Lok Sabha Question No. 4224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: River Inter-linking
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## 4224. PROF. SAUGATA RAY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of river inter - linking in the country;
- (b) the expected tenure of the completion of the ongoing linking projects;
- (c) whether the river inter - linking  will help to face drought and flood in the country, if so, the det thereof;
- (d) whether any State opposed to the project; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4224

## ANSWERED ON 1 8.0 7.2019

## RIVER INTER - LINKING

## ANSWER

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

(a)The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer 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 and 14 u Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The details of above ri projects viz., rivers, States concerned are given at Annexure - I .

Under the NPP, four priority links have also been identified for preparation of Det Reports  (DPRs)  under  the  Peninsular  Rivers  Component  viz;  Ken - Betwa  link  project  (KBLP), Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project,  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  project  and  Godavari - C uvery  link  project. Based on the concurrence of the concerned States, DPRs of KBLP, Damanganga - Pinjal link project and Par - Tapi - Narmada link project have been completed and sent t o concerned States.

Various statutory clearances except Stage -II for st clearance & clearance from Central Empowere Committee (CEC) of Hon'ble Supreme Court have been accorded for components under KBLP Phase -I. The clearances for the projects proposed un der KBLP Phase - II are in advanced stages. The comprehensive DPR of the KBLP has been completed and circulated to Governments of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and M Pradesh  (MP).  Draft  Memorandum  of  Agreement  for  implementation  of  KBLP  has  been  sent Governments of MP and UP for concurrence.

The  techno -economic  clearance  to  the  Damanganga - Pinjal  link  project  has  also  been  accord subject  to  statutory  clearances.  The  DPR  of  Par - Tapi - Narmada  has  been  sent  to  Central  Water Commission  for  appraisal .  Draft  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  for  implementation  of Damanaganga - Pinjal  and  Par - Tapi - Narmada  link  projects  has  also  been  sent  to  Governments Maharashtra and Gujarat for concurrence.

The  Draft  DPR  of  Godavari - Cauvery  link  project  consisting  of  three  projects  viz;  Go (Inchampalli/Janampet) - Krishna(Nagarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) -Pennar(Somasila), Pennar(Somasila) - Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link projects has been completed and circulated to party States.

(b) The  stage  of  implementation  of  a  project  would  be  reached  after  its  DPR  is  prepare consensus of concerned States and the requisite statutory clearances are obtained. The esti implementation will depend upon the construction schedule as per DPR.

(c)The interlinking of rivers (ILR) project envisages diversion of waters from surplus bas basins through inter basin water transfer links. The interlinking of rivers project will p benefits to irrigation, domestic and industrial needs, hydropower apart from the incidental benefits of drought mitigation, navigation, water supply, fisheries, salinity and pollution control etc.

(d) & (e) Some of the States have certain views/observations regarding ILR Projects and the link - wis details of views/observations raised by these State Governments are given at Annexure - II .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( a) OF UNSTARRED QUEST ION NO. 4224 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABH A ON 18.07.2019 REGA RDING ' RIVER INTER - LINKING '.

## Names of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status of F 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) 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                  |

| 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 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 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 in 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

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( d) & ( e)OF UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO.  4224  TO  BE  ANSWE RED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 18.07.2019  REGARDING ' RIVER INTER - LINKING '.

## LINK - WISE DETAILS OF VIEWS/OBSERVATIONS RAISED BY VARIOUS ST ATE GOVERNMENTS

|   S.No. | Name of Link Project                          | Concerned States                                                   | Views/Observations                                                                                                                                                           |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link             | Tamil Nadu & Kerala                                                | Kerala Assembly has passed resolution against taking up of the Link Project (2003).                                                                                          |
|       2 | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link            | Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan                                         | Government of MP has prepared submitted the DPRs of Multipurpose Project and dam as a major intra - St te link (important components of - Kalisindh - Chambal link) to CWC . |
|       3 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari link         | Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka, Chattisgarh,                   | & Govt. of Odisha is not agreeable this link Project due to submergence of Manibhadra dam/reservoir and to the balance and quantum of water diverted.                        |
|       4 | Godavari(Inchampalli) - Krishna link Projects | Odisha, Maharashtra, MP, AP, Telangana , Karnataka, & Chattisgarh, | Govt. of Telangana is not the water balance at Inchampalli site in Godavari basin.                                                                                           |
|       5 | Netravati - Hemavati link                     | Karnataka, TamilNadu & Kerala                                      | Govt. of Karnataka intends to Netravati water as per its own                                                                                                                 |

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