Lok Sabha Question No. 1608 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Benefit of Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1608

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## BENEFIT OF INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## 1608 SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

(a)  the  details  of  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  inter-linking  of  river  projects  in  the country, river-wise;

(b) the projects identified, the funds sanctioned and spent thereon since 2016 till date; and

(c) the details of the benefits in respect of irrigation, drinking water supply and hydro power generation through these projects along with the estimated cost thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  to  (b) 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.  Detailed  Project  Reports  (DPRs)  of  eight  links  have  been completed. 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-I.

The Government is pursuing the inter-linking of rivers (ILR) program in a consultative manner and accorded  top  priority.  A  'Special  Committee  on  Interlinking  of  Rivers'  has  been  constituted  in September, 2014 for the implementation of ILR programme. Twenty meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers has been constituted by MoWR, RD & GR (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in April, 2015 for expediting the works under ILR programme and 16 meetings of the Task Force have been held so far.

Ken-Betwa Link project (KBLP) is the first ILR project, for which implentation has been initiated. In December, 2021, Government of India approved for implementation of KBLP at an estimated cost of Rs. 44,605 crore (at year 2020-21 price level), including a central support of Rs. 39,317 crore. During the financial year 2021-22, the budget allocation made for implementation of KBLP was Rs. 4,642.03 crore,  while  the  expenditure  made  was  Rs.  4,639.46  crore.  For  financial  year  2022-23,  a  budget allocation of Rs. 1,400 crore has been made for the purpose, while the expenditure made so far during the current financial year is Rs. 394.77 crore.

A statement of expenditure on studies, surveys and investigation works done by NWDA for ILR projects since 2016 is furnished at Annexure-II .

(c) The implementation of the ILR projects under NPP will give benefits of 25 million ha of irrigation from  surface  waters,  10  million  ha  by  increased  use  of  ground  waters,  apart  from  generation  of  34 million  Kilo  Watts  of  hydro  power  and  other  benefits  of  flood  control,  navigation,  augmentation  of water supply, fisheries, salinity, pollution control and employment generation, etc. The implementation of ILR projects as per NPP will help in harnessing and transfer of 166 Billion Cubic Metres of water and would entail an estimated cost Rs. 8.44 lakh crore (at year 2015-16 price level).

KBLP,  inter alia, envisages providing annual irrigation to an area of 10.62 lakh ha (8.11 lakh ha in Madhya Pradesh and 2.51 lakh ha in Uttar Pradesh). It will provide 194 Million Cubic Metre (MCM) of water for enroute drinking water supply to a population of 62 lakh (41 lakh in Madhya Pradesh and 21 lakh  in  Uttar  Pradesh)  and  will  have  an  installed  power  generation  capacity  of  103  megawatt  (MW). This project entails an estimated cost of Rs. 44,605 crore (at year 2020-21 price level).

## ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1608 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2022 REGARDING 'BENEFIT 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                                 |                            |                                                                                                       |                              |
| 1(a)                 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link  | Mahanadiand Godavari       | Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra | FR Completed.                |
| 1(b)                 | Mahanadi (Bermul)- Godavari (Dowlaiswaram ) link     | Mahanadi and Godavari      | do                                                                                                    | FR Completed.                |
| 2                    | Godavari(Inchampall)- Krishna(Pulichintala) link     | Godavariand Krishna        | Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka            | FR Completed.                |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampalli)- Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavariand Krishna        | -- do--                                                                                               | FR Completed.                |
| 3                    | Godavari(Inchampalli)- Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavariand Krishna        | -- do--                                                                                               | DPR Completed.               |
| 4                    | Godavari(Polavaram) - Krishna(Vijayawada) link       | Godavari and Krishna       | -- do--                                                                                               | FR Completed.                |
| 5                    | Krishna(Almatti) -Pennar link                        | Krishna and Pennar         | Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Karnataka                                                   | FR Completed.                |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam)- Pennar link                     | Krishna and Pennar         | -- do--                                                                                               | FR Completed.                |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasaga r)-Pennar (Somasila) link      | Krishna and Pennar         | -- do--                                                                                               | FR Completed.                |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasaga r)-Pennar (Somasila) link      | Krishna and Pennar         | -- do--                                                                                               | DPR Completed.               |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila)- Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link        | Pennar and Cauvery         | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry                                          | FR Completed. DPR Completed. |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai)- Vaigai-Gundar link               | Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundar | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry                                                          | DPR Completed.               |

| 10                                                                                                    | Ken-Betwa link                                                                                        | Ken and Betwa                                                                                         | Ken and Betwa                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh                                                                      | DPR Completed. KBLP has been approved.                                                                |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 11 (i)                                                                                                | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                                                                    | Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal                                                                         | Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building)       | FR Completed.                                                                                         |
| (ii)                                                                                                  | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link                                                                               | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh                                                                               | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan                                                                          | PFR completed .$                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                    | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                                                                 | Par, Tapi and Narmada                                                                                 | Par, Tapi and Narmada                                                                                 | Maharashtra and Gujarat                                                                               | DPR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                                    | Damanganga - Pinjal link                                                                              | Damanganga and Pinjal                                                                                 | Damanganga and Pinjal                                                                                 | --do--                                                                                                | DPR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                    | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                     | Bedti and Varada                                                                                      | Bedti and Varada                                                                                      | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka                                                             | PFR Completed. Draft DPR completed                                                                    |
| 15                                                                                                    | Netravati - Hemavati link                                                                             | Netravati and Hemavati                                                                                | Netravati and Hemavati                                                                                | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala                                                                      | PFR Completed.                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                    | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                     | Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar                                                                          | Pamba,Achankovil 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                                                                                   |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |                                                                                                       |
| 1.                                                                                                    | Manas-Sankosh-Tista- Ganga(M-S-T-G)link                                                               | Manas-Sankosh-Tista- Ganga(M-S-T-G)link                                                               | Manas, Sankosh, Tista and Ganga                                                                       | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and Bihar)                                                            | FR completed.                                                                                         |
| 2.                                                                                                    | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                                                                     | 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 (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                                    | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                   | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                   | Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                                    | --do--                                                                                                | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 5.                                                                                                    | Sarda-Yamuna link                                                                                     | 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 Sukri                | 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                        | Draft FR completed           |
|    9 | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link          | Sone and Badua                  | Bihar and Jharkhand                            | PFR completed                |
|   10 | Ganga (Farakka)- Damodar- 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 andWest Bengal                    | Dropped                      |

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

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1608 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2022 REGARDING 'BENEFIT OF INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS'.

## STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE ON STUDIES, SURVEYS AND INVESTIGATION WORKS DONE BY NWDA FOR ILR PROJECTS SINCE 2016

| Year                          |   Expenditure ( in Rs. crore) |
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2016-17                       |                         69.68 |
| 2017-18                       |                         74.26 |
| 2018-19                       |                         80.28 |
| 2019-20                       |                         72.32 |
| 2020-21                       |                         68.78 |
| 2021-22                       |                         67.35 |
| 2022-23 (upto November, 2022) |                         56.62 |

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