Lok Sabha Question No. 1566 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Connecting Rivers in Western Part of the Country
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Shri Sudheer Gupta, Shri Chavan Ravindra Vasantrao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1566

## ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## CONNECTING RIVERS IN WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY

## 1566. SHRI CHAVAN RAVINDRA VASANTRAO

SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE

## SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to connect 11 major and minor rivers in western part of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the names of rivers selected for the said purpose;

(c) the total amount of expenditure is likely to be incurred on the said project and the funds sanctioned/released for the purpose;

(d) whether the Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been prepared by the Government for the project and if so, the details thereof;

(e)  whether  the  Government  has  signed  any  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU)  with  respective  State Governments regarding the said project and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the  extent  to  which  this  project  would  be  helpful  in  solving  the  water  problem  in  water  scarce  States  of western India?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (f) In 1980, the Government of India formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) for the Inter linking of Rivers (ILR) for transferring water from surplus basins to deficit basins/areas. 30 link projects have been identified under the NPP with two components, viz; Himalayan Component (14 link projects) and Peninsular Component (16 link projects).

There  are  5  ILR  projects under the NPP, in the western part of the country, viz; Yamuna- Rajasthan link,  Rajasthan-Sabarmati  link,  Modified  Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal  (Modified  PKC)  link,  DamangangaPinjal link and Par-Tapi-Narmada link. The details of these projects along with the status of preparation of the Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)/  Feasibility  Report  (FR)/  Pre-Feasibility  Report  (PFR)  of  these  projects,  the States  benefitted,  irrigation,  industrial  and  domestic  water  supply  benefits  of  the  projects  and  rivers  to  be interlinked therein are given at Annexure-I .

The  above  5  ILR  projects  in  the  western  part  of  the  country  have  not  yet  reached  the  stage  of implementation,  as  it  is  for  the  party  States  to  reach  a  consensus  for  implementation  of  the  respective  ILR projects.  Sanction/release  of  funds  to  the  projects  would  arise  when  these  projects  reach  the  stage  of implementation. The estimated cost of the projects is given at Annexure-II .

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1566 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025 REGARDING 'CONNECTING RIVERS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY'

## DETAILS AND BENEFITS OF 5 ILR PROJECTS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY

|   Sl.No | Name of the Link                                  | States benefitted            | Annual Irrigation [lakh hectare (ha)]   | Domestic and Industrial [Million Cubic metre (MCM)]   | Hydro Power [Megawatt (MW)]   | Status DPRs/ FRs/ PFRs   | Rivers                                                                                  |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Yamuna Rajasthan Link                             | - Haryana and Rajasthan      | 2.51 (0.11 + 2.40)                      | 30                                                    | --                            | FR completed             | Yamuna                                                                                  |
|       2 | Rajasthan Sabarmati link                          | - Rajasthan and Gujarat      | 11.53 (11.21+0.32)                      | 102                                                   | --                            | FR completed             | Luni, Sukri, Sagi, Bandi and Sukal Banas                                                |
|       3 | Modified Parbati- Kalisindh- Chambal link project | Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh | Benefits to below this table            | States                                                | are detailed                  | FR completed             | Parbati, Kalisindh, Chambal, Kul, Banas, Mej, Kuno, Chamla, Shipra, Lakhunder and Newaj |
|       4 | Damanganga- Pinjal link                           | Maharashtra--                |                                         | 895                                                   | 5                             | FR completed             | Damanganaga, Pinjal                                                                     |
|       5 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                             | Gujarat                      | 2.27                                    | 76                                                    | 21                            | FR completed             | Par, Tapi and Narmada                                                                   |
|       5 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                             | Maharashtra0.05              |                                         | --                                                    | --                            |                          | Par, Tapi and Narmada                                                                   |

Other details of the above ILR projects are as under:

