Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Interlinking of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: HARISHCHANDRA DEORAM CHAVAN, DHARAMBIR BHALERAM

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*77

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## INTERLINKING OF RIVERS

| †*77.                                                                                               | SHRI HARISHCHANDRA CHAVAN SHRI DHARAMBIR                                                            |
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| Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: | Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: |
| ANSWER                                                                                              | ANSWER                                                                                              |
| THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION                           | THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION                           |
| (a) to (e):                                                                                         | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                      |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016 REGARDING INTERLINKING OF RIVERS.

(a) & (b) The inter-basin transfer of water, through interlinking of rivers (ILR), is considered to be essential for addressing the twin problems of water scarcity and floods. Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for ILR  prepared  by  this  Ministry,  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular  Component  &  14  under  Himalayan Component)have  been  identified  for  preparation  of  Feasibility  Reports.  After  survey  and  investigations, Feasibility  Reports  of  14  links  under  Peninsular  Component  and  Feasibility  Reports  of  2  links  &  draft Feasibility Reports of 7 links (Indian portion) under Himalayan Component have been completed. Present status of ILR Projects is given at Annexure .

The  Sharda-  Yamuna  link  is  one  of  the  links  identified  by  National  Water  Development  Agency (NWDA)  under  the  Himalayan  Component  of  NPP.  The  Sharda-Yamuna  link  originates  from  the Pancheshwar Dam - a multipurpose project, which is located on river Sharda (known as Mahakali in Nepal) on the international border between India and Nepal. The Feasibility Report of Sharda - Yamuna link project (Indian portion) was prepared by NWDA in the year 2003. On the basis of the balance water available at tail end of the link, the draft Feasibility Report for subsequent connecting links i.e. Yamuna - Rajasthan link and Rajasthan  -  Sabarmati  link  (in  Gujarat),  which  covers    U.P.,  Haryana,  Rajasthan,  and  Gujarat,  was  also prepared by NWDA. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the Pancheshwar multipurpose project is being prepared  and  finalised  by  the  Pancheshwar  Development  Authority  -  recently  constituted  jointly  by Governments of India and Nepal, by considering the latest hydrological and other relevant data. The DPR of Pancheshwar Project as and when finalized and agreed by the two countries will have a bearing on planning of Sharda - Yamuna and subsequent links.

(c) The projects under the ILR Programme are at various stages of planning. As such, till date no expenditure has  been  incurred  on  the  execution  of  the  projects.  However,  NWDA  has  incurred  an  expenditure  of  Rs. 588.8 crores during the period for preparation of Preliminary Water Balance Studies, Pre Feasibility Reports, Feasibility Reports and Detailed Project Reports related to ILR programme.

(d) & (e) The Government is pursuing the Interlinking of Rivers programme 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  the  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga Rejuvenation 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 remained present. 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.

ANNEXURE

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Starred Question No. *77 due for answer in Lok Sabha on 21.07.2016 regarding Interlinking of Rivers.

| 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)    | DPRCompleted 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                                              |
| Sl.                  | Name                                                                | States concerned                                                                                    | States benefited                             | Status                                                                        |

| No                  |                                                       |                                                              |                                 |                                                         |
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Himalayan Component | Himalayan Component                                   | Himalayan Component                                          | Himalayan Component             | Himalayan Component                                     |
| 1.                  | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link              | Assam, West Bengal, Bihar& Bhutan                            | Assam, West Bengal &Bihar       | FR in progress                                          |
| 2.                  | Kosi-Ghaghra link                                     | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh& Nepal                                 | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh           | FR in Indian portion in progress                        |
| 3.                  | Gandak-Ganga link                                     | -do-                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                   | Draft FR completed(for Indian portion)                  |
| 4.                  | Ghaghra-Yamuna link                                   | -do-                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                   | FR completed (for Indian portion)                       |
| 5.                  | Sarda-Yamuna link                                     | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand& Nepal | Uttar Pradesh &Uttarakhand      | FR completed (for Indian portion)                       |
| 6.                  | Yamuna-Rajasthan link                                 | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana &Rajasthan                   | Haryana & Rajasthan             | Draft FR completed                                      |
| 7.                  | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link                              | -do-                                                         | Rajasthan & Gujarat             | Draft FR completed                                      |
| 8.                  | Chunar-Sone Barrage link                              | Bihar &Uttar Pradesh                                         | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh           | Draft FR completed                                      |
| 9.                  | Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link         | Bihar &Jharkhand                                             | Bihar &Jharkhand                | FR in progress                                          |
| 10.                 | Ganga(Farakka)-Damodar- Subernarekha link             | West Bengal, Orissa& Jharkhand                               | West Bengal, Orissa & Jharkhand | Draft FR completed                                      |
| 11.                 | Subernarekha-Mahanadi link                            | West Bengal &Orissa                                          | West Bengal & Orissa            | Draft FR Completed                                      |
| 12.                 | Kosi-Mechi link                                       | Bihar , West Bengal& Nepal                                   | Bihar                           | PFR completed. FR to be taken up Entirely lies in Nepal |
| 13.                 | Farakka-Sunderbans link                               | West Bengal                                                  | West Bengal                     | Draft FR completed                                      |
| 14.                 | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G) | -do-                                                         | Assam, West Bengal &Bihar       | Alternative to M- S-T-G Link. Not to be taken up.       |

FR    --   Feasibility Report

PFR -   Pre feasibility Report

DPR - Detailed Project Report

S&I   -- Survey and Investigation

MCM -- Million Cubic Meters