(a) the current status of inter-linking of rivers project in the country;
(b) whether on the one hand, Northern bihar is affected by catastrophic flood and on the other, Southern bihar is affected by drought;
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the efforts being made by the government so far to prevent the annual damage due to delay in work of inter-linking of rivers?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)
(a) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by the then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water, for transferring water from water surplus basins to water-deficit basins. Under the 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 status of the proposals for inter-state linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers Programme is furnished at Annexure.
(b) & (c) As per information provided by the Government of Bihar, large area of the State is prone to ?oods. Predominantly, Northern Bihar gets a?ected by ?oods every year due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchment areas, which mainly lies in Nepal. Whereas, Southern Bihar faces problems of ?ash ?oods as well as drought.
(d) The Government is pursuing the interlinking of rivers (ILR) Program in a consultative manner and has accorded it top priority. The implementation of the ILR projects depends upon the consensus among the concerned States. Thus the interlinking of rivers programme is being pursued based on the principle of consensus and agreement among the concerned States. The Government is also having regular dialogue with the Government of Nepal through established bilateral mechanism for the construction of dams on common rivers, for mutual benefit, including flood control.
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ANNEXURE
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1541 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022 REGARDING “STATUS OF INTER-LINKING OF RIVERS”.
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 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.
11
(i) Parbati – Kalisindh –Chambal link Parbati, Kalisindh and 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
(Dropped)
• PFR- Pre Feasibility Report
• FR- Feasibility Report
• DPR- Detailed Project Report