Lok Sabha Question No. 220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devji Mansingram Patel, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Prathap Simha, Sanganna Amarappa Karadi, Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 220

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## 220. SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA SHRI SANGANNA AMARAPPA SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the inter-linking of rivers in the country, State-wise;

(b) the details of the ongoing schemes and schemes proposed for various States in this regard;

(c) the funds sanctioned and utilised during the current financial year for the said purpose; and

(d) the position or view of the Government on the viability and success of inter-linking of rivers?

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

(a) & (b) The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has been entrusted with the work of interlinking  of  rivers  under  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP).  NPP  has  two  components,   viz.,  Himalayan Rivers Development Component and Peninsular Rivers Development Component. 30 link projects have been identified under NPP. Pre-Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of all the 30 links have been completed and Feasibility Reports (FRs) of 24 links and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 8 links have been completed. Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the first link project under NPP, for which implementation has been initiated.  Latest  status  and  State-wise  details  of  Inter-linking  of  Rivers  (ILR)  projects  are  given  at Annexure .

(c) A  budget  allocation  of  ₹  1,100  crore  in  the  current  financial  year  has  been  made  for  KBLP  by Government of India. The total amount spent on the project till  31.12.2022  is ₹ 7,665 crore,  including ₹ 5,038.28 crore from the Central grant and  ₹ 2,626.70 crore  from the State budget.

(d) The cooperation of States is paramount in the implementation of inter-linking of rivers projects. InterBasin Water Transfer (IBWT) from surplus basins to water deficit basins/areas is essential to address the imbalance in water availability across the country and water security in the country.  ILR programme is being  pursued  in  a  consultative  manner  by  building  consensus  amongst  the  Party  States  for  the implementation of the ILR projects. Government of India has accorded priority to the ILR programme and has been making all efforts to expedite the same.

KBLP  is  the  first  inter-linking  project  taken  for  implementation  as  a  result  of  efforts  made  by Ministry of Jal Shakti and cooperation of  States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The project is being implemented by Centre and both the States jointly through a Special Purpose Vehicle (Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority) with major funding coming from Central Government.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 220 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.02.2023 REGARDING 'INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS'.

Latest Status and State-wise Details of Inter-Linking of River (ILR) projects under the National Perspective Plan (NPP)

## Peninsular Component

|   Sl. No | Name of the link                                                        | Status        | States benefited               | Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)   | Domestic & Industrial (Mm3)   | Hydro power (MW)    |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|        1 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link                    | FR completed  | Andhra Pradesh (AP) &Odisha    | 4.43                          | 700                           | 450                 |
|        1 | Alternate Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link | FR completed  | AP &Odisha                     | 6.25 (0.91 + 3.52 + 1.82**)   | 700 (MGL) % +125**            | 210 (MGL) % + 240** |
|        2 | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link                        | FR completed  | AP                             | 2.1                           | 162                           | --                  |
|        3 | a.)Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link               | FR completed  | Telangana                      | 2.87                          | 237                           | 975+ 70= 1,045      |
|        3 | b.) Alternate Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link *  | DPR completed | Telangana                      | 3.67                          | 140                           | 60                  |
|        4 | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link                    | FR completed  | Telangana& AP                  | 6.13 (1.09 +5.04)             | 413                           | 27                  |
|        5 | a.) Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link                  | FR completed  | AP                             | 5.81                          | 124                           | 90                  |
|        5 | b.)Alternate Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link *       | DPR completed | AP                             | 2.94                          | 218                           | 90                  |
|        6 | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                                       | FR completed  | --                             | --                            | --                            | 17                  |
|        7 | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                                         | FR completed  | AP& Karnataka                  | 2.58 (1.9+0.68)               | 56                            | 13.5                |
|        8 | a.)Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link                      | FR completed  | AP, Tamil Nadu& Puducherry     | 4.91 (0.49+ 4.36 +0.06)       | 1105                          | --                  |
|        8 | b.) Alternate Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link *         | DPR completed | AP, Tamil Nadu& Puducherry     | 2.83 (0.51+2.32)              | 1098 (62+ 1036)               |                     |
|        9 | Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link                                | DPR completed | Tamil Nadu                     | 4.48                          | 218                           | --                  |
|       10 | Parbati -Kalisindh - Chambal link                                       | FR completed  | Madhya Pradesh (MP) &Rajasthan | @Alt.I = 2.30 Alt.II = 2.20   | - 13.2                        | --                  |

