(a) whether a number of major irrigation projects are pending with the Union Government for clearance;
(b) if so, the details of such projects along with reasons for
non-clearance as on date, State-wise;
(c) whether the Union Government propose to lay down any time
frame for clearance of these projects; and
(d) if so, the details thereof ?
THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES ( SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETHI)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.494 REGARDING PENDING IRRIGATION
PROJECTS TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.8.2001
Out of 92 major irrigation projects received from various
States in Central Water Commission for techno-economic appraisal,
60 projects have been accepted by the Advisory Committee of the
Ministry of Water Resources, subject to certain observations and
32 projects are in various stages of appraisal. The details of
these projects is given in the enclosed Annexure.
Clearance of major/medium irrigation projects depends on
resolution of inter-State issues wherever involved and compliance
of observations of the various central appraising agencies by the
State Government.
Annexure
Sl. Name of Project State Major/ Estimate Stat No. Medium d Cost us
(RS. in Crores)
1. Nettampadu Lift Andhra Major 134.30 A Irrigation Scheme Pradesh
2. Kalwa Kurthi Lift Andhra Major 134.30 A Irrigation Scheme Pradesh
3. Pulichintala Irrigation Andhra Major 506.20 B Project Pradesh
4. Krishna Delta System Andhra Major 659.16 B Mod. Pradesh
5. Bhima Lift Irrigation Andhra Major 744.00 B Pradesh 6. Sriram Sagar Stage-II Andhra Major 697.70 B Pradesh
7 Flood Flow Canal from Andhra Major 1331.30 B SRSP Pradesh
8. Jurala Andhra Major 545.82 B Pradesh
9. Vamsadhara Phase-I of Andhra Major 123.936 B Stage-II Pradesh 10. Vamsadhara Project Andhra Major 275.74 B Stage-II Pradesh 11. Punpun-Mohar-Dardha Bihar Major 102.26 B 12. Kadwan Reservoir Bihar Major 1111.14 A Project 13. Tilaiya Dadhar Bihar Major 220.11 B 14. Upper Mahananda Bihar Major 126.53 A Irrigation Scheme 15. Punasi Reservoir Jharkhand Major 221.65 B 16. Subernarekha Jharkhand Major 1428.82 B
(Multipurpose) 17. Ajoy Barrage/Siktia Jharkhand Major 248.10 B Barrage 18. Upper Sakri Reservoir Jharkhand Major 123.81 B 19. Kanhar Reservoir Jharkhand Major 1015.76 A 20. North Koel Reservoir Jharkhand Major 836.11 A 21. Konar Irrigation Jharkhand Major 336.69 B 22. Modernisation of Gujarat Major 8.12 B Machchu-I 23. Western Yamuna Link Haryana Major 31.26 B Channel 24. Satluj Yamuna Link Haryana Major 61.76 B Canal 25. Renuka Dam Himachal Major 1224.64 B Pradesh 26. Upper Tunga Project Karnataka Major 556.00 A 27. Markandeya Reservoir Karnataka Major 134.53 A Project 28. Singatalur(Huligudda) Karnataka Major 123.00 A Lift Irrigation Scheme 29. Hippargi Irrigation Karnataka Major 186.70 B 30. Idmalayar Irrigation Kerala Major 107.00 B Project 31. Bansagar Unit-II Madhya Major 344.68 B
