Lok Sabha Question No. 2380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2380

ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## †2380. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is contemplating any special scheme for inter - linking of ivers in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the manner in which the new schemes are different from the earlier schemes which are already being implemented; and
- (c) the rivers which are likely to be inter - linked under river inter - linking scheme in Bihar and the time by whic it is likely to be completed?

## 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 Irrigation of  Jal  Shakti )  in  August  1980  for  water  resources  development  through  inter  basin  transfer  of transferring  water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water - deficit  basins.  Under  the  NPP,  the  National  Wat Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The details of above river linking proj States concerned is given at Annexure .

- (c)   Under the Himalayan Component of NPP, the following l inks envisage benefits to the State of Bihar:
- 1) Manas-Sankosh- Teesta - Ganga (MSTG) link project
- 2) Kosi- Mechi link project (entirely lies in Nepal)
- 3) Kosi- Ghaghara link project
- 4) Chunar- Sone Barrage link project
- 5) Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link project

The Pre - Feasibility Report (PFR) of all the above links have been completed by NWDA and circ the concerned States.

The  implementation  of  river  link  projects  involves  various  steps.  The  stage  of  impleme project would be reached after its Detailed Project Report (DPR) is prepared with the consensus States and the requisite Statutory clearances ar e obtained. Thus, the implementation of the projects wil varying periods of time.

In addition to the above, out of the 10 intra - state link proposals received from Government of Bih NWDA completed PFRs of 7 link proposals. Subsequently, the DPRs o f Kosi - Mechi and Burhi Gandak - Noon Baya-Ganga link projects have been completed by NWDA.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS ( a) & (b)OF UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. † 2380  TO  BE  ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.0 3.2020  REGARDING  ' INTER -LINKING OF RIVERS '.

## Names of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status Feasibility Reports/Detailed Project Report

| Sl. No               | Name                                                   | Rivers                       | States concerned                                                                                   | Status of PFR/FR/DPR                           |
|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Peninsular Component | Peninsular Component                                   | Peninsular Component         | Peninsular Component                                                                               | Peninsular Component                           |
| 1                    | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link   | Mahanadi & Godavari          | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh                                      | FR Completed                                   |
| 2                    | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala)        | link Godavari & Krishna      | - do-                                                                                              | FR Completed                                   |
| 3                    | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavari & Krishna           | Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Chattisgarh,                      | FR Completed                                   |
| 4                    | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link       | Godavari & Krishna           | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh                                      | FR Completed                                   |
| 5                    | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                        | Krishna & Pennar             | - do-                                                                                              | FR Completed                                   |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                      | Krishna Pennar               | - do-                                                                                              | FR Completed                                   |
| 7                    | Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar ( Somasila ) link    | Krishna Pennar               | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh& Karnataka,                                                            | FR Completed                                   |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link        | Pennar & Cauvery             | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                                         | FR Completed                                   |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai )-Vaigai- Gundar link                | Cauvery, Vaigai & Gundar     | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                                                         | FR Completed                                   |
| 10                   | Ken - Betwa link                                       | Ken & Betwa                  | Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh                                                                     | FR & DPR (Ph- I,II & Comprehensive ) Completed |
| 11                   | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                     | Parbati, Kalisindh & Chambal | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to be consulted during consensus building) | FR Completed                                   |
| 12                   | Par - Tapi- Narmada link                               | Par, Tapi & Narmada          | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                              | FR & DPR Completed                             |
| 13                   | Damanganga -Pinjal link                                | Damanganga & Pinjal          | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                              | FR & DPR Completed                             |
| 14                   | Bedti-Varda link                                       | Bedti & Varda                | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka                                                            | PFR Completed                                  |
| 15                   | Netravati - Hemavati link                              | Netravati & Hemavati         | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala                                                                     | PFR Completed                                  |
| 16                   | Pamba -Achankovil- Vaippar link                        | Pamba, Achankovil & Vaippar  | Kerala & Tamil Nadu,                                                                               | FR Completed                                   |
|                      |                                                        |                              |                                                                                                    | Contd.                                         |

| Sl. No              | Name                                                         | Rivers                        | States concerned                                              | Status of PFR/FR/DPR                    |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Himalayan Component | Himalayan Component                                          | Himalayan Component           | Himalayan Component                                           | Himalayan Component                     |
| 1.                  | Manas-Sankosh- Tista - Ganga (M - S-T- G) link               | Manas- Sankosh- Tista - Ganga | Assam, West Bengal, Bihar& Bhutan                             | PFR completed                           |
| 2.                  | Kosi- Ghaghra link                                           | Kosi & Ghaghra                | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh Nepal                                   | & PFR completed                         |
| 3.                  | Gandak-Ganga link                                            | Gandak & Ganga                | - do-                                                         | Draft FR completed (Indian              |
| 4.                  | Ghaghra- Yamuna link                                         | Ghaghra & Yamuna              | - do-                                                         | FR completed (Indian                    |
| 5.                  | Sarda - Yamuna link                                          | Sarda & Yamuna                | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal | FR completed (Indian                    |
| 6.                  | Yamuna - Rajasthan link                                      | Yamuna & Sukri                | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan                   | Draft FR completed                      |
| 7.                  | Rajasthan - Sabarmati link                                   | Sabarmati                     | - do-                                                         | Draft FR completed                      |
| 8.                  | Chunar- Sone Barrage link                                    | Ganga & Sone                  | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh                                         | Draft FR completed                      |
| 9.                  | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link                | Sone & Badua                  | Bihar & Jharkhand                                             | PFR completed                           |
| 10.                 | Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar - Subernarekha link                 | Ganga, Damodar & Subernarekha | West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand                               | Draft FR completed                      |
| 11.                 | Subernarekha - Mahanadi link                                 | Subernarekha & Mahanadi       | West Bengal & Odisha                                          | Draft FR Completed                      |
| 12.                 | Kosi- Mechi link                                             | Kosi &Mechi                   | Bihar , West Bengal &                                         | Nepal PFR completed Entirely lies Nepal |
| 13.                 | Ganga (Farakka) - Sunderbans link                            | Ganga & Ichhamati             | West Bengal                                                   | Draft FR completed                      |
| 14.                 | Jogighopa - Tista - Farakka link (Alternative to M - S-T- G) | Manas, Tista Ganga            | - do-                                                         | (Alternative M - S-T- G Link) dropped   |

- PFR -Pre  Feasibility Report

- FR -Feasibility Report

- DPR -Detailed Project Report

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