Lok Sabha Question No. 1471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Gopal Chinayya Shetty

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1471 ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## 1471 SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

(a) the date on which the project of linking the major rivers was started to solve the issues of flood and drought in the country and to ensure availability of sufficient amount of water to the villages and cities;

(b) the funds spent on the said project since its inception, river-wise; and

(c) the details of achievements in this regard, river and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) to (c) National Perspective Plan (NPP) for Water Resources Development was formulated by the Government of India in 1980 for  providing storage and transfer of surplus waters from water surplus basins to water deficit basins so as to mitigate the ravages of floods and also to minimize the miseries brought  by  droughts.  Under  the  NPP,  the  National  Water  Development  Agency  (NWDA)  has identified  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular  Component  &  14  under  Himalayan  Component)  for preparation  of  Feasibility  Reports.  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  of  eight  links  have  been completed. Details and current status of the proposals for inter-State linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) Programme is furnished at Annexure.

Ken-Betwa Link project (KBLP) is the first ILR project, for which implementation has been initiated.  In  December,  2021,  Government  of  India  approved  for  implementation  of  KBLP  at  an estimated  cost  of  Rs.  44,605  crore  (at  year  2020-21  price  level),  including  central  support  of  Rs. 39,317  crore.  During  the  financial  year  2021-22,  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  4,639.46  crore  was  made towards implementation of KBLP. For financial year 2022-23, budget allocation of Rs. 1,400 crore has been made for the purpose, while the expenditure made so far during the current financial year is Rs. 394.77 crore.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1471  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  15.12.2022  REGARDING  'INTERLINKING OF RIVERS'.

## Details and status of the proposals for inter-state linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers Programme

| S. No                | Name                                                 | Rivers                     | States concerned                                                                                      | Status                                 |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Peninsular Component | Peninsular Component                                 | Peninsular Component       | Peninsular Component                                                                                  | Peninsular Component                   |
| 1(a)                 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link  | Mahanadiand Godavari       | Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra | FR Completed.                          |
| 1(b)                 | Mahanadi (Bermul)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram ) link     | Mahanadi and Godavari      | do                                                                                                    | FR Completed.                          |
| 2                    | Godavari(Inchampall)- Krishna(Pulichintala) link     | Godavariand Krishna        | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka            | FR Completed.                          |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampalli) -Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavariand Krishna        | --do--                                                                                                | FR Completed.                          |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampalli) -Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavariand Krishna        | --do--                                                                                                | DPR Completed.                         |
| 4                    | Godavari(Polavaram) - Krishna(Vijayawada) link       | Godavari and Krishna       | --do--                                                                                                | FR Completed.                          |
| 5                    | Krishna(Almatti) -Pennar link                        | Krishna and Pennar         | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Karnataka                                                   | FR Completed.                          |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam)- Pennar link                     | Krishna and Pennar         | --do--                                                                                                | FR Completed.                          |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasaga r)-Pennar (Somasila) link      | Krishna and Pennar         | --do--                                                                                                | FR Completed.                          |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasaga r)-Pennar (Somasila) link      | Krishna and Pennar         | --do--                                                                                                | DPR Completed.                         |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila)- Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link        | Pennar and Cauvery         | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry                                          | FR Completed. DPR Completed.           |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai)- Vaigai-Gundar link               | Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundar | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry                                                          | DPR Completed.                         |
| 10                   | Ken-Betwa link                                       | Ken and Betwa              | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh                                                                      | DPR Completed. KBLP has been approved. |

| 11(i)                                                                                                 | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                                                                    | Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building)       | FR Completed.                                                                                         | FR Completed.                                                                                         |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (ii)                                                                                                  | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link                                                                               | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan                                                                          | PFR completed .$                                                                                      | PFR completed .$                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                    | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                                                                 | Par, Tapi and Narmada                                                                                 | Maharashtra and Gujarat                                                                               | DPR Completed.                                                                                        | DPR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                    | Damanganga - Pinjal link                                                                              | Damanganga and Pinjal                                                                                 | --do--                                                                                                | DPR Completed.                                                                                        | DPR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                    | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                     | Bedti and Varada                                                                                      | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka                                                             | PFR Completed. Draft DPR completed                                                                    | PFR Completed. Draft DPR completed                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                    | Netravati - Hemavati link                                                                             | Netravati and Hemavati                                                                                | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala                                                                      | PFR Completed.                                                                                        | PFR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                    | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                     | Pamba,Achankov il and Vaippar                                                                         | Kerala and Tamil Nadu                                                                                 | FR Completed.                                                                                         | FR Completed.                                                                                         |
| $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link. |
| Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   |
| 1.                                                                                                    | Manas-Sankosh-Tista- Ganga(M-S-T-G)link Manas, Sankosh,                                               | Manas-Sankosh-Tista- Ganga(M-S-T-G)link Manas, Sankosh,                                               | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and                                                                   | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and                                                                   | FR completed.                                                                                         |
| 2.                                                                                                    | Kosi-Ghaghra link Kosi and Ghaghra                                                                    | Kosi-Ghaghra link Kosi and Ghaghra                                                                    | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                 | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                 | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                                    | Gandak-Ganga link Gandak and Ganga                                                                    | Gandak-Ganga link Gandak and Ganga                                                                    | --do--                                                                                                | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                                    | Ghaghra-Yamuna link Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                | Ghaghra-Yamuna link Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                | --do--                                                                                                | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 5.                                                                                                    | Sarda-Yamuna link Sarda and Yamuna                                                                    | Sarda-Yamuna link Sarda and Yamuna                                                                    | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan)                                | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan)                                | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 6.                                                                                                    | Yamuna-Rajasthan link Yamuna and Sukri                                                                | Yamuna-Rajasthan link Yamuna and Sukri                                                                | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh                                                          | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh                                                          | FR comp leted                                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                                                    | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link Sabarmati                                                                    | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link Sabarmati                                                                    | --do--                                                                                                | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 8.                                                                                                    | Chunar-Sone Barrage link Ganga and Sone                                                               | Chunar-Sone Barrage link Ganga and Sone                                                               | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Draft FR comp leted                                                                                   |

|   9. | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link          | Sone and Badua                  | Bihar and Jharkhand                  | PFR completed                |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|   10 | Ganga (Farakka)- Damodar- Subernarekha link            | Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha | West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand     | FR completed DPR in progress |
|   11 | Subernarekha- Mahanadi link                            | Subernarekha and Mahanadi       | West Bengal and Odisha               | FR completed                 |
|   12 | Kosi-Mechi Link                                        | Kosi and Mechi                  | NEPAL &INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal) | PFR completed                |
|   13 | Ganga (Farakka)- Sunderbans link                       | Ganga and Ichhamat i            | West Bengal                          | FR completed                 |
|   14 | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S- T-G) | Manas,Tista and Ganga           | Assam, Bihar and West Bengal         | Dropped                      |

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

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