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|    | Parbati - Kuno - Sindh link. $                                                                        | PFR completed                            | MP& Rajasthan                             |                    |                                                                            |                            |
|----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|    | Integration of modified Parbati - Kalisindh- Chambal link with Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) | PFR completed                            | MP& Rajasthan                             |                    |                                                                            |                            |
| 11 | Damanganga - Pinjal link (As per DPR )                                                                | DPR completed                            | Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai) | --                 | 895                                                                        | 5                          |
| 12 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link (As per DPR)                                                                    | DPR completed                            | Gujarat & Maharashtra                     | 2.36 (2.32 + 0.04) | 76 (for 27.5 lakh population of Dang, Navsari, Valsad and Nasik districts) | 21                         |
| 13 | Ken-Betwa link                                                                                        | DPR completed & implementation initiated | Uttar Pradesh &Madhya Pradesh             | 10.62 (2.51 +8.11) | 194                                                                        | 103 (Hydro) & 27MW (Solar) |
| 14 | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                                                     | FR completed                             | Tamil Nadu &Kerala                        | 0.91 ---           | --                                                                         | --- 508                    |
| 15 | Bedti - Varda link                                                                                    | DPR completed                            | Karnataka                                 | 0.60               | ----                                                                       | ----                       |
| 16 | Netravati - Hemavati link***                                                                          | PFR completed                            | Karnataka                                 | 0.34               | --                                                                         | --                         |

%  MGL: Mahanadi Godavari Link

**Benefit from six projects of Govt. of Odisha.

## @   Alt I- Linking with Gandhisagar Dam;    Alt. II- Linking with Rana Pratapsagar Dam

*  Alternate  study  to  divert  unutilized  waters  of  Godavari  river  carried  out  and  DPR  of  Godavari (Inchampalli/ Janampet) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects  completed.  Godavari-Cauvery  (Grand  Anicut)  link  project  has  been  prepared  comprising Godavari  (Inchampalli  /  Janampet)  -  Krishna   (Nagarjunasagar),  Krishna  (Nagarjunasagar)-  Pennar (Somasila) and Pennar(Somasila)-Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link projects.

***  Further  studies  are  not  taken  up  since  after  implementation  of  Yettinahole  project  by  Govt.  of Karnataka, no surplus water is available in Netravati basin for diversion through this link.

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

## Himalayan Component

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Link                                        | Status                        | Country/ States benefited        | Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)   | M&I (Mm 3 )   | Hydro power (MW)               |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|
|         1 | Kosi-Mechi link                                         | PFR completed                 | Bihar &Nepal                     | 4.74 (2.99+1.75)              | 24            | 3,180                          |
|         2 | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                       | Draft FR completed            | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP) &Nepal | 10.58 (8.17+ 0.67 + 1.74 )    | 48            | --                             |
|         3 | Gandak - Ganga link                                     | FR completed (Indian portion) | UP &Nepal                        | 34.58 (28.80+ 5.78 )          | 700           | 4,375 (Dam PH) &180 (Canal PH) |
|         4 | Ghaghra - Yamuna link                                   | FR completed (Indian portion) | UP &Nepal                        | 26.65 (25.30 + 1.35 )         | 1391          | 10,884                         |
|         5 | Sarda - Yamuna link                                     | FR completed                  | UP &Uttarakhand                  | 2.95 (2.65 + 0.30)            | 3054          | 3,600                          |
|         6 | Yamuna- Rajasthan link                                  | FR completed                  | Haryana& Rajasthan               | 2.51 (0.11+ 2.40 )            | 30            | --                             |
|         7 | Rajasthan- Sabarmati link                               | FR completed                  | Rajasthan &Gujarat11.53          | (11.21+0.32)                  | 102           | --                             |
|         8 | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                                | Draft FR completed            | Bihar &UP                        | 0.67 (0.30 + 0.37)            | --            | --                             |
|         9 | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link           | PFR completed                 | Bihar &Jharkhand                 | 3.07 (2.99 + 0.08 )           | 360           | 95 (90 Dam PH) &5(Canal PH)    |
|        10 | Manas-Sankosh- Tista-Ganga (M- S-T-G) link              | FR completed                  | Assam, West Bengal (WB) & Bihar  | 3.41 (2.05 + 1.00 + 0.36 )    | --            | --                             |
|        11 | Jogighopa-Tista- Farakka link (Alternative to M- S-T-G) | PFR completed                 | Assam,WB& Bihar                  | 3.559 (0.975+ 1.564+ 1.02)    | 265           | 360                            |
|        12 | Farakka- Sundarbans link                                | FR completed                  | WB                               | 1.50                          | 184           | --                             |
|        13 | Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar- Subarnarekha link             | FR completed                  | WB, Odisha& Jharkhand            | 12.30 (11.18+ 0.39+ 0.73)     | 432           | --                             |
|        14 | Subarnarekha- Mahanadi link                             | FR completed                  | WB&Odisha                        | 1.63 (0.18+ 1.45)             | 198           | 9                              |

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