Manas, Sukla, Subansiri                              |
|        4 | Barak and Others                                           |                      41723 | 564                                        | Tuilang                                                                        |
|        5 | Godavari                                                   |                     312812 | 1465                                       | Darna, Kadwa,Pravara, Purna, Manjra, Kaddam, Pranhita, Indravati, Sabari       |
|        6 | Krishna                                                    |                     258948 | 1400                                       | Koyna, Ghatprabha, Malprabha, Bhima, Tugabhadra,                               |
|        7 | Cauvery                                                    |                      81155 | 800                                        | Harangi, Hemavati,Kabbani, Bhavani                                             |
|        8 | Subernarekha                                               |                      29196 | 395- Subarnarekha 164-Burhabalang          | Kharkai, Sone, Chipat                                                          |
|        9 | Brahmani and Baitarni Basin                                |                      51822 | Brahmani-799 Baitarni-355                  | Sankh, Salandi, Ramiala                                                        |
|       10 | Mahanadi                                                   |                     141589 | 851                                        | Salariya, Pairi, Seonath, Jonk, Hasdeo                                         |
|       11 | Pennar                                                     |                      55213 | 597                                        | Chitravati                                                                     |
|       12 | Mahi                                                       |                      34842 | 583                                        | Som,Panam                                                                      |
|       13 | Sabarmati                                                  |                      21674 | 371                                        | Hathmati, Vatrak                                                               |
|       14 | Narmada                                                    |                      98796 | 1312                                       | Barna, Tawa, Kolar,Chhota Tawa, Man, Hatni,Karjan                              |
|       15 | Tapi                                                       |                      65145 | 724                                        | Purna, Girna,Vaghur                                                            |
|       16 | West Flowing Rivers from Tapi to Tadri                     |                      55940 | Many independent rivers flowing            | Damanganga, Vaitarana, Ulhas, Kundalika, Chapora, Kalinadi                     |
|       17 | West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari              |                      56177 | Many independent rivers flowing            | Sharavati, Varahi, Bharathpuzha, Kurumali, Peryar, Pamba, Kallada              |
|       18 | East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            |                      86643 | Many independent rivers flowing            | Rushikulya,Vamsadhara,Nagavalli, Tandava, Pedda Eru, Erra Kalava, Gundalakamma |
|       19 | East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         |                     100139 | Many independent rivers flowing            | Uppuleru, Arani, Palar, Ponnaiyar, Vellar, Vaigai                              |
|       20 | West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni |                     321851 | 511 (Luni River)                           | Shetrunji, Bhadar, Machhu, Banas, Luni                                         |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) AND (B) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*279 TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  11.07.2019  REGARDING 'EXTINCTION OF RIVERS/TRIBUTARIES'

## ANNEXURE -II Length of some of the tributaries

| Name of Basin   | Name of River    | Length of River(km)   |
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------------|
| Indus           | Gilgit           | 186                   |
| Indus           | Satluj           | 657                   |
| Indus           | Jhelum           | 221                   |
| Indus           | Shyok            | 450                   |
| Indus           | Beas             | 493                   |
| Indus           | Ravi             | 258                   |
| Indus           | Chenab           | 431                   |
| Ganga           | Ghagra           | 875                   |
| Ganga           | Gandak           | 558                   |
| Ganga           | Kosi             | 337                   |
| Ganga           | Yamuna           | 1516                  |
| Ganga           | Ramganga         | 666                   |
| Ganga           | Son              | 823                   |
| Ganga           | Ken              | 410                   |
| Brahmaputra     | Teesta           | 330                   |
| Brahmaputra     | Dhansiri         | 350                   |
| Brahmaputra     | Kalung           | 167                   |
| Brahmaputra     | Manas            | 101                   |
| Brahmaputra     | Sukla            | 36                    |
| Brahmaputra     | Subansiri        | 384                   |
| Barak &Others   | Tuilang          | 36                    |
| Godavari        | Darna            | 102                   |
| Godavari        | Kadwa            | 91                    |
| Godavari        | Pravara          | 219                   |
| Godavari        | Purna            | 382                   |
| Godavari        | Manjra           | 737                   |
| Godavari        | Kaddam           | 94                    |
| Godavari        | Pranhita         | 116                   |
| Godavari        | Indravati        | 640                   |
| Krishna         | Sabari Koyna     | 450 151               |
| Krishna         | Ghatprabha       | 299                   |
| Krishna         | Malprabha        | 326                   |
| Krishna         | Bhima            | 864                   |
| Krishna         | Tugabhadra       | 553                   |
| Cauvery         | Harangi Hemavati | 54 234                |

|                                               | Kabbani           | 238                 |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|                                               | Bhavani           | 235                 |
| Name of Basin                                 | Name of River     | Length of River(km) |
| Subernarekha                                  | Sone              | 98                  |
|                                               | Chipat            | 29                  |
|                                               | Sankh             | 230                 |
| Brahmani and Baitarni                         | Salandi           | 133                 |
|                                               | Ramiala           | 39                  |
| Mahanadi                                      | Salariya          | 16                  |
|                                               | Pairi             |                     |
|                                               | Seonath           | 141 385             |
|                                               | Jonk              | 202                 |
|                                               |                   | 333                 |
|                                               | Hasdeo            |                     |
| Pennar                                        | Chitravati        | 221                 |
| Mahi                                          | Som               | 158                 |
|                                               | Panam             | 136                 |
| Sabarmati                                     | Hathmati Vatrak   | 116 257             |
|                                               |                   | 112                 |
| Narmada                                       | Barna             |                     |
| Narmada                                       | Tawa              | 180                 |
| Narmada                                       | Kolar Chhota Tawa | 105 58              |
| Narmada                                       | Man               | 60                  |
| Narmada                                       | Hatni             | 35                  |
| Narmada                                       | Karjan            | 97                  |
| Tapi                                          | Purna Girna       | 380 335             |
|                                               | Vaghur            | 117                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tapi to Tadri        | Damanganga        | 146                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tapi to Tadri        | Vaitarana         | 70                  |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tapi to Tadri        | Ulhas             | 137                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tapi to Tadri        | Kundalika         | 74                  |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tapi to Tadri        | Chapora           | 27                  |
|                                               | Kalinadi          | 178                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | Sharavati         | 133                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | Varahi            | NA                  |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | Bharathpuzha      | 100                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | Kurumali          | 53                  |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | Peryar            | 283                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | Pamba             | 190                 |
| West Flowing Rivers from Tadri to Kanyakumari | Kallada           | 126                 |

| Name of Basin                                              | Name of River   | Length of River(km)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
| East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            | Rushikulya      | 161                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            | Vamsadhara      | 270                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            | Nagavalli       | 250                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            | Tandava         | 99                    |
| East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            | Pedda Eru       | 115                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            | Erra Kalava     | NA                    |
| East Flowing Rivers between Mahanadi and Pennar            | Gundalakamma    | 268                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         | Uppuleru        | NA                    |
| East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         | Arani           | 117                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         | Palar           | 379                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         | Ponnaiyar       | 291                   |
| East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         | Vellar          | 50                    |
| East Flowing Rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari         | Vaigai          | 312                   |
| West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni | Shetrunji       | 178                   |
| West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni | Bhadar          | 182                   |
| West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni | Machhu          | 143                   |
| West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni | Banas           | 274                   |
| West Flowing Rivers of Kutch and Saurashtra including Luni | Luni            | 511                   |