Lok Sabha Question No. 2739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2739

## ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## †2739. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to interlink the rivers and revive the said project;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has conducted any survey to assess the benefits of the said project for most of the States like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh etc.; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) & (b) The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has been entrusted with the work of interlinking  of  rivers  under  the  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP).  The  NPP  has  two  components, viz., Himalayan  Rivers  Development  Component  and  Peninsular  Rivers  Development  Component.  30  link projects have been identified under the NPP. Pre-Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of all the 30 links have been completed, while Feasibility Reports (FRs) of 24 links and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 8 links have been  completed.  Ken-Betwa  Link  Project  (KBLP)  is  the  first  link  project  under   the  NPP,  for  which implementation  has  been  initiated.  Latest  status  and  State-wise  details  of  Inter-linking  of  Rivers  (ILR) projects are given at Annexure .

(c) & (d) Under the Interlinking of Rivers  (ILR) programme, study of the link projects includes preparing water balance reports, preparation of PFRs, carrying out survey and investigation of the project areas and preparation of FRs and DPRs, etc. In case of States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh also, detailed survey and investigation for ILR projects have been conducted during preparation of their FRs and DPRs.

Three  link  projects  under  the  NPP,  viz;  Yamuna-Rajasthan  link,  Rajasthan-Sabarmati  link  and Modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal link are to benefit the State of Rajasthan. Two link projects under the NPP, viz; Ken-Betwa link and Modified Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal link will benefit the State of Madhya Pradesh. As per the surveys and studies done by NWDA, the irrigation benefits and present status of these links benefitting the States of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are, inter alia, contained in the Annexure .

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2739  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  16.03.2023  REGARDING  'INTER-LINKING  OF RIVERS'.

Latest  Status  and  State-wise  Details  of  Inter-Linking  of  River  (ILR)  projects  under  the  National Perspective Plan (NPP)

## Peninsular Component

|   Sl. No | Name of the link                                                        | Status        | States benefited            | Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)   | Domestic & Industrial (Mm3)   | Hydro power (MW)    |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link                    | FR completed  | Andhra Pradesh (AP)& Odisha | 4.43                          | 700                           | 450                 |
|        1 | Alternate Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link | FR completed  | AP& Odisha                  | 6.25 (0.91 + 3.52 + 1.82**)   | 700 (MGL) % +125**            | 210 (MGL) % + 240** |
|        2 | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link                        | FR completed  | AP                          | 2.1                           | 162                           | --                  |
|        3 | a.)Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link               | FR completed  | Telangana                   | 2.87                          | 237                           | 975+ 70= 1,045      |
|        3 | b.) Alternate Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link *  | DPR completed | Telangana                   | 3.67                          | 140                           | 60                  |
|        4 | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link                    | FR completed  | Telangana &AP               | 6.13 (1.09 +5.04)             | 413                           | 27                  |
|        5 | a.) Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link                  | FR completed  | AP                          | 5.81                          | 124                           | 90                  |
|        5 | b.)Alternate Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link *       | DPR completed | AP                          | 2.94                          | 218                           | 90                  |
|        6 | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                                       | FR completed  | --                          | --                            | --                            | 17                  |
|        7 | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                                         | FR completed  | AP& Karnataka               | 2.58 (1.9+0.68)               | 56                            | 13.5                |
|        8 | a.)Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link                      | FR completed  | AP, Tamil Nadu& Puducherry  | 4.91 (0.49+ 4.36 +0.06)       | 1105                          | --                  |
|        8 | b.) Alternate Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link *         | DPR completed | AP, Tamil Nadu& Puducherry  | 2.83 (0.51+2.32)              | 1098 (62+ 1036)               |                     |
|        9 | Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link                                | DPR completed | Tamil Nadu                  | 4.48                          | 218                           | --                  |

