Lok Sabha Question No. 2330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-13
Subject: Ramjal Setu Link Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2330

ANSWERED ON 13.03.2025

## RAMJAL SETU LINK PROJECT

## †2330. DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the detailed particulars of the Ramjal Setu Link Project (Revised Parvati-KalisindhChambal Link), an inter-state project of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh;

(b) the details of the financial resources provided by the Union Government for this project; and

(c) the quantity of water to be utilized in this project along with the extent of area and population to be benefitted and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (c) With a view to optimize the utilization of water of the Chambal River System and based on deliberations  held  with  the  State  Governments  of  Rajasthan  and  Madhya  Pradesh  (MP)  at  various platforms,  a  proposal  for  the  Modified  Parbati-Kalisindh-Chambal  (Modified  PKC)  link  project  has been framed, incorporating therein the components as proposed by the Government of MP in Kuno, Parbati and Kalisindh sub-basins along with the components of ERCP, as proposed by the Government of  Rajasthan.  The  Modified  PKC  link  project  has  been  declared  as  a  priority  Interlinking  of  Rivers (ILR) project under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) and a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for implementation of the link project has been signed in December, 2024 amongst the States of Rajasthan and MP and the Government of India.

As per the MoA, there shall be an equal exchange of water in Kuno and Parbati sub basins at 75% dependability between the two States. About 116 Million Cubic Meter (MCM) of surplus water in Kuno Sub-basin from Rajasthan portion shall be utilized by the State of MP in Kuno sub- basin, while an equal quantum of water at 75% dependability shall be utilized by the State of Rajasthan for diversion from Mahalpur barrage for Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project from the share of MP in the free catchment portion  of  Parbati  sub-basin.  The  State  of  MP  shall  utilize  additional  water  in  Upper  Chambal  basin (about 450 MCM) through five projects identified under the Modified PKC link corresponding to water available at 75 % dependability at these project locations. The equal quantum of water so utilized by

MP through five  projects  in  Upper  Chambal  basin,  shall  be  transferred  from  Kalisindh  sub-basin  to Gandhisagar reservoir at more than 75 % success rate, on substitution basis.

As per the MoA, the envisaged project aims to provide benefits to the State of MP by extending annual irrigation  to  a  command  area  of  about  6  lakh  hectares  (ha)  by  utilizing  about  1815  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 envisaged to provide drinking water (about 1744 MCM) to a targeted population of 21 districts of Eastern Rajasthan, viz; 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  the  industrial  water  demand  of  about  205 MCM of water for Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and other industries in the region. 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. The two States are presently finalizing the projects for submitting it to the Central Government.

No financial resources has been provided for this link project by the Government of India so far.

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