(Canals) Pradesh 32. Bargi Multipurpose Madhya Major 566.34 B Project Pradesh 33. Kolar Project Madhya Major 139.14 B Pradesh 34. Tanwar Tank Madhya Major 24.38 B Pradesh 35. Pench Diversion Madhya Major 184.04 B Pradesh 36. Mahan Madhya Major 39.00 B Pradesh 37. Rajghat Canal Madhya Major 309.21 B Pradesh 38. Upper Narmada Project Madhya Major 211.92 A Pradesh 39. Halon Irrigation Madhya Major 193.01 A Project Pradesh 40. Dudhganga Irrigation Maharashtra Major 204.58 B 41. Warna Irrigation Maharashtra Major 337.81 B 42. Koyna-Krishna Lift Maharashtra Major B Irrigation 259.10 43. Arunavati Project Maharashtra Major 66.48 B 44. Punad Irrigation Maharashtra Major 29.22 B 45. Lower Wunna Project Maharashtra Major 87.55 B 46. Human River Project Maharashtra Major 494.60 A 47. Lower Wardha Maharashtra Major 61.99 A 48. Gunjawani Maharashtra Major 86.77 A 49. Sangola Branch Canal Maharashtra Major 37.01 B 50. Talamba Irrigation Maharashtra Major 289.09 B Project 51. Lendi Irrigation Maharashtra Major 177.615 A Project 52. Tipaimukh Dam Project Manipur Major 2899 B 53. Ong Dam Project Orissa Major 304.66 B 54. Kanupur Irrigation Orissa Major 428.32 B Project 55. Ib Irrigation Project Orissa Major 966.03 A 56. Brutang Orissa Major 227.25 B 57. Upper Indravati Ext. Orissa Major 136.67 B Project 58. Upper Kolab Ext. Orissa Major 71.66 B Project 59. Improvement of Salki Orissa Major 11.57 B Irr. Project 60. Improvement of Orissa Major 57.06 A Taladanda Main Canal and Distributory No.12 61. Improvement to Sason Orissa Major 34.92 B Canal system of Hirakud Distribution System 62. Anandpur Barrage Orissa Major 482.26 B Project 63. Drainage Develoment Orissa Major 227.75 A
(Phase.I) in Mahanadi Delta Stage I & II 64. Punjab Irr. & Drainage Punjab Major 1149.00 A Project Ph.III 65. Raising Lining of Punjab Major 20.46 B Bhakra Main Canal 66. Kandi Canal Extension Punjab Major 147.12 B from Hoshiarpur to Balachaur 67. SYL main canal Part-I Punjab Major 601.25 D 68. Mod. project estimate Punjab Major 195.44 B of SYL canal Part-III 69. Shahpurkandi Dam Punjab Major 1324.18 B Project (Ravi Project Unit –V) 70. Project Estimate of Punjab Major 48.80 A Installation of 245 nos. deep tube-wells Ph- II 71. Sri Dashmukh Irrigation Punjab Major 647.00 A Project 72. Pipalda Lift Irrigation Rajasthan Major 11.39 A 73. Utilization of Yamuna Rajasthan Major 172.96 A water in Bharatpur District 74. Util. Of Yamuna water Rajasthan Major 273.00 A in Jhunjhunu 75. Indira Gandhi Nahar Rajasthan Major 121.92 B Stage-I (ERM) 76. Rajasthan Water Sector Rajasthan Major 733.60 B Restructuring Project
(ERM) 77. Krishna WS to Madras Tamil Nadu Major 176.46 A Stage-I 78. Mod. of Cauvery delta Tamil Nadu Major 78.80 B Ph-I 79. Raising of Meja Dam Uttar Major 65.0 B Pradesh 80. Bansagar Canal Uttar Major 190.27 B Pradesh 81. Kanhar Irrigation Uttar Major 341.45 A Pradesh 82. Maudaha Dam Uttar Major 125.16 B Pradesh 83. Chittaurgarh Uttar Major 36.70 B Pradesh 84. Lining of Channel in Uttar Major 57.37 B Bundelkhand Pradesh 85. Modernisation of Agra Uttar Major 74.16 B Canal Pradesh 86. Increasing Capacity of Uttar Major 60.53 C Bhupali Pump Canal Pradesh 87. Eastern Yamuna Uttar Major 22.49 B
(Hathnikund) Link Pradesh Channe 88. Kachnoda Dam Uttar Major 70.45 A Pradesh 89. Improving Water Uttar Major 120.98 A Management and Existing Pradesh Sarda Canal System
(ERM) 90. Uttar Pradesh Water Uttar Major 843.70 A Restructuring Pradesh Project(ERM) 91. Kishau Dam Uttaranchal Major 4099.00 C 92. Mod. of Kangsabati Res. West Bengal Major 471.90 A
(Phase-I)
STATUS :
A) UNDER EXAMINATION. B) ACCEPTED BY ADVISORY COMMITTEE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS. C) DEFERRED BY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. D) PENDING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION FOR INVESTMENT CLEARANCE.