Lok Sabha Question No. 1644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: A. Chellakumar

## 1644. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the rivers proposed to be interlinked across the country along with the pr

(b) whether the Government proposes to inter - link the Cauvery -Krishna - Ganga rivers;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with action taken thereon;

(d) whether a meeting of the Special Committee on Inter -Li ki g of Rivers (ILR) was held recently; and (e) if so, the details of issues discussed therein along with the follow up action take n thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

( a) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now M Shakti ) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water, water from water surplus basins to water - deficit  basins.  Under  the  NPP,  the  National  Water  Develo Agency  (NWDA)  had  identified  30  links  (16  under Peninsular  Component  &  14  under  Himalayan Component)  for  preparation  of  Feasibility  Reports  (FRs).  The  details  of  above  river  linki Rivers, States concerned is given at Annexure .

(b ) & (c) Under the NPP, it is proposed to link Ganga to Cauvery river through a series of links viz. (Farakka) - Damodar - Subernarekha, Subernarekha - Mahanadi of Himalayan Component and Mahanadi -Godavari - Krishna - Pennar - Cauvery  link  system  under  Peninsular  Component.  The  proposal  envi diversion  of  su rplus  waters  to  be  delivered  by  the  preceding  Manas - Sankosh- Teesta - Ganga(MSTG)  link upstream  of  Farakka  barrage  through  Ganga - D modar - Subernarekha  link  and  further  south.  NWDA  ha completed  the  draft  feasibility  reports  of  Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar - Subernarek ha,  Subernarekha -Mahanadi links  and  circulated  among  party  States  in  July  2020.  The  feasibility  reports  of  the  link -Godavari, Godavari - Krishna, Krishna - Pennar, Pennar - Palar - Cauvery link projects have also been comple and circulated to pa rty States.

Moreover, alternate study to divert unutilized waters of Indravati sub - basin of Godavari basin has been carried out and the draft DPR of Godavari -Cauvery link project consisting of three links viz; (Inchampalli/Janampet) -Krishna (N agarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) -Pennar (Somasila), Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects has been prepared and circulated to party Sta 2019 by NWDA.

(d ) & ( e) The eighteenth meeting of the 'Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers' (SCILR) was held on 07.12.2020. In the meeting, various issues including the status of priority links under NPP, of various intra - state link with NWDA, status of works of sub - Committees constituted to assist SCILR we re discussed.  The  suggestions  of  the  State  Governments  were  also  discussed  for  implementat programme.

As a follow up, matter of Par - Tapi - Narmada link project has been discussed in the Sub - Committee -IV meeting held on 10.12.2020. Also, the sta tus of intra - State links of Bihar State have been reviewed meeting held on 28.01.2021 by NWDA with Government of Bihar.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1644

ANSWERED ON 11 .02.2021

## INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART ( a) OF UNSTARRED QUEST ION NO. 1644 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK S ABHA ON 11.02.2021 REGARDING ' INTER - LINKING OF RIVERS '.

## Names of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status of Reports/Detailed Project Report

| Sl. No              | Name                                                 | Rivers                       | States concerned                                                                                 | Status of PFR/FR/DPR                         |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| PeninsularComponent | PeninsularComponent                                  | PeninsularComponent          | PeninsularComponent                                                                              | PeninsularComponent                          |
| 1                   | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link | Mahanadi & Godavari          | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh                                    | FR Completed                                 |
| 2                   | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala)      | link Godavari & Krishna      | - do-                                                                                            | FR Completed                                 |
| 3                   | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)    | link Godavari & Krishna      | Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Chattisgarh,                    | FR Completed                                 |
| 4                   | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link     | Godavari & Krishna           | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh                                    | FR Completed                                 |
| 5                   | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                      | Krishna & Pennar             | - do-                                                                                            | FR Completed                                 |
| 6                   | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                    | Krishna & Pennar             | - do-                                                                                            | FR Completed                                 |
| 7                   | Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link   | Krishna & Pennar             | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka,                                                         | FR Completed                                 |
| 8                   | Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link      | Pennar & Cauvery             | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                                       | FR Completed                                 |
| 9                   | Cauvery ( Kattalai) - Vaigai- Gundar link            | Cauvery, Vaigai & Gundar     | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry                                                       | FR Completed                                 |
| 10                  | Bedti-Varda link                                     | Bedti & Varda                | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka                                                          | PFR Completed                                |
| 11                  | Netravati - Hemavati link                            | Netravati & Hemavati         | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala                                                                   | PFR Completed                                |
| 12                  | Pamba -Achankovil-Vaippar link                       | Pamba, Achankovil & Vaippar  | Kerala & Tamil Nadu,                                                                             | FR Completed                                 |
| 13                  | Ken - Betwa link                                     | Ken & Betwa                  | Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | FR & DPR (Ph-I,II & Comprehensive) Completed |
| 14                  | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                   | Parbati, Kalisindh & Chambal | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to be consulted during consensus building) | & FR Completed                               |
| 15                  | Par- Tapi- Narmada link                              | Par, Tapi & Narmada          | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                            | FR & DPR Completed                           |
| 16                  | Damanganga -Pinjal link                              | Damanganga & Pinjal          | Maharashtra & Gujarat                                                                            | FR & DPR Completed                           |

| Sl. No              | Name                                                          | Rivers                         | States concerned                                     | Status of PFR/FR/DPR                      |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Himalayan Component | Himalayan Component                                           | Himalayan Component            | Himalayan Component                                  | Himalayan Component                       |
| 1.                  | Manas - Sankosh- Tista - Ganga (M - S- T-G) link              | Manas - Sankosh- Tista - Ganga | Assam, WestBengal, Bihar& Bhutan                     | PFR completed                             |
| 2.                  | Kosi- Ghaghra link                                            | Kosi & Ghaghra                 | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh &                              | Nepal PFR completed                       |
| 3.                  | Gandak- Ganga link                                            | Gandak & Ganga                 | - do-                                                | Draft FR completed (Indian portion)       |
| 4.                  | Ghaghra- Yamuna link                                          | Ghaghra & Yamuna               | - do-                                                | FR completed (Indian portion)             |
| 5.                  | Sarda - Yamuna link                                           | Sarda & Yamuna                 | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal | Haryana, FR completed (Indian portion)    |
| 6.                  | Yamuna - Rajasthan link                                       | Yamuna & Sukri                 | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan          | Draft FR completed                        |
| 7.                  | Rajasthan - Sabarmati link                                    | Sabarmati                      | - do-                                                | Draft FR completed                        |
| 8.                  | Chunar- Sone Barrage link                                     | Ganga & Sone                   | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh                                | Draft FR completed                        |
| 9.                  | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link                 | Sone & Badua                   | Bihar & Jharkhand                                    | PFR completed                             |
| 10.                 | Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar - Subernarekha link                  | Ganga, Damodar & Subernarekha  | West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand                      | Draft FR completed                        |
| 11.                 | Subernarekha - Mahanadi link                                  | Subernarekha & Mahanadi        | West Bengal & Odisha                                 | Draft FR Completed                        |
| 12.                 | Kosi- Mechi link                                              | Kosi &Mechi                    | Bihar , West Bengal & Nepal                          | PFR completed Entirely lies in            |
| 13.                 | Ganga (Farakka) - Sunderbans link                             | Ganga & Ichhamati              | West Bengal                                          | Draft FR completed                        |
| 14.                 | Jogighopa - Tista - Farakka link (Alternative to M - S- T- G) | Manas, Tista & Ganga           | - do-                                                | (Alternative to M - S- T- G Link) dropped |

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