Lok Sabha Question No. 1541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Status of Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1541

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## STATUS OF INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

†1541. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status of inter-linking of rivers project in the country;
- (b)  whether  on  the  one  hand,  Northern  bihar  is  affected  by  catastrophic  flood  and  on  the  other, Southern bihar is affected by drought;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the efforts being made by the government so far to prevent the annual damage due to delay in work of inter-linking of rivers?

## 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-state linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers Programme is furnished at Annexure.
- (b) & (c)        As per information provided by the Government of Bihar, large area of the  State is prone  to  floods.  Predominantly,  Northern  Bihar  gets  affected  by  floods  every  year  due  to  heavy rainfall  in  the  upper  catchment  areas,  which  mainly lies in Nepal. Whereas, Southern  Bihar  faces problems of flash floods as well as drought.
- (d)      The Government is pursuing the interlinking of rivers (ILR) Program in a consultative manner and  has  accorded  it  top  priority.   The  implementation  of  the  ILR  projects  depends  upon  the consensus among the concerned States. Thus the interlinking of rivers programme is being pursued based on the principle of consensus and agreement among the concerned States. The Government is also having regular dialogue with the Government of Nepal through established bilateral mechanism for the construction of dams on common rivers, for mutual benefit, including flood control.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1541  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.02.2022  REGARDING  'STATUS  OF 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 (Dowlais waram) link | Mahanadian d Godavari            | Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, K arnataka and Maharashtra | FR Completed.                                         |
| 1(b)                 | Mahanadi ( Bermul)- Godavari (D owlaiswara m) link     | Mahanadi an d Godavari           | do                                                                                                     | FR Completed. * Preparation of DPR under prog ress.   |
| 2                    | Godavari(Inchampal l)-Krishna(Pulichint ala) link      | Godavari and Krishna             | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Ch hattisgarh, Telangana, Andhr a Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka           | FR Completed.                                         |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampa lli)-Krishna (Nagarj unasagar) link  | Godavari and Krishna             | do                                                                                                     | FR Completed.                                         |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampa lli)-Krishna (Nagarj unasagar) link  | Godavari and Krishna             | do                                                                                                     | DPR Completed.                                        |
| 4                    | Godavari(Polavaram) - Krishna(Vijayawad a) link        | Godavari and Krishna             | do                                                                                                     | FR Completed.                                         |
| 5                    | Krishna(Almatti) -Pennar link                          | Krishna and Pe nnar              | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka                                                   | FR Completed.                                         |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam)- Pennar link                       | Krishna and Pe nnar              | do                                                                                                     | FR Completed.                                         |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunas agar)-Pennar (Soma sila) link       | Krishna and Pe nnar              | do                                                                                                     | FR Completed.                                         |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunas agar)-Pennar (Soma sila) link       | Krishna and Pe nnar              | do                                                                                                     | DPR Complete d.                                       |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila)-C auvery(Grand Anicut ) link         | Pennar and Ca uvery              | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, T amil Nadu, Kerala and Puduc herry                                         | FR Completed. DPR Complete d.                         |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai)- Vaigai-Gundar link                 | Cauvery, Vai gai and Gundar      | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Keral a and Puducherry                                                          | DPR Complete d.                                       |
| 10                   | Ken-Betwa link                                         | Ken and Be twa                   | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya P radesh                                                                      | DPR (Phase - I, II &Compre hensive report) Completed. |
| 11 (i)               | Parbati - Kalisindh -Chambal link                      | Parbati, Kali sindh and Ch ambal | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Prades h and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensu s building)      | FR Completed.                                         |

