Lok Sabha Question No. 4739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: National Project Status to Upper Bhadra
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Prajwal Revanna

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4739

ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## NATIONAL PROJECT STATUS TO UPPER BHADRA

4739.  SHRI PRAJWAL REVANNA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has approved national project status to Upper Bhadra lift irrigation project in the State of Karnataka and if so, the details thereof along with funds sanctioned and utilised by the Government till date;

(b) whether the DPR of the project has been cleared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) the details of funding pattern for the national irrigation projects including Upper Bhadra Project?

## ANSWER

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

(a) For inclusion of a project for funding under National Projects (NP) scheme of this Ministry, it is required  to  be  first  appraised  by  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC),  and  accepted  by  the  Advisory Committee  on  Irrigation,  Flood  Control  and  Multipurpose  Projects  of  this  Ministry.  Thereafter, investment clearance is required to be obtained by the State Government. Subsequently, if the project meets the  laid  down  norms  for  the  NP  scheme,  it  is  required  to  be  considered  by  the  High  Powered Steering  Committee  (HPSC)  set  up  for  the  purpose.  On  being  recommended  by  HPSC,  and  as  per availability  of  funds  etc.,  Government  of  India  may  approve  inclusion  of  a  project  under  the  NP scheme.

Subsequent to acceptance by Advisory Committee in December, 2020 and grant of investment clearance in March, 2021, Upper Bhadra project has been recommended by HPSC for inclusion under NP scheme, in  its  14 th Meeting  held  in  February,  2022.  However,  its  inclusion  under  NP  scheme  shall  require specific approval of Government of India.

Central  assistance  for  the  project  shall  be  available  only  once  the  project  is  included  under  the  NP scheme.

(b) Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has accorded environmental clearance for Upper Bhadra Project vide letters dated 05.01.2010 and 10.07.2017.

- (c) As  per  the  latest  Guidelines  of  NP  scheme  published  in  2022,  the  funding  pattern  under  the  NP scheme is as below:

| Sl. No.   | Category                                                                                                                              | Funding Pattern           |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|           | Projects in 8 North-Eastern,2 Himalayan States (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh | 90 (Central) : 10 (State) |
|           | Projects in other States                                                                                                              | 60 (Central) : 40 (State) |

Thus, in the event of Upper Bhadra project being included under the NP scheme of this Ministry, it shall be eligible for central assistance as per sl. no. 2 of the above table. However, central assistance shall be on  the  balance  cost  at  the  time  of  inclusion  of  the  project  under  the  scheme,  limited  to  the  works component for the scope of work approved under NP scheme.

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