Lok Sabha Question No. 758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Inter Linking of Rivers of South India
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 758

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## INTER LINKING OF RIVERS OF SOUTH INDIA

## 758. SHRI K. PARASURAMAN

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION  be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  had  proposed  linking  of  rivers  of  southern  part  of  the  country,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  also  constituted  a  committee  to  draw modus  operandi for  linking  rivers  in Southern part of the country, if so, the details thereof and present status of this proposal;

(c) whether there is any financial constraint being faced by the Government for implementation of this project; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

(a) Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water prepared by this Ministry, NWDA has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports. The pre-feasibility report of the all 30 links have been  prepared  and  circulated  to  the  concerned  State  Govts.  by  the  NWDA.  After  survey  and  investigations Feasibility Reports of 14 links under Peninsular Component in southern part of country have been completed, as per details in the Annexure .

(b)  to  (d)  The  Government  is  pursuing  the  Interlinking  of  Rivers  program  in  a  consultative  manner.  Its implementation is dependent upon the consensus and co-operation of the concerned States and upon obtaining various mandatory clearances from Ministry/ Departments of Central and State Governments including statutory clearances.  In  order  to  speed  up  the  implementation  of  Inter-Linking  of  River  Programme  and  to  arrive  at  a consensus on the link proposals between the States, a 'Special Committee for Interlinking of Rivers', has been constituted  by  this    Ministry  in  September,  2014.  Nine  meetings  of  the  Special  Committee  for  Interlinking  of River (ILR) have been held so far, wherein State Irrigation/ Water Resources Ministers along with the Secretaries of  various  States  attended  the  meetings.  The  Committee  after  considering  the  views  of  all  the  stakeholders  is taking all necessary steps for expediting the objectives of interlinking rivers programme as per terms of reference of the Committee.

For providing further impetus and to arrive at a consensus on ILR proposals between the States, a 'Task Force and various Sub-Committees for Interlinking of Rivers' have also been constituted. The requirement of funds for this initiative is substantial.  Therefore, varied sources of funds will have to be tapped for implementation of ILR Projects. Currently, no financial constraints are envisaged in the implementation of ILR Projects.

ANNEXURE

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Unstarred  Question  No.  758  due  for  answer  in  LokSabha  on 21.07.2016 regarding Inter Linking of Rivers of South India.

| Sl. No               | Name                                                                | States concerned                                                                                    | States benefited                             | Status                                                                        |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Peninsular Component | Peninsular Component                                                | Peninsular Component                                                                                | Peninsular Component                         | Peninsular Component                                                          |
| 1                    | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link                | Orissa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, &Chattisgarh,                                       | Andhra Pradesh& Orissa                       | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 2                    | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link                | Orissa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka &Chattisgarh,             | Telangana& Andhra Pradesh                    | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 3                    | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link              | -do-                                                                                                | Telangana                                    | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 4                    | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link                    | Orissa, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, &Chattisgarh,                                       | Andhra Pradesh                               | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 5                    | Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar link                                     | -do-                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh& Karnataka                    | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 6                    | Krishna (Srisailam) - Pennar link                                   | -do-                                                                                                | --                                           | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 7                    | Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link                  | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh& Karnataka,                                                             | -do-                                         | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 8                    | Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link                     | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala &Puducherry                                           | Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu &Puducherry       | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 9                    | Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai - Gundar link                           | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala &Puducherry                                                           | Tamil Nadu                                   | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 10                   | Ken-Betwa link a) Ken-Betwa Link Phase-I b) Ken-Betwa link Phase-II | Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh - do-                                                                | Uttar Pradesh &Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh | DPR Phase-I completed in April 2010& DPR Phase- II Completed in January 2014. |
| 11                   | Parbati -Kalisindh- - Chambal link                                  | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to be consulted during consensus building ) | Madhya Pradesh& Rajasthan                    | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |
| 12                   | Par-Tapi-Narmada link                                               | Maharashtra &Gujarat                                                                                | Gujarat                                      | DPR completed in August 2015                                                  |
| 13                   | Damanganga - Pinjal link (As per DPR )                              | Maharashtra &Gujarat                                                                                | Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai)    | DPR Completed in March 2014.                                                  |
| 14                   | Bedti - Varda link                                                  | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh &Karnataka                                                              | Karnataka                                    | Pre-Feasibility Report Completed                                              |
| 15                   | Netravati - Hemavati link                                           | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala                                                                      | Karnataka                                    | Pre-Feasibility Report Completed                                              |
| 16                   | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link                                   | Kerala &Tamil Nadu,                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                   | Feasibility Report Completed                                                  |

FR    --   Feasibility Report

PFR -   Pre feasibility Report

DPR - Detailed Project Report

S&I   -- Survey and Investigation

MCM -- Million Cubic Meters