| (ii)                                                                                                   | Parbati-Kuno-Sin dh link                                                                               | Parbati-Kuno-Sin dh link                                                                               | Parbati, Kun o and Sindh                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh an d Rajasthan                                                                          | PFR completed . $                                                                                      |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12                                                                                                     | Par-Tapi-Narmada li nk                                                                                 | Par-Tapi-Narmada li nk                                                                                 | Par, Tapi an d Narmada                                                                                 | Maharashtra and Gujarat                                                                                | DPR Complete d.                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                     | Damanganga - Pin jal link                                                                              | Damanganga - Pin jal link                                                                              | Damanganga an d Pinjal                                                                                 | --do--                                                                                                 | DPR Comp leted.                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                     | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                      | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                      | Bedti and Va rada                                                                                      | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnatak a                                                             | PFR Completed . Draft DPR com pleted                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                     | Netravati - Hemav ati link                                                                             | Netravati - Hemav ati link                                                                             | Netravati and Hemava ti                                                                                | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala                                                                       | PFR Completed .                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                     | Pamba - Achankovi l -Vaippar link                                                                      | Pamba - Achankovi l -Vaippar link                                                                      | Pamba,Achank ovil and Vaippa r                                                                         | Kerala and Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | FR Completed.                                                                                          |
| $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Cha mbal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Cha mbal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Cha mbal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Cha mbal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Cha mbal link. | $ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati - Kalisindh - Cha mbal link. |
| Himalayan Component                                                                                    | Himalayan Component                                                                                    | Himalayan Component                                                                                    | Himalayan Component                                                                                    | Himalayan Component                                                                                    | Himalayan Component                                                                                    |
| 1.                                                                                                     | 1.                                                                                                     | Manas-Sankosh- Tista-Ganga(M-S Manas, osh,                                                             | Sank Tista and Ga                                                                                      | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and Bihar)                                                             | FR completed. DPR in progress.                                                                         |
| 2.                                                                                                     | 2.                                                                                                     | Kosi-Ghaghra link Kosi and ghra                                                                        | Gha                                                                                                    | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                  | PFR completed                                                                                          |
| 3.                                                                                                     | 3.                                                                                                     | Gandak-Ganga link Gandak and Ganga                                                                     | Gandak-Ganga link Gandak and Ganga                                                                     | --do--                                                                                                 | FR completed (I ndian portion)                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                                     | 4.                                                                                                     | Ghaghra-Yamuna li nk Ghag hra an d Ya                                                                  | Ghaghra-Yamuna li nk Ghag hra an d Ya                                                                  | --do--                                                                                                 | FR complete d (Indian port ion)                                                                        |
| 5.                                                                                                     | 5.                                                                                                     | Sarda-Yamuna link Sarda and muna                                                                       | Sarda-Yamuna link Sarda and muna                                                                       | Ya NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Utt arakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan)                             | FR complete d (Indian port ion)                                                                        |
| 6.                                                                                                     | 6.                                                                                                     | Yamuna-Rajasthan l ink Yamuna Sukri                                                                    | and                                                                                                    | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Hary ana and UttarPradesh                                                          | FR co mpleted                                                                                          |
| 7.                                                                                                     | 7.                                                                                                     | Rajasthan-Sabarmati Sabarmati                                                                          | Rajasthan-Sabarmati Sabarmati                                                                          | --do--                                                                                                 | FR completed                                                                                           |
| 8.                                                                                                     | 8.                                                                                                     | Chunar-Sone Ba rrage link Ganga and ne                                                                 | Chunar-Sone Ba rrage link Ganga and ne                                                                 | So Bihar and Uttar P radesh                                                                            | FR com pleted                                                                                          |
| 9.                                                                                                     | 9.                                                                                                     | Sone Dam - Souther n Tributaries of Gan Sone and ua                                                    | Bad                                                                                                    | Bihar and Jharkhand                                                                                    | PFR completed                                                                                          |

|    | ga link                                                 |                                   |                                       |                              |
|----|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 10 | Ganga (Farakka)- Damodar- Subernarekha link             | Ganga, Da modar and Subernarek ha | West Bengal,Odisha an d Jharkhand     | FR completed DPR in progress |
| 11 | Subernare kha-Maha nadi link                            | Subernarek ha and Mah anadi       | West Bengal and Odisha                | FR completed                 |
| 12 | Kosi-Mechi Link                                         | Kosi and Mec hi                   | NEPAL &INDIA (Bihar and Wes t Bengal) | PFR completed                |
| 13 | Ganga (Fara kka)-Sunder bans link                       | Ganga and Ich hamati              | West Bengal                           | FR completed                 |
| 14 | Jogighopa-Tista-Fa rakka link (Alternat ive to M-S-T-G) | Manas,Tista and Ganga             | Assam, Bihar and West Bengal          | PFR completed (Dropped)      |

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