Lok Sabha Question No. 2352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Water under Concurrent List
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2352

ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## WATER UNDER CONCURRE NT LIST

## 2352. COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is bringing 'Water' under the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India to solve inter - State water disputes and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of inter - Sta water disputes that are pending; and
- (c) whether the inter - linking of rivers is likely to solve any of the above disputes and if so, t of inter - linking of river projects?

## ANSWER

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

- ( a) At present, there is no proposal to bring 'Water' under the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India.
- (b) The Parliament has enacted Inter - State River Water Disputes (ISRWD) Act, 1956 for adjudicatio disputes relating to waters of inter - State rivers and river valley thereof. When any request under th is received from any State Government in respe ct of any water dispute on the inter - State  rivers  and  the Central Government is of the opinion that the water dispute cannot be settled by negotiati Government constitutes a Water Disputes Tribunal for the adjudication of the water dispute Currently, 5 Water Disputes Tribunals are under adjudication, details of which are given at Annexure -I .
- ( c) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through transferring water from water s basins to water - deficit basins. The improved water availability in water - deficit basins may address issue related to water disputes.

Under the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under  Peninsular  Component  and  14  under  Himalayan  Component).  The  details  of  above  river projects is given at Annexure - II .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2352 to be answered on 05.03.2020 on ' Water Under Concurrent List '.

## Details of Water Disputes Tribunals currently under adjudication

|   S. No | Name of Tribunal                    | States concerned                                      | Date of constitution   | Present Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Ravi & Beas Water Tribunal          | Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan                         | 2 nd April, 1986       | Report and decision under section of ISRWD Act given in April, Clarification / explanation the Tribunal under Section 5(3) said Act by the party States. The is subjudice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|       2 | Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal -II | Karnataka, Telengana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra  | 2 nd April, 2004       | Report and decision under section of ISRWD Act given on 30.12.2010. Further report section 5(3) given by Tribunal on 29.11.2013. However, per Supreme Court Order 16.9.2 011, till further report/decision of the Tribunal be published in the official The matter is sub - judice. The Tribunal is currently matters as per section 89 of Pradesh Reorganisation Act, Further, the Governm ent of Telengana has filed a SLP 33623 - 26 of 2014 WP(C) 545 of 2015 in the Court in the matter. The matter |
|       3 | Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal  | Andhra Pradesh & Odisha                               | 24 th February, 2010   | sub- judice. Report and decision under section 5(2) of ISRWD Act given on Further references under section have been filed by the party the Central Government before Tribunal. The matter is sub - judice.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
|       4 | Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal    | Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra                        | 16 th November, 2010   | Report and decision under section of ISRWD Act given on Further references under section have been filed by the party the Central Government before Tribunal. The award and final of the Tribun al under section 5(2) been notified on 27.02.2020 direction of Hon'ble Supreme Court. The matter is sub - judice.                                                                                                                                                                                        |
|       5 | Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal    | Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and M.P. | 12 th March, 2018      | Matter is sub - judice before the under section 5(2) of ISRWD Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2352 to be answered on 05.03.2020 on ' Water Under Concurrent List '.

## Details of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links

| 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                                 |
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| 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, & Bhutan                                  | Bihar 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 portion)      |
| 4.                  | Ghaghra- Yamuna link                                       | Ghaghra & Yamuna               | - do-                                                         | FR completed (Indian portion)            |
| 5.                  | Sarda - Yamuna link                                        | Sarda & Yamuna                 | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal | FR completed (Indian portion)            |
| 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                                       | linkGanga & 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 to M - S-T- G Link) Dropped |

- PFR -Pre  Feasibility Report
- FR -Feasibility Report
- DPR -Detailed Project Report

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