Lok Sabha Question No. 4808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Consultation for Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hema Malini

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4808

ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## CONSULTATION FOR INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

4808.  SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is pursuing the Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) programme in a consultative manner and has accorded it top priority;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether ILR programme is being pursued based on the principle of consensus and agreement among the concerned States;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the status of implementation of the proposals for inter-State rivers under the ILR programme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) to (e) Under the National Perspective Plan (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  current  status  of  the  proposals  for  inter-State  linking  of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) Programme is furnished at Annexure.

The Government is pursuing the interlinking of rivers (ILR) programme in a consultative manner and has accorded  it  priority.  There  is  a  structured  mechanism  for  preparing  work  plan,  fixing  the  targets, consultation  with  all  stakeholders,  reviewing  of  the  progress  etc.  for  ILR  projects.  Detailed  Project Reports (DPRs) of link projects after completion, are sent to the concerned States and efforts are made by way  of  holding  regular  consultation  meetings  with  the  concerned  States  to  build  consensus  on  water sharing, etc.

A Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) was constituted in September, 2014 to expedite execution of the inter-linking of rivers (ILR) projects. Nineteen meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far and its latest meeting was held on 12.11.2021. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers was also constituted in April, 2015 to look into the issues relating to interlinking of rivers. Fifteen meetings of the Task Force have been held so far and the latest meeting was held on 22.10.2021.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4808 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 31.03.2022 REGARDING 'CONSULTATION FOR 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                | S. No                                                | Name                                                 | Rivers                         | States concerned                                                                                       | Status                                                                                           |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Peninsular Component | Peninsular Component                                 | Peninsular Component                                 | Peninsular Component           | Peninsular Component                                                                                   | Peninsular Component                                                                             |
| 1(a)                 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link  | Mahanadi (Manibhadra)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link  | Mahanadi and Go davari         | Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh , Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra | FR Completed.                                                                                    |
| 1(b)                 | Mahanadi (Bermul)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link      | Mahanadi (Bermul)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link      | Mahanadi and Go davari         | do                                                                                                     | FR Completed. Preparation of DPR under progress.                                                 |
| 2                    | Godavari(Inchampall)-Kri shna(Pulichintala) link     | Godavari(Inchampall)-Kri shna(Pulichintala) link     | Godavari and Kri shna          | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, A ndhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka            | FR Completed.                                                                                    |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampalli)-Kri shna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavari(Inchampalli)-Kri shna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavari and Kri shna          | --do--                                                                                                 | FR Completed. DPR Completed.                                                                     |
| 4                    | Godavari(Polavaram)                                  | Krishna(Vijayawada)                                  | link Godavari and Kri shna     | --do--                                                                                                 | FR Completed.                                                                                    |
| 5                    | Krishna(Almatti) -Pennar link                        | Krishna(Almatti) -Pennar link                        | Krishna and Penn ar            | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka                                                   | FR Completed.                                                                                    |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam)-Penna r link                     | Krishna (Srisailam)-Penna r link                     | Krishna and Penn ar            | --do--                                                                                                 | FR Completed.                                                                                    |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) link      | Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) link      | Krishna and Penn ar            | --do--                                                                                                 | FR Completed. DPR Completed.                                                                     |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila)-Cauver y(Grand Anicut) link        | Pennar (Somasila)-Cauver y(Grand Anicut) link        | Pennar and Cauve ry            | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry                                           | FR Completed. DPR Completed.                                                                     |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai)-Vaigai -Gundar link               | Cauvery (Kattalai)-Vaigai -Gundar link               | Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundar     | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry                                                           | DPR Completed.                                                                                   |
| 10                   | Ken-Betwa link                                       | Ken-Betwa link                                       | Ken and Betwa                  | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh                                                                       | DPR (Phase - I, II &Co mprehensive report) Com pleted. The Project is no w under implementation. |
| 11 (i)               | Parbati - Kalisindh -Cham bal link                   | Parbati - Kalisindh -Cham bal link                   | Parbati, Kalisindh and Chambal | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requ ested to be Consulted during cons ensus building)      | FR Completed.                                                                                    |
| (ii)                 | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link                              | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link                              | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh        | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan                                                                           | PFR completed .                                                                                  |
| 12                   | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                | Par, Tapi and Narmada          | Maharashtra and Gujarat                                                                                | DPR Completed.                                                                                   |

|   13 | Damanganga - Pinjal link          | Damanganga and Pinjal         | --do--                                    | DPR Completed.                     |
|------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|   14 | Bedti-Varada link                 | Bedti and Varada              | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka | PFR Completed. Draft DPR completed |
|   15 | Netravati - Hemavati link         | Netravati and Hemavati        | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala          | PFR Completed.                     |
|   16 | Pamba - Achankovil -Vaip par link | Pamba,Achankov il and Vaippar | Kerala and Tamil Nadu                     | FR Completed.                      |

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

|   Himalayan Component | Himalayan Component                                    |                                 |                                                                        |                                |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|                     1 | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Gan ga(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 and Ghaghra                | NEPAL& INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                 | PFR completed                  |
|                     3 | Gandak-Ganga link                                      | Gandak and Ganga                | --do--                                                                 | FR completed (Indian portion)  |
|                     4 | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                    | Ghaghra and Yamuna              | --do--                                                                 | FR completed (Indian portion)  |
|                     5 | Sarda-Yamuna link                                      | Sarda and Yamuna                | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan) | FR completed (Indian portion)  |
|                     6 | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                  | Yamuna and Sukr i               | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh                           | FR completed                   |
|                     7 | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                               | Sabarmati                       | --do--                                                                 | FR completed                   |
|                     8 | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                               | Ganga and Sone                  | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh                                                | FR completed                   |
|                     9 | Sone Dam - Southern Trib utaries of Ganga link         | Sone and Badua                  | Bihar and Jharkhand                                                    | PFR completed                  |
|                    10 | Ganga (Farakka)-Damo dar- Subernarekha link            | Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha | West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand                                       | FR completed DPR in progress   |
|                    11 | Subernarekha- Mahanadi link                            | Subernarekha and Mahanadi       | West Bengal and Odisha                                                 | FR completed                   |
|                    12 | Kosi-Mechi Link                                        | Kosi and Mechi                  | NEPAL &INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal)                                   | PFR completed                  |
|                    13 | Ganga (Farakka)- Sunderbans link                       | Ganga and Ichhamati             | West Bengal                                                            | FR completed                   |
|                    14 | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T -G) | Manas,Tista and Ganga           | Assam, Bihar and West Bengal                                           | PFR completed                  |

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