Lok Sabha Question No. 855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: 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. †855

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## †855.          SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the inter-linking of rivers project in the country;

(b) whether it is a fact that Northern Bihar gets affected by catastrophic flood and Southern Bihar by severe drought every year;

- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps being taken 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 interstate 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, Bihar state is prone to floods, having flood prone area of 68.80 lakh hect. Predominantly, Northern Bihar gets affected by floods every year due to heavy  rainfall  in  the  upper  catchment  areas,  which  mainly  lie  in  Nepal.  Whereas,  Southern  Bihar faces  problem of flash flood 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  depend  on  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.

ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †855 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.12.2021  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 (Man ibhadra)- Godavari (Dowlaiswar am) link | Mahanadiand Godavari            | Jharkhand, Madhya Prades h, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharasht ra | FR Completed.                                          |
| 1(b)                 | Mahanadi (Ber mul)- Godavari (Dow laiswaram) link     | Mahanadi and Godavari           | do                                                                                                      | FR Completed. * Preparation of DP R under progress.    |
| 2                    | Godavari(Inchampall)- Krishna(Pulichintala) link      | Godavariand Kri shna            | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, C hhattisgarh, Telangana, And hra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka            | FR Completed.                                          |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampalli) -Krishna (Nagarjunasa gar) link | Godavariand Kri shna            | - - d o--                                                                                               | FR Completed. DPR Completed.                           |
| 4                    | Godavari(Polavaram) - Krishna(Vijayawada) l ink       | Godavari and Kr ishna           | --d o--                                                                                                 | FR Completed.                                          |
| 5                    | Krishna(Almatti) -Pennar link                         | Krishna and Pen nar             | Telangana, Andhra Prades h,Maharashtra and Karnata ka                                                   | FR Completed.                                          |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam)-Pe nnar link                      | Krishna and Pen nar             | --d o--                                                                                                 | FR Completed.                                          |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasaga r)-Pennar (Somasila) li nk      | Krishna and Pen nar             | --d o--                                                                                                 | FR Completed. DPR Completed.                           |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila)-Cauv ery(Grand Anicut) link         | Pennar and Cau very             | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pud ucherry                                           | FR Completed. DPR Completed.                           |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai)-Vai gai-Gundar link                | Cauvery, Vaig ai and Gundar     | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Ker ala and Puducherry                                                           | DPR Completed.                                         |
| 10                   | Ken-Betwa link                                        | Ken and Bet wa                  | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh                                                                        | DPR (Phase - I, II &Comprehen sive report) Com pleted. |
| 11 (i)               | Parbati - Kalisindh -C hambal link                    | Parbati, Kalisi ndhand Cham bal | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Prade sh and Rajasthan requested t o be Consulted during conse nsus building)      | FR Completed.                                          |

| (ii)                                                                                                  | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh lin k                                                                              | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh an d Rajasthan                                                                         | PFR completed .$                                                                                      |                                                                                                       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 12                                                                                                    | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                                                                 | Par, Tapi and Narmada                                                                                 | Maharashtra and                                                                                       | Gujarat                                                                                               | DPR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                    | Damanganga - Pinjal lin k                                                                             | Damanganga and P injal                                                                                | --do--                                                                                                |                                                                                                       | DPR Complet ed.                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                    | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                     | Bedti and Vara da                                                                                     | Maharashtra, radesh and                                                                               | Andhra P Karnataka                                                                                    | PFR Completed. Draft DPR comple ted                                                                   |
| 15                                                                                                    | Netravati - Hemavati lin k                                                                            | Netravati and Hemavati                                                                                | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Kerala                                                                          | and                                                                                                   | PFR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                    | Pamba - Achankovil -Va ippar link                                                                     | Pamba,Achankovi l and Vaippar                                                                         | 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. |
| Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   |
| 1.                                                                                                    | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-G anga(M-S-T-G)link                                                               | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-G anga(M-S-T-G)link                                                               | Manas,Sankosh, Tista and Ganga                                                                        | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and Bihar)                                                            | FR completed. DPR in progress.                                                                        |
| 2.                                                                                                    | Kosi-Ghaghra link Kosi                                                                                | Kosi-Ghaghra link Kosi                                                                                | and Ghaghra                                                                                           | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                 | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                                    | Gandak-Ganga link                                                                                     | Gandak-Ganga link                                                                                     | Gandak and Ganga                                                                                      | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed (India n portion)                                                                        |
| 4.                                                                                                    | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                   | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                   | Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                                    | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed (I ndian portion)                                                                        |
| 5.                                                                                                    | Sarda-Yamuna link                                                                                     | Sarda-Yamuna link                                                                                     | Sarda and Yamuna                                                                                      | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Utt arakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan)                               | FR completed (I ndian portion)                                                                        |
| 6.                                                                                                    | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                                                 | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                                                 | Yamuna and Sukri                                                                                      | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Harya na and UttarPradesh                                                         | FR compl eted                                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                                                    | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                                              | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                                              | Sabarmati                                                                                             | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 8.                                                                                                    | Chunar-Sone Barrage li nk                                                                             | Chunar-Sone Barrage li nk                                                                             | Ganga and Sone                                                                                        | Bihar and Uttar P radesh                                                                              | Draft FR c ompleted                                                                                   |
| 9.                                                                                                    | Sone Dam - Southern Tribu Sone                                                                        | Sone Dam - Southern Tribu Sone                                                                        | and Badua                                                                                             | Bihar and Jharkhand                                                                                   | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 10.                                                                                                   | Ganga (Farakka)-Damod ar-                                                                             | Ganga (Farakka)-Damod ar-                                                                             | Ganga, Damodar a nd Subernarekha                                                                      | West Bengal,Odisha an d Jharkhand                                                                     | FR completed DPR in progress                                                                          |
| 11.                                                                                                   | Subernarekha-M ahanadi link                                                                           | Subernarekha-M ahanadi link                                                                           | Subernarekha and Mahanadi                                                                             | West Bengal and Odisha                                                                                | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 12.                                                                                                   | Kosi-Mechi Link                                                                                       | Kosi-Mechi Link                                                                                       | Kosi and Mechi                                                                                        | NEPAL &INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal)                                                                  | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 13.                                                                                                   | Ganga (Farakka)-S underbans link                                                                      | Ganga (Farakka)-S underbans link                                                                      | Ganga and Ich hamati                                                                                  | West Bengal                                                                                           | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 14.                                                                                                   | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakkali nk (Alternative to M-S-T- G)                                                | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakkali nk (Alternative to M-S-T- G)                                                | Manas,Tista and Ga nga                                                                                | Assam, Bihar andW est Bengal                                                                          | Dropped                                                                                               |

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

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