Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Inter-Linking Of Rivers

Posted On: 02 FEB 2023 5:01PM by PIB Delhi

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

Sl. No.

Name of the Link

Status

Country/ States benefited

Annual Irrigation

(Lakh ha)

M&I (Mm3)

Hydro

power

(MW)

1.

Kosi-Mechi link

PFR completed

Bihar & Nepal

4.74

(2.99+1.75)

24

3,180

2.

Kosi-Ghaghra link

Draft FR completed

Bihar, Uttar Pradesh (UP) & Nepal

10.58

(8.17+ 0.67 + 1.74 )

48

--

3.

Gandak - Ganga link

FR completed

(Indian portion)

UP & Nepal

34.58

(28.80+ 5.78 )

700

4,375 (Dam PH) & 180 (Canal PH)

4.

Ghaghra - Yamuna link

FR completed (Indian portion)

UP & Nepal

26.65

(25.30 + 1.35 )

1391

10,884

5.

Sarda - Yamuna link

FR completed

UP & Uttarakhand

2.95

(2.65 + 0.30)

3054

3,600

6.

Yamuna-Rajasthan link

FR completed

Haryana & Rajasthan

2.51

(0.11+ 2.40 )

30

--

7.

Rajasthan-Sabarmati link

FR completed

Rajasthan & Gujarat

11.53

(11.21+0.32)

102

--

8.

Chunar-Sone Barrage link

Draft FR completed

Bihar & UP

0.67

(0.30 + 0.37)

--

--

9.

Sone Dam - Southern Tributaries of Ganga link

PFR completed

 

Bihar & Jharkhand

3.07

(2.99 + 0.08 )

360

95 (90 Dam PH) & 5 (Canal PH)

10.

Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link

FR completed

Assam, West Bengal (WB) & Bihar

3.41

(2.05 + 1.00 + 0.36 )

--

--

11.

Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G)

PFR completed

Assam, WB & Bihar

3.559

(0.975+ 1.564+ 1.02)

265

360

12.

Farakka-Sundarbans link

FR completed

WB

1.50

184

--

13.

Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar-Subarnarekha link

FR completed

WB, Odisha & Jharkhand

12.30

(11.18+ 0.39+ 0.73)

432

--

14.

Subarnarekha-Mahanadi link

FR completed

 

WB & Odisha

1.63

(0.18+ 1.45)

198

9

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