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|   10 | Parbati -Kalisindh - Chambal link                                                                       | FR completed        | Madhya Pradesh (MP)& Rajasthan            | @Alt.I = 2.30 Alt.II = 2.20   | - 13.2                                                                     | --                         |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|   10 | Modified Parbati - Kalisindh-Chambal link {duly integrated with Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP)} | PFR completed       | MP& Rajasthan                             |                               |                                                                            |                            |
|   11 | Damanganga - Pinjal link (As per DPR )                                                                  | DPR completed       | Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai) | --                            | 895                                                                        | 5                          |
|   12 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link (As per DPR)                                                                      | DPR completed       | Gujarat & Maharashtra                     | 2.36 (2.32 + 0.04)            | 76 (for 27.5 lakh population of Dang, Navsari, Valsad and Nasik districts) | 21                         |
|   13 | Ken-Betwa link                                                                                          | DPR completed.Uttar | Pradesh& Madhya Pradesh                   | 10.62 (2.51 +8.11)            | 194                                                                        | 103 (Hydro) & 27MW (Solar) |
|   14 | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                       | FR completed        | Tamil Nadu &Kerala                        | 0.91 ---                      | --                                                                         | --- 508                    |
|   15 | Bedti - Varda link                                                                                      | DPR                 | completedKarnataka                        | 0.60                          | ----                                                                       | ----                       |
|   16 | Netravati - Hemavati link***                                                                            | PFR completed       | Karnataka                                 | 0.34                          | --                                                                         | --                         |

- **Benefit from six projects of Govt. of Odisha.
- @   Alt I- Linking with Gandhisagar Dam;    Alt. II- Linking with Rana Pratapsagar Dam
*  Alternate  study  to  divert  unutilized  waters  of  Godavari  river  carried  out  and  DPR  of  Godavari (Inchampalli/ Janampet) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects completed. Godavari-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link project has been prepared comprising Godavari (Inchampalli / Janampet) - Krishna  (Nagarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) and Pennar(Somasila)-Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link projects.
- ***  Further  studies  are  not  taken  up  since  after  implementation  of  Yettinahole  project  by  Govt.  of Karnataka, no surplus water is available in Netravati basin for diversion through this link.

$ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh-Chambal link

## Himalayan Component

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Link                                        | Status                        | Country/ States benefited        | Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)   | M&I (Mm 3 )   | Hydro power (MW)               |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Kosi-Mechi link                                         | PFR completed                 | Bihar &Nepal                     | 4.74 (2.99+1.75)              | 24            | 3,180                          |
|         2 | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                       | Draft FR completed            | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP) &Nepal | 10.58 (8.17+ 0.67 + 1.74 )    | 48            | --                             |
|         3 | Gandak - Ganga link                                     | FR completed (Indian portion) | UP &Nepal                        | 34.58 (28.80+ 5.78 )          | 700           | 4,375 (Dam PH) &180 (Canal PH) |
|         4 | Ghaghra - Yamuna link                                   | FR completed (Indian portion) | UP &Nepal                        | 26.65 (25.30 + 1.35 )         | 1391          | 10,884                         |
|         5 | Sarda - Yamuna link                                     | FR completed                  | UP& Uttarakhand                  | 2.95 (2.65 + 0.30)            | 3054          | 3,600                          |
|         6 | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                   | FR completed                  | Haryana& Rajasthan               | 2.51 (0.11+ 2.40 )            | 30            | --                             |
|         7 | Rajasthan- Sabarmati link                               | FR completed                  | Rajasthan& Gujarat               | 11.53 (11.21+0.32)            | 102           | --                             |
|         8 | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                                | Draft FR completed            | Bihar &UP                        | 0.67 (0.30 + 0.37)            | --            | --                             |
|         9 | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link           | PFR completed                 | Bihar & Jharkhand                | 3.07 (2.99 + 0.08 )           | 360           | 95 (90 Dam PH)&5 (Canal PH)    |
|        10 | Manas-Sankosh- Tista-Ganga (M-S- T-G) link              | FR completed                  | Assam, West Bengal (WB) &Bihar   | 3.41 (2.05 + 1.00 + 0.36 )    | --            | --                             |
|        11 | Jogighopa-Tista- Farakka link (Alternative to M- S-T-G) | PFR completed                 | Assam,WB& Bihar                  | 3.559 (0.975+ 1.564+ 1.02)    | 265           | 360                            |
|        12 | Farakka- Sundarbans link                                | FR completed                  | WB                               | 1.50                          | 184           | --                             |
|        13 | Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar- Subarnarekha link             | FR completed                  | WB, Odisha& Jharkhand            | 12.30 (11.18+ 0.39+ 0.73)     | 432           | --                             |
|        14 | Subarnarekha- Mahanadi link                             | FR completed                  | WB&Odisha                        | 1.63 (0.18+ 1.45)             | 198           | 9                              |

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