Lok Sabha Question No. 582 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Inter-linking of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 582

## ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024

## INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS

## 582. SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the number of rivers inter-linked across the country through the network of reservoirs dams under the National River Linking Project being implemented by the Government in various States including

Maharashtra during the last two years and the current year;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any survey to increase the depth and width of the said rivers;

(c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Maharashtra;

(d) whether the Government proposes to build protection walls on the banks of the rivers to ensure the safety of small settlements/villages located near the said rivers keeping in mind the effect of the said scheme on the rivers flowing through various States so as to check the loss of life and property in future; and

(e) if so, the details of the settlements located around the said rivers, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) National  Water  Development Agency (NWDA) has been entrusted with the work of Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) formulated by the Government of India in year 1980 for inter basin transfer of water from surplus basin to deficit ones and improve water availability in drought prone and rainfed areas. Under the NPP, a total of 30 link projects have been identified, out of which 16 link projects under the Peninsular Component and 14 link projects are under the Himalayan Component. Out of 30 identified link projects under the NPP, Pre-Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of all the 30 links have been completed, Feasibility Reports (FRs) of 24 links and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 11 links have been completed. The Latest status of ILR projects under the NPP is at Annexure .

Government of India has accorded top priority to the ILR Programme. The Ken - Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the first and only ILR project under the NPP, which is under implementation at the ground level.

(b) & (c) During the preparation of  DPRs, detailed survey and investigations are carried out for the ILR projects, which  include  topographical,  seismic,  soil,  meteorological,  hydrological,   geological  and  geotechnical  surveys  and study  of  environmental  impact  parameters  like  socio-economical  factors,  biological,  ecological  and  physical  factors. However, these studies does not include any survey to increase the depth and width of the rivers' channel.

(d)  &  (e) Flood  management  falls  within  the  purview  of  the  States  and  therefore,  flood  control  and  drainage projects are planned & prioritized, formulated and implemented by the concerned State Governments from their own resources. The Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical guidance and also financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 582 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2024 REGARDING 'INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS'.

## LATEST STATUS OF ILR PROJECTS UNDER THE NPP

## HIMALAYAN COMPONENT

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Link                                      | Country/ States benefited        | Status                                        |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Kosi-Mechi link                                       | Bihar &Nepal                     | PFR completed                                 |
|         2 | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                     | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh (UP) &Nepal | FR completed                                  |
|         3 | Gandak - Ganga link                                   | UP &Nepal                        | FR completed                                  |
|         4 | Ghaghra - Yamuna link                                 | UP &Nepal                        | Draft FR completed                            |
|         5 | Sarda - Yamuna link                                   | UP &Uttarakhand                  | FR completed                                  |
|         6 | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                 | Haryana &Rajasthan               | FR completed                                  |
|         7 | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                              | Rajasthan &Gujarat               | FR completed                                  |
|         8 | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                              | Bihar &UP                        | Draft FR completed                            |
|         9 | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link         | Bihar &Jharkhand                 | Draft FR completed                            |
|        10 | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link              | Assam, West Bengal (WB) &Bihar   | FR completed                                  |
|        11 | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G) | Assam, WB&Bihar                  | PFR completed (The proposal has been dropped) |
|        12 | Farakka-Sundarbans link                               | WB                               | FR completed                                  |
|        13 | Ganga (Farakka) - Damodar- Subarnarekha link          | WB, Odisha &Jharkhand            | FR completed                                  |
|        14 | Subarnarekha-Mahanadi link                            | WB&Odisha                        | FR completed                                  |

## PENINSULAR COMPONENT

|   S. No | Name of the Link                                                           | Country/ States benefited   | Status              |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|       1 | a. Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link                    | Andhra Pradesh (AP) &Odisha | FR completed        |
|       1 | b. Alternate Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link | AP& Odisha                  | FR completed        |
|       2 | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link                           | AP                          | FR completed        |
|       3 | a. Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link                  | Telangana                   | FR completed        |
|       3 | b. Alternate Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link        | Telangana                   | DPR completed       |
|       4 | Godavari (Inchampalli/ SSMPP) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link                | Telangana &AP               | DPR completed       |
|       5 | a)Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link                       | AP                          | FR completed        |
|       5 | b) Alternate Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link *          | AP                          | DPR completed       |
|       6 | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                                          | AP                          | Draft DPR completed |
|       7 | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                                            | AP &Karnataka               | Draft DPR completed |

|   8 | a) Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link                        | AP, Tamil Nadu& Puducherry                | FR completed                                   |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|   8 | b) Alternate Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link *            | AP, Tamil Nadu& Puducherry                | DPR completed                                  |
|   9 | Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link                                  | Tamil Nadu                                | DPR completed                                  |
|  10 | a. Parbati - Kalisindh - Chambal link                                     | Madhya Pradesh & Rajasthan                | FR completed                                   |
|  10 | b) Modified Parbati - Kalisindh- Chambal link (duly integrated with ERCP) | MP &Rajasthan                             | Draft PFR completed                            |
|  11 | Damanganga - Pinjal link                                                  | Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai) | DPR completed                                  |
|  12 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                                     | Gujarat & Maharashtra                     | DPR completed                                  |
|  13 | Ken-Betwa link                                                            | Uttar Pradesh&MP                          | DPR completed& project is under implementation |
|  14 | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                         | Tamil Nadu &Kerala                        | FR completed                                   |
|  15 | Bedti - Varda link                                                        | Karnataka                                 | DPR completed                                  |
|  16 | Netravati - Hemavati link**                                               | Karnataka                                 | PFR completed                                  |

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