The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has been entrusted with the work of inter-linking of rivers under National Perspective Plan (NPP). NPP has two components, viz., Himalayan Rivers Development Component and Peninsular Rivers Development Component. 30 link projects have been identified under NPP. Pre-Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of all the 30 links have been completed and Feasibility Reports (FRs) of 24 links and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 8 links have been completed. Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the first link project under NPP, for which implementation has been initiated. Latest status and State-wise details of Inter-linking of Rivers (ILR) projects are given at Annexure.

A budget allocation of ₹ 1,100 crore in the current financial year has been made for KBLP by Government of India. The total amount spent on the project till 31.12.2022 is ₹ 7,665 crore, including ₹ 5,038.28 crore from the Central grant and ₹ 2,626.70 crore from the State budget.

The cooperation of States is paramount in the implementation of inter-linking of rivers projects. Inter-Basin Water Transfer (IBWT) from surplus basins to water deficit basins/areas is essential to address the imbalance in water availability across the country and water security in the country. ILR programme is being pursued in a consultative manner by building consensus amongst the Party States for the implementation of the ILR projects. Government of India has accorded priority to the ILR programme and has been making all efforts to expedite the same.

KBLP is the first inter-linking project taken for implementation as a result of efforts made by Ministry of Jal Shakti and cooperation of States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. The project is being implemented by Centre and both the States jointly through a Special Purpose Vehicle (Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority) with major funding coming from Central Government.

This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.

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ANNEXURE

 

 

Latest Status and State-wise Details of Inter-Linking of River (ILR) projects under the National Perspective Plan (NPP)

Peninsular Component

Sl. No	Name of the link	Status	States benefited	Annual Irrigation (Lakh ha)	Domestic & Industrial (Mm3)	Hydro power (MW)
1	Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link	FR completed	Andhra Pradesh (AP) & Odisha	4.43	700	450
	Alternate Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya – Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link	FR completed	AP & Odisha	6.25 (0.91 + 3.52 + 1.82**)	700 (MGL)% +125**	210 (MGL)% + 240**
2	Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link	FR completed	AP	2.1	162	--
3	a.)Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link	FR completed	Telangana	2.87	237	975+ 70= 1,045
	b.) Alternate Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link *	DPR completed	Telangana	3.67	140	60
4	Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link	FR completed	Telangana & AP	6.13 (1.09 +5.04)	413	27
5	a.) Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link	FR completed	AP	5.81	124	90
	b.)Alternate Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link *	DPR completed	AP	2.94	218	90
6	Krishna (Srisailam) – Pennar link	FR completed	--	--	--	17
7	Krishna (Almatti) – Pennar link	FR completed	AP & Karnataka	2.58 (1.9+0.68)	56	13.5
8	a.)Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link	FR completed	AP, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry	4.91 (0.49+ 4.36 +0.06)	1105	--
	b.) Alternate Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link *	DPR completed	AP, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry	2.83 (0.51+2.32)	1098 (62+ 1036)
9	Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link	DPR completed	Tamil Nadu	4.48	218	--
10	Parbati –Kalisindh - Chambal link	FR completed	Madhya Pradesh (MP) & Rajasthan	@Alt.I = 2.30 Alt.II = 2.20	- 13.2	--
	Parbati – Kuno – Sindh link. $	PFR completed	MP & Rajasthan
	Integration of modified Parbati – Kalisindh-Chambal link with Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP)	PFR completed	MP & Rajasthan
11	Damanganga - Pinjal link (As per DPR )	DPR completed	Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai)	--	895	5
12	Par-Tapi-Narmada link (As per DPR)	DPR completed	Gujarat & Maharashtra	2.36 (2.32 + 0.04)	76 (for 27.5 lakh population of Dang, Navsari, Valsad and Nasik districts)	21
13	Ken-Betwa link	DPR completed & implementation initiated	Uttar Pradesh & Madhya Pradesh	10.62 (2.51 +8.11)	194	103 (Hydro) & 27MW (Solar)
14	Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link	FR completed	Tamil Nadu & Kerala	0.91 ---	--	--- 508
15	Bedti - Varda link	DPR completed	Karnataka	0.60	----	----
16	Netravati – Hemavati link***	PFR completed	Karnataka	0.34	--	--

 

% MGL: Mahanadi Godavari Link

**Benefit from six projects of Govt. of Odisha.

@ Alt I- Linking with Gandhisagar Dam; Alt. II- Linking with Rana Pratapsagar Dam

* Alternate study to divert unutilized waters of Godavari river carried out and DPR of Godavari (Inchampalli/ Janampet) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila) –

Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects completed. Godavari-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link project has been prepared comprising Godavari (Inchampalli / Janampet) - Krishna

(Nagarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) and Pennar(Somasila)-Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link projects.

*** Further studies are not taken up since after implementation of Yettinahole project by Govt. of Karnataka, no surplus water is available in Netravati basin for diversion through this link.

$ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati – Kalisindh-Chambal link

 

Himalayan Component

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