1. Yamuna - Rajasthan Link project: The Yamuna-Rajasthan link is envisaged to offtake from the proposed Yamuna barrage in Haryana State and will terminate in the Jaisalmer distrit of Rajasthan State.  Bhiwani  district  of  Haryana  and  the  desert  areas  of  Hanumangarh,  Bikaner  and  Jaisalmer districts of Rajasthan benefit from this link canal. The link canal is to provide for 2.51 lakh hectares (ha)  of  Annual  irrigation  (0.11  lakh  ha  in  Haryana  and  2.40  lakh  ha  in  Rajasthan  and  30  Million Cubic Meters (MCM) of water for en-route domestic needs).
2. Rajasthan-Sabaramati link project: The Rajasthan-Sabaramati link canal is the extension of the Yamuna-Rajasthan link canal and it offtakes from the Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan and terminates at Banaskantha district of Gujarat State. The link project provides Annual irrigation for 11.53 lakh ha  of  total  area  (11.21  lakh  ha  in  Rajasthan  and  0.32  lakh  ha  in  Gujarat)  and  a  Domestic  Water supply of 102 MCM (97 MCM in Rajasthan and 5 MCM in Gujarat).
3. Modified PKC link project: The draft PFR of the Modified PKC link and a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for preparing the DPR of the Modified PKC link was circulated to both States in January 2023. The persistent efforts of Govt. of India have led to the signing of MoU by both these States with Ministry of Jal Shakti (MoJS), Govt. of India (GoI) on 28.01.2024 in New Delhi in the presence of Hon'ble Chief Ministers of both the states, for preparation of its DPR followed by

the signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on 05.12.2024 amongst the States of Rajasthan and MP and the Government of India. The project is envisaged to provide benefits to MP extending annual  irrigation  to  command  area  of  about  6  lakh  hectares  (ha)  by  utilizing  about  1815  Million Cubic Meter (MCM) of water and drinking water supply of about 71 MCM of water to the districts of  Shivpuri,  Gwalior,  Bhind,  Morena,  Sheopur,  Shajapur,  Agar  Malwa,  Rajgarh,  Sehore,  Guna, Ratlam, Mandsaur, Ujjain, Dhar and Dewas including Malwa region. In Rajasthan, the link project is planned to provide drinking water (about 1744 MCM of water) to targeted population of 21 districts of Eastern Rajasthan (Jhalawar, Baran, Kota, Bundi, Tonk, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur city, Dausa, Karauli, Dholpur, Bharatpur, Deeg, Alwar, Khairthal-Tijara, Kotputali - Behror, Jaipur urban, Jaipur rural,  Dudu,  Ajmer,  Beawar,  Kekri)  and  en-route  towns,  tanks  and  villages  as  well  as  to  meet industrial water demand of about 205 MCM of water for Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and other industries. There is also a provision of about 1360 MCM of water for irrigating more than 2.5 lakh ha of new command area as well as stabilizing the existing command area of about 1.5 lakh ha in Rajasthan.

4. Damanganga-Pinjal  Link envisages  diversion  of  water  from  Bhigad  [(7.441  Thousand  Million Cubic Feet (TMC)] dams in Damanganga river basin to Vaitarna river basin, which will make an additional  1586  MLD  (20.44  TMC)  of  water  will  be  available  from  Pinjal  dam  in  Vaitarna  river basin. Thus, total of 31.60 TMC of water will be available for water supply to Mumbai city.
5. Par-Tapi-Narmada  Link  Project envisages  utilization  of  46.96  TMC  of  surplus  water  of  Par, Auranga, Ambica and Purna river basins for utilization in enroute irrigation and to meet drinking water needs in the vicinity of the project. This project will also take over a part of the commands area of the existing Miyagam Branch canal of Narmada canal system so that water saved in Sardar Sarovar Project could be taken further northwards to benefit water scarce areas of Saurashtra and Kutch regions in Gujarat.

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1566 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2025 REGARDING 'CONNECTING RIVERS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY'

## Estimated Cost of the ILR project in the western part of the country

|   S.No. | Name of Link                                       | Project Cost (Rs. in crore)                  |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                              | Rs. 33,744.64 at Price Level (PL) of 2020-21 |
|       2 | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                           | Rs. 25,299.39 at PL of 2019-20               |
|       3 | Modified Parbati-Kalisindh- Chambal link project - |                                              |
|       4 | Damanganga-Pinjal link                             | Rs. 3,008 at PL of 2015-16                   |
|       5 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                              | Rs. 10,211 at PL of 201-15                   |

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