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Ministry of Jal Shakti

Status of Interlinking of Rivers

Posted On: 14 MAR 2022 4:22PM by PIB Delhi

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.

Ken – Betwa project is the first Inter-linking project under NPP, which is under implementation. A tripartite agreement has been signed among the States of UP and MP and Central Government for implementation of Ken-Betwa Link Project in March, 2021. The project has been approved by the Government of India with an estimated cost of Rs. 44605 Cr at year 2020-21 price level and central support of Rs.39317 Cr through a Special Purpose Vehicle.

The ILR programme has been accorded top priority by the Government and it is being pursued based on the principle of consensus and agreement among the concerned States. A “Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers” was constituted in September, 2014 for the implementation of ILR programme. Nineteen meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers was also constituted in April, 2015 and fifteen meetings of the Task Force have been held so far. Furthermore, efforts have been made for building consensus among the concerned States as implementation of the ILR projects depends mainly on the consensus among the concerned States.

Estimated expenditure for ILR project (30 links) is estimated at Rs. 8.44 lakh crore. However, the issue related to actual expenditure arises at time of implementation of the link projects.

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

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	Mahanadiand 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	Godavariand Krishna		Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka		FR Completed.
3		Godavari(Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link	Godavariand 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.

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

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