Jal Shakti | Consultation for Inter-Linking of Rivers

Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP), the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports. Details and current status of the proposals for inter-State linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR) Programme is furnished at Annexure.

The Government is pursuing the interlinking of rivers (ILR) programme in a consultative manner and has accorded it priority. There is a structured mechanism for preparing work plan, fixing the targets, consultation with all stakeholders, reviewing of the progress etc. for ILR projects. Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of link projects after completion, are sent to the concerned States and efforts are made by way of holding regular consultation meetings with the concerned States to build consensus on water sharing, etc.

A Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) was constituted in September, 2014 to expedite execution of the inter-linking of rivers (ILR) projects. Nineteen meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far and its latest meeting was held on 12.11.2021. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers was also constituted in April, 2015 to look into the issues relating to interlinking of rivers. Fifteen meetings of the Task Force have been held so far and the latest meeting was held on 22.10.2021.

 

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

 

 

Details and status of the proposals for inter-State linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers Programme

 

 

S. No		Name	Rivers	States concerned	Status
Peninsular Component
1(a)	Mahanadi (Manibhadra)– Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link		Mahanadi and Godavari	Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra	FR Completed.
1(b)	Mahanadi (Bermul)– Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link		Mahanadi and Godavari	do	FR Completed. Preparation of DPR under progress.
2	Godavari(Inchampall)-Krishna(Pulichintala) link		Godavari and Krishna	Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka	FR Completed.
3	Godavari(Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link		Godavari and Krishna	–do–	FR Completed.
					DPR Completed.
4	Godavari(Polavaram) – Krishna(Vijayawada) link		Godavari and Krishna	–do–	FR Completed.
5	Krishna(Almatti) –Pennar link		Krishna and Pennar	Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Karnataka	FR Completed.
6	Krishna (Srisailam)–Pennar link		Krishna and Pennar	–do–	FR Completed.
7	Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)-Pennar (Somasila) link		Krishna and Pennar	–do–	FR Completed.
					DPR Completed.
8	Pennar (Somasila)–Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link		Pennar and Cauvery	Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry	FR Completed.
					DPR Completed.
9	Cauvery (Kattalai)–Vaigai–Gundar link		Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundar	Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry	DPR Completed.
10	Ken–Betwa link		Ken and Betwa	Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh	DPR (Phase – I, II & Comprehensive report) Completed. The Project is now under implementation.
11 (i)	Parbati – Kalisindh –Chambal link		Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal	Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building)	FR Completed.
(ii)	Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link		Parbati, Kuno and Sindh	Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan	PFR completed.
12	Par-Tapi-Narmada link		Par, Tapi and Narmada	Maharashtra and Gujarat	DPR Completed.
13	Damanganga – Pinjal link		Damanganga and Pinjal	–do–	DPR Completed.
14	Bedti-Varada link		Bedti and Varada	Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka	PFR Completed. Draft DPR completed
15	Netravati – Hemavati link		Netravati and Hemavati	Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala	PFR Completed.
16	Pamba – Achankovil –Vaippar link		Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar	Kerala and Tamil Nadu	FR Completed.
$ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati – Kalisindh – Chambal link.
Himalayan Component
1.	Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga(M-S-T-G)link		Manas, Sankosh, Tista and Ganga	BHUTAN & INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and Bihar)	FR completed. DPR in progress.
2.	Kosi-Ghaghra link		Kosi and Ghaghra	NEPAL & INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)	PFR completed
3.	Gandak-Ganga link		Gandak and Ganga	–do–	FR completed (Indian portion)
4.	Ghaghra-Yamuna link		Ghaghra and Yamuna	–do–	FR completed (Indian portion)
5.	Sarda-Yamuna link		Sarda and Yamuna	NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan)	FR completed (Indian portion)
6.	Yamuna-Rajasthan link		Yamuna and Sukri	Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh	FR completed
7.	Rajasthan-Sabarmati link		Sabarmati	–do–	FR completed
8.	Chunar-Sone Barrage link		Ganga and Sone	Bihar and Uttar Pradesh	FR completed
9.	Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link		Sone and Badua	Bihar and Jharkhand	PFR completed
10.	Ganga (Farakka)-Damodar- Subernarekha link		Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha	West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand	FR completed DPR in progress
11.	Subernarekha-Mahanadi link		Subernarekha and Mahanadi	West Bengal and Odisha	FR completed
12.	Kosi-Mechi Link		Kosi and Mechi	NEPAL & INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal)	PFR completed
13.	Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link		Ganga and Ichhamati	West Bengal	FR completed
14.	Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G)		Manas,Tista and Ganga	Assam, Bihar and West Bengal	PFR completed

 

• PFR- Pre Feasibility Report
• FR- Feasibility Report
• DPR- Detailed Project Report