Lok Sabha Question No. 2695 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-16
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †

## 2695

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2023

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## †2695. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether any proposals for interlinking of rivers in Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh are pending with the Government;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for such pendency;

(c) the progress of the works carried out for interlinking of the rivers and dams in the said States so far;

(d) whether any obstacles are being faced in the completion of the said project; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) to (c) National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Rivers Development Component and 14 under Himalayan Rivers Development Component) under the National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP).  Out  of  30  identified  link  projects  under  the  NPP,  Pre-Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of all the 30 links have been completed, while Feasibility Reports (FRs) of 24 links and Detailed  Project  Reports  of  8  links  have  been  completed.  The  Government  of  India  approved  the implementation of the Ken-Betwa Link project (KBLP) in December, 2021 in the States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, with an estimated cost of ₹ 44,605 crore (year 2020-21 price level) with a Central  Support  of  ₹  39,317  crore  through  a  Special  Purpose  Vehicle,  viz;  Ken-Betwa  Link  Project Authority (KBLPA). KBLP is the first Inter-linking of Rivers (ILR) project under the NPP, for which implementation  has  been  initiated.  Latest  status  of  ILR  projects,  State-wise,  inter  alia,  including  the States of Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh  are given at Annexure .

(d) to (e) This important ILR programme is being pursued in a consultative manner through building consensus amongst the party States for the implementation of projects. However, reaching a consensus amongst the party States on issues related to water sharing, etc remains very crucial and challenging for implementation of the ILR projects.  The implementation of the ILR link projects, however, depends upon the concerned States to reach a consensus.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2695  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  16.03.2023  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 (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(Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) link                      | Krishna and Pennar                               | --do--                                                                                                | FR Completed.                            |
| 7                    | Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)- 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.                            |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila)- Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link                        | Pennar and Cauvery                               | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry                                          | 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                                    | Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh                                                                      | DPR Completed. Implementation initiated. |
| 11 (i)               | Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                                   | Parbati, Kalisindh and Chambal                   | Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building)       | FR completed.                            |
| (ii)                 | Modified Parbati- Kalisindh-Chambal link (duly integrated with ERCP) | Parbati, Kuno, Kalisindh, Chambal, Mej and Banas | 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 - Pinjal link                                                                              | Damanganga and Pinjal                                                                                 | --do--                                                                                                | DPR completed.                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                    | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                     | Bedti-Varada link                                                                                     | Bedti and Varada                                                                                      | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka                                                             | DPR completed                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                    | Netravati - Hemavati link                                                                             | Netravati - Hemavati link                                                                             | Netravati and Hemavati                                                                                | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala                                                                      | PFR completed.                                                                                        |
| 16                                                                                                    | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                     | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                     | 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                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   | Himalayan Component                                                                                   |
| 1.                                                                                                    | 1.                                                                                                    | Manas-Sankosh-Tista- Ganga(M-S-T-G)link                                                               | Manas, Sankosh, Tista and Ganga                                                                       | BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and Bihar)                                                            | FR completed.                                                                                         |
| 2.                                                                                                    | 2.                                                                                                    | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                                                                     | Kosi and Ghaghra                                                                                      | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)                                                                 | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                                    | 3.                                                                                                    | Gandak-Ganga link                                                                                     | Gandak and Ganga                                                                                      | --do- -                                                                                               | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                                    | 4.                                                                                                    | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                                                                   | Ghaghra and Yamuna                                                                                    | --do- -                                                                                               | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 5.                                                                                                    | 5.                                                                                                    | Sarda-Yamuna link                                                                                     | Sarda and Yamuna                                                                                      | NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan)                                | FR completed (Indian portion)                                                                         |
| 6.                                                                                                    | 6.                                                                                                    | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                                                                 | Yamuna and Sukri                                                                                      | Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh                                                          | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 7.                                                                                                    | 7.                                                                                                    | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                                                                              | Sabarmati                                                                                             | --do- -                                                                                               | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 8.                                                                                                    | 8.                                                                                                    | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                                                                              | Ganga and Sone                                                                                        | Bihar and Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | Draft FR completed                                                                                    |
| 9.                                                                                                    | 9.                                                                                                    | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link                                                         | Sone and Badua                                                                                        | Bihar and Jharkhand                                                                                   | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 10.                                                                                                   | 10.                                                                                                   | Ganga (Farakka)- Damodar- Subernarekha link                                                           | Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha                                                                       | West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand                                                                      | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 11.                                                                                                   | 11.                                                                                                   | Subernarekha- Mahanadi link                                                                           | Subernarekha and Mahanadi                                                                             | West Bengal and Odisha                                                                                | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 12.                                                                                                   | 12.                                                                                                   | Kosi-Mechi Link                                                                                       | Kosi and Mechi                                                                                        | NEPAL &INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal)                                                                  | PFR completed                                                                                         |
| 13.                                                                                                   | 13.                                                                                                   | Ganga (Farakka)- Sunderbans link                                                                      | Ganga and Ichhamati                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                                           | FR completed                                                                                          |
| 14.                                                                                                   | 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

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