Ministry of Jal Shakti
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Meeting on Inter-Linking of Rivers

Posted On: 21 MAR 2022 7:54PM by PIB Delhi

The Government of India has formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) of interlinking of rivers for transferring water from surplus basins to deficit basins/areas in 1980. National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component and 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs) under Inter-linking of Rivers Project.  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 ILR programme has been accorded top priority by the Government of India. The programme and its progress is reviewed on regular basis in the Annual General Meetings (AGM) of NWDA Society headed by Hon’ble Minister, MoJS. The NWDA Society has wide representations from Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments. A total of 35 meetings of AGM of NWDA have been held so far. The last meeting was held on 12.11.2021. The Governing Body of NWDA Society under the Chairmanship of the Secretary (DoWR, RD & GR), MoJS reviews the Action Plan prepared for various link projects in terms of targets which are fixed for completion on annual basis.

 

The Govt. of India had also constituted a Task Force under the Chairmanship of Sh. Suresh P. Prabhu, the then Member of Lok Sabha to prepare the implementation plan of ILR projects in year 2002. On the direction of Hon’ble Supreme Court, the Govt. of India constituted a Committee called Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers (SCILR) under the chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister. SCILR reviews the progress of ILR projects regularly. 19 meetings of the SCILR have been held so far and the last meeting was held on 12.11.2021. The Union Cabinet is also apprised of the progress report of Special Committee for Inter-Linking of Rivers from time to time.

 

The Union Cabinet also directed that a committee comprising of experts be constituted to look into the issues relating to inter linking of rivers. In compliance with the direction of the Union Cabinet, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers (TF-ILR) under the Chairmanship of Chief Advisor, MoWR, RD& GR (now Ministry of Jal Shakti ) has been constituted for expediting the works under ILR Programme. 15 meetings of the Task Force have been held so far and its last meeting was held on 22.10.2021. Sub – Committees / Groups under TF-ILR also work for expediting the progress of ILR programme.

 

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

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

 
                 

 

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