Lok Sabha Question No. 1833 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-05
Subject: Major Irrigation Projects in Odisha
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Balabhadra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1833

ANSWERED ON 05.12.2024

## MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN ODISHA

1833.    SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Major Irrigation Projects are in-progress in Bharat;
- (b) whether there is any one from Odisha and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether there are any proposals from Odisha pending with the Government for clearances and if so, the details thereof along with the status of their clearance?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a)  & (b) As  per  National  register  of  major  and  medium  irrigation  projects  in  India-2024,  total  207  nos major irrigation projects  are  ongoing  in  the  country.  There  are  7  nos  ongoing  major  irrigation  projects  in Odisha. Details of these 7 nos projects is given in Annexure-I.

- (c) There  are  two  proposals  of  major  irrigation  projects  of  Odisha  under  appraisal  in  Central  Water Commission. Detail of appraisal status is given in Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1833 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.12.2024 REGARDING 'MAJOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN ODISHA'.

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                 | Basin/River                     | District Benefitted                    |   Ultimate Irrigation Potential (in thousand hectare) |
|-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Rengali Irrigation Project      | Brahmani and Baitarni/ Brahmani | Angul, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Jaijpur     |                                                143.49 |
|         2 | Subernarekha Irrigation Project | Subernarekha/ Subernarekha      | Mayurbhanj                             |                                                119.26 |
|         3 | Upper Indravati Lift Canal      | Godavari/ Mahanadi              | Kalahandi                              |                                                 43.04 |
|         4 | Kanupur                         | Brahmani and Baitarni/ Baitarni | Kendujhar                              |                                                 47.71 |
|         5 | Lower Suktel                    | Mahanadi/ Suktel                | Bolangir, Sonepur                      |                                                 50.8  |
|         6 | Integrated Anandapur Barrage    | Brahmani and Baitarni/ Baitarni | Jaijpur, Dhenkanal, Baleshwar, Cuttack |                                                 56.72 |
|         7 | Bagh Barrage Project            | Mahanadi/ Bagh                  | Boudh                                  |                                                 15.46 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1833 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.12.2024  REGARDING  'MAJOR  IRRIGATION

## PROJECTS IN ODISHA'.

|   Sl. No . | Name of Project                            | Basin/River    | District Benefitted   | Appraisal status                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          1 | Middle Kolab Multipurpose project          | Godavari/Kolab | Koraput, Malkangiri   | Meeting on Middle Kolab Multipurpose project with the Project Authority, under chairmanship of Chief Engineer, Project Appraisal Organization, Central Water Commission has been scheduled on 05.12.2024. |
|          2 | Govindapalli Integrated irrigation project | Godavari/Kolab | Malkangiri            | Comments of all appraising directorates of Central Water Commission has been issued during November, 2023- February 2024.                                                                                 |

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