Lok Sabha Question No. 1474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Funds for Inter-linking of River
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 STARRED QUESTION NO. 1474

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## FUNDS FOR INTER-LINKING OF RIVER

## 1474. PROF. SOUGATA RAY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the status of major river inter-linking projects in the country;

(b)  the  total  funds  sanctioned/spent  for  various  river  inter-linking  projects  in  the  country  since  the launching of projects, State-wise;

- (c) the reasons for undue delay in execution of the projects;
- (d) whether any State Government raised objections against the projects; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken to resolve their concerns?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) The  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  was  prepared  by  the  then  Ministry  of  Irrigation  (now  Ministry  of  Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water, for transferring water from  water  surplus  basins  to  water-deficit  basins.  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. Details and status of the proposals for inter - linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) Programme is furnished at Annexure.

(b) The issue of sanction of funds for the ILR projects under NPP arises at the time / stage of their implementation.

However,  the  Ken  -  Betwa  project  is  the  first  Inter-linking  project  under  NPP,  which  is  ready  for implementation. The project has been approved by the Government of  India   on   8.12.2021  for

Implementation with an estimated cost of Rs. 44605 Cr at year 2020-21 price level and central support of Rs.39317 Cr, through a Special Purpose Vehicle.

(c) to (e) The Government is pursuing the interlinking of rivers (ILR) Programme in a consultative manner and has accorded it top priority. The implementation of the ILR projects depend on consensus among the concerned States. The interlinking of rivers programme is being pursued based on the principle of consensus and agreement among the concerned States.

Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  of  Damanganga-Pinjal  link  and  Par-Tapi-Narmada  link  have  been completed and circulated to the States of Gujarat and Maharashtra. The DPRs of Godavari -Cauvery link project {consisting of three links (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila), Pennar (Somasila)-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects} have also been completed and circulated  to the concerned States/Union Territory (UT), for building consensus and agreement on water sharing between party states.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1474  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022 REGARDING 'FUNDS FOR 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. * Preparation of DPR under progress.    |
| 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. DPR                                     |
| 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.                                         |
| 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 (Phase - I, II & Comprehensive report) Completed. |
| 11 (i)               | Parbati - Kalisindh -Chambal link                   | Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building)       | FR Completed.                                         |
| (ii)                 | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link                             | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh       | 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 and Pinjal         | --do--                                                                                                | DPR Completed                                         |
| 14                   | Bedti-Varada link                                   | Bedti and Varada              | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka                                                             | PFR Completed. Draft DPR completed                    |

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| 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.                                                                                       |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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.                                                                                        |
| $ 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                                                                                  |
| 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 Bihar)                                                           | FR completed. DPR in progress.                                                                       |
| 2.                                                                                                   | 2.                                                                                                   | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                                                                    | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                                                                    | Kosi and Ghaghra                                                                                     | Kosi and Ghaghra                                                                                     | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                | PFR completed                                                                                        |
| 3.                                                                                                   | 3.                                                                                                   | Gandak-Ganga link                                                                                    | Gandak-Ganga link                                                                                    | Gandak and Ganga                                                                                     | Gandak and Ganga                                                                                     | --do--                                                                                               | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                        |
| 4.                                                                                                   | 4.                                                                                                   | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                  | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                  | Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                                   | Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                                   | --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)                               | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                        |
| 6.                                                                                                   | 6.                                                                                                   | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                                                | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                                                | Yamuna and Sukri                                                                                     | Yamuna and Sukri                                                                                     | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh                                                         | FR completed                                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                                                   | 7.                                                                                                   | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                                             | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                                             | Sabarmati                                                                                            | Sabarmati                                                                                            | --do--                                                                                               | FR completed                                                                                         |
| 8.                                                                                                   | 8.                                                                                                   | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                                                                             | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                                                                             | Ganga and Sone                                                                                       | Ganga and Sone                                                                                       | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh                                                                              | 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                                                                                  | 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                                                                     | FR completed DPR in progress                                                                         |
| 11.                                                                                                  | 11.                                                                                                  | Subernarekha-Mahanadi link                                                                           | Subernarekha-Mahanadi link                                                                           | Subernarekha and Mahanadi                                                                            | Subernarekha and Mahanadi                                                                            | 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)                                                                 | PFR completed                                                                                        |
| 13.                                                                                                  | 13.                                                                                                  | Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link                                                                      | Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link                                                                      | Ganga and Ichhamati                                                                                  | Ganga and Ichhamati                                                                                  | 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 and West Bengal                                                                         | PFR completed (Dropped)                                                                              |

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