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) |
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| 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 |
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| Integration of modified Parbati – Kalisindh-Chambal link with Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) | PFR completed | MP & Rajasthan
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| 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 |
