Lok Sabha Question No. 1265 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1265

## ANSWERED ON 09.02.2023

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## 1265. PROF. SOUGATA RAY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the status of the ongoing inter-linking of the river projects across the country;

(b) the expected schedule of the completion of the inter-linking of river projects, project-wise;

(c) whether the Government has any proposal to include more rivers under this project; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) National Perspective Plan (NPP) for development of water resources was formulated by Government of  India in 1980. 30 link projects (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) have been identified under NPP. National Water Development Agency  (NWDA) has been entrusted with the work of inter-linking of rivers under NPP. Details and current status of the proposals for inter-State linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) programme are furnished at Annexure.

(b) The Government is pursuing the ILR program by building consensus amongst the Party States. An ILR project  would  reach  the  implementation  stage  once  agreement  amongst  Party  States  is  reached  on water sharing and all requisite statutory clearances for its implementation are obtained. The Ken-Betwa Link  Project  (KBLP)  is  the  first  link  project  implementation  of  which  has  begun  under  NPP.  The Memorandum  of  Agreement  (MoA)  amongst  the  Government  of  India  and  Governments  of  Madhya Pradesh  and  Uttar  Pradesh  for  the  joint  implementation  of  the  project   was  signed  on  22.03.2021. Subsequently, Government of India approved the implementation of KBLP in December, 2021 with an estimated  cost  of  Rs  44,605  crore  (year  2020-21  price  level)  with  central  support  of  Rs  39,317  crore through  a  Special  Purpose  Vehicle  viz;  Ken  Betwa  Link  Project  Authority  (KBLPA).  The  project  is planned to be completed in period of 8 years. However, in case of other ILR projects, it would be difficult to assign a time line for their completion, as it is dependent upon the Party States to reach a consensus on water sharing and other issues.

(c)  &  (d) Recently,  looking  at  the  scarce  water  availability  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan,  the  Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) in its 20 th meeting held in December, 2022 in New Delhi has approved the proposal of integration of the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) with the ParbatiKalisindh-Chambal  link  (a  link  under  NPP)  and  the  Modified  Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal  (PKC),  duly integrated with ERCP, to be a part of NPP of interlinking of rivers in the country. The project envisages mitigating the water needs, particularly the drinking water needs, in 13 districts of Rajasthan and 7 districts of Madhya Pradesh.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1265 ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.02.2023 REGARDING 'INTER-LINKING 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(Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) link                      | Krishna and Pennar                               | --do--                                                                                                | FR Completed.                                                    |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)- 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.                                                    |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila)- Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link                        | Pennar and Cauvery                               |                                                                                                       | 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. Implementation initiated. |
| 11 (i)               | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                                   | Parbati, Kalisindh and Chambal                   | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building)       | FR completed.                                                    |
| (ii)                 | Modified Parbati- Kalisindh-Chambal link (duly integrated with ERCP) | Parbati, Kuno, Kalisindh, Chambal, Mej and Banas | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan                                                                          | PFR completed .$                                                 |
| 12                   | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                                | Par, Tapi and Narmada                            | Maharashtra and Gujarat                                                                               | DPR completed.                                                   |

| 13                                                                                                    | Damanganga - Pinjal link                                                                              | Damanganga - Pinjal link                                                                              | Damanganga and Pinjal                                                                                 | Damanganga and Pinjal                                                                                 | --do-- DPR                                                                                            | --do-- DPR                                                                                            | ccompleted.                                                                                           | ccompleted.                                                                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 14                                                                                                    | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                     | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                     | Bedti and Varada                                                                                      | Bedti and Varada                                                                                      | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka                                                             | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka                                                             | DPR completed                                                                                         | DPR completed                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                    | Netravati - Hemavati link                                                                             | Netravati - Hemavati link                                                                             | Netravati and Hemavati                                                                                | Netravati and Hemavati                                                                                | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala                                                                      | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala                                                                      | PFR completed.                                                                                        | PFR completed.                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                    | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                     | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                     | Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar                                                                          | Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar                                                                          | Kerala and Tamil Nadu                                                                                 | 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. | $ 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                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   |
| 1.                                                                                                    | 1.                                                                                                    | Manas-Sankosh-Tista- Ganga(M-S-T-G)link                                                               | Manas-Sankosh-Tista- Ganga(M-S-T-G)link                                                               | Manas, Sankosh, Tista and Ganga                                                                       | Manas, Sankosh, Tista and Ganga                                                                       | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and                                                                   | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and                                                                   | FR completed.                                                                                         |
| 2.                                                                                                    | 2.                                                                                                    | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                                                                     | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                                                                     | Kosi and Ghaghra                                                                                      | Kosi and Ghaghra                                                                                      | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                 | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                 | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                                    | 3.                                                                                                    | Gandak-Ganga link                                                                                     | Gandak-Ganga link                                                                                     | Gandak and Ganga                                                                                      | Gandak and Ganga                                                                                      | --do--                                                                                                | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                                    | 4.                                                                                                    | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                   | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                   | Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                                    | Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                                    | --do--                                                                                                | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 5.                                                                                                    | 5.                                                                                                    | Sarda-Yamuna link                                                                                     | Sarda-Yamuna link                                                                                     | Sarda and Yamuna                                                                                      | 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.                                                                                                    | 6.                                                                                                    | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                                                 | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                                                 | Yamuna and Sukri                                                                                      | Yamuna and Sukri                                                                                      | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh completed                                                | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh completed                                                | FR                                                                                                    |
| 7.                                                                                                    | 7.                                                                                                    | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                                              | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                                              | Sabarmati                                                                                             | Sabarmati                                                                                             | --do--                                                                                                | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 8.                                                                                                    | 8.                                                                                                    | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                                                                              | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                                                                              | Ganga and Sone                                                                                        | Ganga and Sone                                                                                        | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Draft FR completed                                                                                    |
| 9.                                                                                                    | 9.                                                                                                    | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link                                                         | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link                                                         | Sone and Badua                                                                                        | Sone and Badua                                                                                        | Bihar and Jharkhand                                                                                   | Bihar and Jharkhand                                                                                   | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 10.                                                                                                   | 10.                                                                                                   | Ganga (Farakka)- Damodar- Subernarekha link                                                           | Ganga (Farakka)- Damodar- Subernarekha link                                                           | Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha                                                                       | Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha                                                                       | West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand                                                                      | West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand                                                                      | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 11.                                                                                                   | 11.                                                                                                   | Subernarekha- Mahanadi link                                                                           | Subernarekha- Mahanadi link                                                                           | Subernarekha and Mahanadi                                                                             | Subernarekha and Mahanadi                                                                             | West Bengal and Odisha                                                                                | West Bengal and Odisha                                                                                | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 12.                                                                                                   | 12.                                                                                                   | Kosi-Mechi Link                                                                                       | Kosi-Mechi Link                                                                                       | Kosi and Mechi                                                                                        | Kosi and Mechi                                                                                        | NEPAL &INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal)                                                                  | NEPAL &INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal)                                                                  | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 13.                                                                                                   | 13.                                                                                                   | Ganga (Farakka)- Sunderbans link                                                                      | Ganga (Farakka)- Sunderbans link                                                                      | Ganga and Ichhamati                                                                                   | Ganga and Ichhamati                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                           | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 14.                                                                                                   | 14.                                                                                                   | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T- G)                                                | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T- G)                                                | Manas,Tista and Ganga                                                                                 | Manas,Tista and Ganga                                                                                 | Assam, Bihar andWest Bengal                                                                           | Assam, Bihar andWest Bengal                                                                           | Dropped                                                                                               |

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

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