Interlinking of Rivers Programme Being Taken Up on High Priority
The interlinking of rivers (ILR) programme has been taken up on high priority. The Government is pursuing the ILR program in a consultative manner.
The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation, now Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water, for transferring water from water surplus basins to water-deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). The Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) of the all 30 links have been prepared and circulated to the concerned State Governments by the NWDA. After survey and investigations, Feasibility Reports of 14 links under Peninsular Component and Feasibility Reports of 2 links and draft Feasibility Reports of 7 links (Indian portion) under Himalayan Component have been completed. Present status, States concerned with Inter Basin Water Transfer Links are given in Annexure.
Under NPP four priority links have been identified for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPR) under the Peninsular Rivers Component viz; Ken-Betwa link project (KBLP) Phase –I & II, Damanganga-Pinjal link project, Par-Tapi-Narmada link project and Mahanadi-Godavari link project. The preparation of DPR of a project is taken up only after consent of concerned State Governments. Based on the concurrence of the concerned States, DPRs of KBLP Phase-I & Phase-II, Damanganga-Pinjal link project and Par-Tapi-Narmada link project have been completed. The techno-economic clearance and various statutory clearances of the KBLP Phase-I have been accorded except clearance from Central Empowered Committee (CEC) of the Supreme Court. Based on the request of Government of Madhya Pradesh, Lower Orr dam, Bina complex and Kotha barrage projects have been included in KBLP Phase-II. The DPR of these projects have been completed by NWDA/ Government of Madhya Pradesh. The draft Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) for implementation of Ken-Betwa Link Project has been sent to Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh for concurrence.
The techno-economic clearance of the Damanganga-Pinjal link project has also been accorded, subject to statutory clearances. The DPR of Par-Tapi-Narmada link project has been completed by NWDA. The combined draft MoA for implementation of Damanganga-Pinjal and Par-Tapi-Narmada Link (including the four intra-state link projects of Maharashtra State) has been sent to Maharashtra and Gujarat State Governments for concurrence.
The cost of the above three interlinking projects as per DPR are furnished below:
Sl no
|
Name of the project
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Cost
(Rs.in crore)
|
Year of Price level
|
1.
|
Ken-Betwa Link Project
|
34925
|
2017-18
|
2.
|
Damanganga-Pinjal Link Project
|
3008
|
2015-16
|
3.
|
Par-Tapi-Narmada Link Project
|
10211
|
2015-16
|
The estimated cost of other ILR projects will only be known after completion of their respective DPRs.
The implementation of ILR projects involves various steps such as preparation of PFRs/FRs; negotiation and consensus among concerned States; preparation of DPRs; clearance from appraisal agencies including clearance by Ministry of Environment & Forests and Climate Change (MoEF & CC) and Ministry of Tribal Affairs; techno-economic clearance by Advisory Committee on Irrigation, Flood Control & Multipurpose Projects of MoWR, RD & GR; investment clearance and the actual construction time required for the completion of the project as per DPR.
The implementation of a project is taken up after preparation of its DPR with the consensus of concerned States and obtaining requisite statutory clearances.
ANNEXURE
Present status of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status of Feasibility Reports/Detailed Project Report
Sl. No | Name | Rivers | States concerned | Status | |
Peninsular Component | |||||
1 | Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link | Mahanadi & Godavari | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh | FRCompleted | |
2 | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link | Godavari & Krishna | -do- | FRCompleted | |
3 | Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link | Godavari & Krishna | Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Chattisgarh, | FRCompleted | |
4 | Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link | Godavari & Krishna | Odisha, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh | FRCompleted | |
5 | Krishna (Almatti) – Pennar link | Krishna & Pennar | -do- | FRCompleted | |
6 | Krishna (Srisailam) – Pennar link | Krishna & Pennar | -do- | FRCompleted | |
7 | Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link | Krishna & Pennar | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka, | FRCompleted | |
8 | Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link | Pennar & Cauvery | Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry | FRCompleted | |
9 | Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link | Cauvery, Vaigai & Gundar | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry | FRCompleted | |
10 | Ken-Betwa link | Ken & Betwa | Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh | FR & DPR (Ph-I&II) Completed | |
11 | Parbati -Kalisindh- Chambal link | Parbati, Kalisindh & Chambal | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP requested to be consulted during consensus building) | FRCompleted | |
12 | Par-Tapi-Narmada link | Par, Tapi & Narmada | Maharashtra & Gujarat | FR & DPR Completed | |
13 | Damanganga - Pinjal link | Damanganga & Pinjal | Maharashtra & Gujarat | FR & DPR Completed | |
14 | Bedti - Varda link | Bedti & Varda | Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka | PFRCompleted | |
15 | Netravati – Hemavati link | Netravati & Hemavati | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala | PFRCompleted | |
16 | Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link | Pamba, Achankovil & Vaippar | Kerala & Tamil Nadu, | FRCompleted | |
Himalayan Component
| |||||
1. | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link | Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga | Assam, West Bengal, Bihar& Bhutan | PFR completed | |
2. | Kosi-Ghaghra link | Kosi & Ghaghra | Bihar , Uttar Pradesh & Nepal | PFR completed | |
3. | Gandak-Ganga link | Gandak & Ganga | -do- | Draft FR completed (Indian portion) | |
4. | Ghaghra-Yamuna link | Ghaghra & Yamuna | -do- | FR completed (Indian portion) | |
5. | Sarda-Yamuna link | Sarda & Yamuna | Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal | FR completed (Indian portion) | |
6. | Yamuna-Rajasthan link | Yamuna & Sukri | Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan | Draft FR completed | |
7. | Rajasthan-Sabarmati link | Sabarmati | -do- | Draft FR completed | |
8. | Chunar-Sone Barrage link | Ganga & Sone | Bihar & Uttar Pradesh | Draft FR completed | |
9. | Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link | Sone & Badua | Bihar & Jharkhand | PFR completed | |
10. | Ganga(Farakka)-Damodar-Subernarekha link | Ganga, Damodar & Subernarekha | West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand | Draft FR completed | |
11. | Subernarekha-Mahanadi link | Subernarekha & Mahanadi | West Bengal & Odisha | Draft FR Completed | |
12. | Kosi-Mechi link | Kosi &Mechi | Bihar , West Bengal & Nepal | PFR completed Entirely lies in Nepal | |
13. | Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link | Ganga & Ichhamati | West Bengal | Draft FR completed | |
14. | Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G) | Manas, Tista & Ganga | -do- | (Alternative to M-S-T-G Link) dropped | |
· PFR- Pre Feasibility Report
· FR- Feasibility Report
· DPR- Detailed Project Report
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Arjum Ram Meghwal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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