Lok Sabha Question No. 161 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Shrikant Eknath Shinde

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *161

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## *161. DR. HEENA GAVIT DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  inter-linking  of  rivers  programme  under  National  Perspective  Plan  has  achieved  its objectives, if so, the details thereof; (b)  the  manner  in  which  Dam  Rehabilitation  and  Improvement  Project  (DRIP-  I)  will  promote  new technologies  and  improve  institutional  capacities  for  dam  safety  evaluation  and  implementation  at  the Centre and State levels and in some identified premier academic and research institutes of the country; (c) the details on Information, Education and Communication activities Campaigns under 'Catch the Rain' Awareness Generation Campaign in various States and UTs particularly in Kolhapur, Sangli, Ahmednagar, Thane, Jalgaon and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra along with the number of open rain centres  (technical  guidance  centre)  which  have  been  initiated/installed  in  various  States  and  UTs particularly in the above districts of Maharashtra; and (d) whether the Government has set a target of providing clean drinking water to all by 2024 and if so, the achievements made so far under this proposal?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (d)      A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d)  OF  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*161  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2021  REGARDING  'INTER-LINKING  OF  RIVERS' RAISED BY DR. HEENA GAVIT AND DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE.

(a)   The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Jal  Shakti)  in  1980  for  development  of  water  resources  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. The details of above river linking projects are given at Annexure-I . The ILR programme is pursued by Government of India in a consultative manner through consensus building amongst the party States.

(b)   Under the World Bank assisted Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), Phase-I, which was implemented during April 2012 to March 2021, new technologies and innovations were utilized for dam  rehabilitation  and  repairs.  Details  of  the  same  are  given  at Annexure-II .   Apart  from  structural measures to improve hydrologic safety, hydro-mechanical measures, seepage reduction, structural stability etc., non structural measures such as dam break analyses, emergency action plans, O&M manuals, were put in  place  for  the  selected  dams.  In  addition,  DHARMA  (Dam  Health  and  Rehabilitation  Monitoring),  a system to monitor the health of dams, has been developed. A seismic hazard analysis information system (SHAISYS) has also been developed.

This project has also laid emphasis on the dam safety institutional strengthening as per details given at Annexure-III .

(c)   The  ' Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan:  Catch  The  Rain '  campaign was launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister, mainly to conserve rain water, with active participation of the people in all districts (rural as well as urban areas) in the country, during the pre-monsoon and monsoon period, ie from 22.03.2021 to 30.11.2021.  The main theme of the campaign is "Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls'. In order to build adequate awareness about the campaign, Ministry of Jal Shakti in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS),  had  started  'Catch  The  Rain:  Awareness  generation  campaign',  which  was  launched  on  21 December,  2020.   NYKS  has  implemented  the  awareness  generation  campaign  in  623  districts  of  the country. Capacity building trainings were organised for over 700 officials of NYKS and volunteers at the district levels, in January 2021. The activities of NYKS have resulted in the participation of over 2.50 crore people,  including  District  Magistrates,  Municipal  Commissioners,  public  representatives,  Hon'ble  MPs, etc.  In  all  about  18.88  lakh  activities  like  talks,  oath  taking  programmes,  rallies,  quizzes,  debate competitions, writing of slogans, posters, banners, wall writings, nukkad-nataks, community work etc have been  organized.  These  activities covered  all districts in the  country,  including  Kolhapur,  Sangli, Ahmednagar, Thane, Jalgaon and Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra.

All the State Governments, including State Government of Maharashtra, have been requested to set up ' Jal Shakti Kendras ' in every district headquarters as a part of the campaign. 'Jal Shakti Kendras' (JSK) are to act  as  ' knowledge  centers '  for  disseminating  information  related  to  water  conservation  techniques  and will provide technical guidance to people.  276 Jal Shakti Kendras have been set up in various States/UTs so far including the districts of Kolhapur, Sangli, Ahmednagar, Thane, Jalgaon and Nadurbar districts of Maharashtra.

(d)      Government of India in partnership with States, is implementing "Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) - Har Ghar Jal' which aims at providing potable water in adequate quantity and of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis to every rural household, through tap water connection, by 2024. This scheme has an estimated outlay of Rs.3.60 lakh crore. At the time of announcement of JJM, out of total 18.93 crore rural households, 3.23 crore rural households (17.07%) of the country had tap water connections. Since then, over 5.38 crore (28%) families living in rural areas have been provided with tap water connections in their homes and as on 06.12.2021, about 8.62 crore (48.84%) households are having tap water connections.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.*161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021 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. N o               | Name                                                    | Rivers                        | States concerned                                                                                    | Present Status                                    |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Peninsular Component | Peninsular Component                                    |                               |                                                                                                     |                                                   |
| 1                    | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) -Go davari (Dowlaiswaram) link    | Mahanadi & Godavari           | Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, MP, Telangana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh                          | FR Completed*                                     |
| 2                    | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Kris hna (Pulichintala) link   | Godavari & Krishna            | Odisha, Maharashtra, AP, MP, Telangana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh                                     | FR Completed                                      |
| 3                    | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Kris hna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavari & Krishna            | -do-                                                                                                | FR Completed DPR Completed                        |
| 4                    | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krish na (Vijayawada) link       | Godavari & Krishna            | -do-                                                                                                | FR Completed                                      |
| 5                    | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar li nk                        | Krishna &Pe nnar              | Maharashtra, Andhra Prade sh, Karnataka &Telangana                                                  | FR Completed                                      |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                       | Krishna &Pe nnar              | -do-                                                                                                | FR Completed                                      |
| 7                    | Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - P ennar (Somasila ) link     | Krishna &Pe nnar              | -do-                                                                                                | FR Completed # DPR Completed                      |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link         | Pennar& Cau very              | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala &Pud ucherry                                          | FR Completed # DPR Completed                      |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai - Gundar link               | Cauvery,Vaig ai &Gundar       | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Ke rala &Puducherry                                                          | DPR Completed                                     |
| 10                   | Ken-Betwa link                                          | Ken &Betwa                    | Uttar Pradesh &Madhya P radesh                                                                      | DPR (Phase-I,II&C omprehensive report ) Completed |
| 11                   | (i)Parbati -Kalisindh- Chambal link                     | Parbati, Kalis indh& Cham bal | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requ ested to be consulted during consensus building) | FR Completed                                      |
| (ii)                 | Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link                                 | Parbati, Kuno and Sindh       | MP and Rajasthan                                                                                    | PFR completed $                                   |
| 12                   | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                   | Par, Tapi& N armada           | Maharashtra &Gujarat                                                                                | DPR Completed                                     |
| 13                   | Damanganga - Pinjal link                                | Damanganga &Pinjal            | Maharashtra &Gujarat                                                                                | DPR Completed                                     |

