Lok Sabha Question No. 1700 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: DRIP Phase-II and III
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## 1700 SHRI P RAVINDHRANATH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details and the present status of Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project - Phase  II  and  Phase  III (DRIP  Phase  II  and  Phase  III)  initiated  by  the  Government  through  Central  Water  Commission ross  the country;

- (b) the time by which the above projects are likely to be completed;

(c) whether some more projects are also proposed to improve the safety and operational performan across the country including Tamil Nadu; and

(d) 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. 1700

ANSWERED ON 29 .07 .2021

## DRIP PHASE - II AND III

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approvedPhase II and Phase III of Dam Rehabilitati and Improvement Project (DRIP) on October 29, 2020. This scheme, when lauched formally after sign loan agreements, will facilitate loans from W orld Bank/ Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank to participating State  Govts.  Participating  States  and  other  agencies  will  need  to  fulfill  necessary  Project (PRC) before signing the loan agreement with the funding agency. External assist ance of US$ 500 M will be arranged in each phase, being co - financed by World Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

(b)  DRIP Phase II and III together will last for 10 years, each phase continuing for six yea overlap.

(c) & (d)Nineteen (19) States (Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Keral Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telanga Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal) so far and three Central Agencies (BBMB, CWC and DVC) will participate in DRIP Phase - II & III. Total budget outlay for both phases is Rs 10,211 Cr (Phase II: Rs 5107 Cr; Pha Rs 5104 Cr) . 736 dams are proposed to be taken up for rehabilitation. The details of Stat e/Agency - wise number of proposed dams along with estimated cost as per Union Cabinet's approval is enclosed as Annexure - I .

Government of Tamil Nadu was part of recently closed DRIP through its WRD (Water Res Deptt.) & TANGEDCO (Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation). These agencies are also proposed DRIP Phase II & III. As per the approved Cabinet Note, it is proposed to rehabilitate 5 Nadu (of both WRD and TANGEDCO) with an estimated cost of 1064 Crores under both DRIP Phase II and III.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) & (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1700 to be answered on 29.07.2021 regarding ' DRIP PHASE - II AND III '.

DRIP PHASE II AND PHASE III Details of Proposed Dams and Cost

| Sr. No.   | State / Agency   | No. of dams   | Estimated Cost (Rs. in Cr)   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | 31            | 667                          |
| 2.        | Chhattisgarh     | 5             | 133                          |
| 3.        | Goa              | 2             | 58                           |
| 4.        | Gujarat          | 6             | 400                          |
| 5.        | Jharkhand        | 35            | 238                          |
| 6.        | Karnataka        | 41            | 612                          |
| 7.        | Kerala           | 28            | 316                          |
| 8.        | Madhya Pradesh   | 27            | 186                          |
| 9.        | Maharashtra      | 167           | 940                          |
| 10.       | Manipur          | 2             | 311                          |
| 11.       | Meghalaya        | 6             | 441                          |
| 12.       | Odisha           | 36            | 804                          |
| 13.       | Punjab           | 12            | 442                          |
| 14.       | Rajasthan        | 189           | 965                          |
| 15.       | Tamil Nadu       | 59            | 1064                         |
| 16.       | Telangana        | 29            | 545                          |
| 17.       | Uttar Pradesh    | 39            | 787                          |
| 18.       | Uttarakhand      | 6             | 274                          |
| 19.       | West Bengal      | 9             | 84                           |
| 20.       | BBMB             | 2             | 230                          |
| 21.       | CWC              | ---           | 570                          |
| 22.       | DVC              | 5             | 144                          |
| Total     | Total            | 736           | 10,211                       |

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