|   14 | Bedti - Varda link                 | Bedti&Varda                 | Maharashtra, Andhra Prade sh &Karnataka   | PFR Completed   |
|------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|   15 | Netravati - Hemavati link          | Netravati& Hemavati         | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala            | PFR Completed   |
|   16 | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippa r link | Pamba, Acha nkovil& Vaippar | Kerala &Tamil Nadu,                       | FR Completed    |

*

FR of alternate Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link project compl eted

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

## Himalayan Component

|   1. | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link              | Manas, Sank osh, Tista and Ganga   | Assam, West Bengal, Biha r& Bhutan                            | FR completed                   |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|    2 | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                     | Kosi&Ghagh ra                      | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh &Ne pal                                 | PFR completed                  |
|    3 | Gandak-Ganga link                                     | Gandak& Ga nga                     | -do-                                                          | FR completed (Indian portion)  |
|    4 | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                   | Ghaghra& Y amuna                   | -do-                                                          | FR completed (India n portion) |
|    5 | Sarda-Yamuna link                                     | Sarda &Yam una                     | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Harya na, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand &Nepal | FR completed (India n portion) |
|    6 | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                 | Yamuna &Su kri                     | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Har yana &Rajasthan                   | Draft FR completed             |
|    7 | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                              | Sabarmati                          | -do-                                                          | FR completed                   |
|    8 | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                              | Ganga &Son e                       | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh                                          | Draft FR completed             |
|    9 | Sone Dam - Southern Tributa ries of Ganga link        | Sone &BaduaBihar                   | &Jharkhand                                                    | PFR completed                  |
|   10 | Ganga(Farakka)-Damodar-Su bernarekha link             | Ganga, Damo dar&Suberna rekha      | West Bengal, Odisha &Jha rkhand                               | FR completed                   |
|   11 | Subernarekha-Mahanadi link                            | Subernarekha &Mahanadi             | West Bengal &Odisha                                           | FR completed                   |
|   12 | Kosi-Mechi link                                       | Kosi&Mechi                         | Bihar , West Bengal &Nep al                                   | PFR completed                  |
|   13 | Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link                       | Ganga &Ichh amati                  | West Bengal                                                   | FR completed                   |
|   14 | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G) | Manas, Tista &Ganga                | -do-                                                          | Dropped                        |

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

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (b)  OF  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*161  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2021  REGARDING  'INTER-LINKING  OF RIVERS'.

## Under the World Bank assisted Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), PhaseI, new technologies and innovations were utilized for dam rehabilitation and repair as under :

1. New  construction  materials  like  crystalline  cementitious  mortars   in  masonry  dams  were adopted.
2. A hydrophilic compound for repair of the broken seal at construction joints, geo-membrane for profusely leaking concrete/masonry dams, special admixtures for grouting were adopted for fixing the existing problems in specified dams.
3. Many modern instrumentation were provided at dams for monitoring their health status.

## ANNEXURE-III

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *161 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021 REGARDING 'INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS'.

## Details of activities carried out under the dam safety institutional strengthening component of DRIP-I are as under :

1. 13 important guidelines/manuals relevant for dam safety have been published.
2. Training  programmes  on  various  topics  of  dam  safety  were  conducted  for  dam  safety officials of State and Central Government.
3. 5  international  training  programmes  benefiting  101  officials  were  also  organized.  Five National Dam Safety Conferences were organized.
4. Nine academic institutions, including IIT Madras, IIT Roorkee, IISc Bangalore, NIT Calicut, College of Engineering Trivandrum, Centre for Water Resources, Anna University, MANIT Bhopal, MNNIT Allahabad and NIT Rourkela, were included under the programme for their capacity building in dam safety areas.
5. 2  central  research  agencies  viz.  Central  Soil  and  Material  Research  Station  (CSMRS)  and Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) were also included.
6. Quality Management System (QMS) was upgraded to ISO 9001: 2015 and the certification of Central Dam Safety Organisation, CWC was renewed in August 2018.

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