Question : WATER CATCHMENT CAPACITY OF RIVERS

(a) the water catchment capacity of major South and North Indian rivers; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government to fix the courses of rivers to be inter-linked?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)

(a) Catchment area of major river basins in Indian territory is as under

S. NAME OF THE RIVERBASINS CATCHMENT AREA (Sq. km.)
NO.
1.	Indus 321289

2.	a) Ganga 861452	b) Brahmputra, Barak & 236136	other rivers

3.	Sabarmati 21674

4.	Mahi 34842

5.	Narmada 98796
6.	Tapi 65145

7	Brahmani & Baitarni 51822

8.	Mahanadi 141589

9.	Godavari 312812
10.	Krishna 258948
11.	Pennar 55213
12.	Cauvery 81155
Total 2540873

(b) The details of river training works for maintaining the course of river at the storage and diversion structures are worked out while preparing the Detailed Project Reports by the concerned State Governments as per their priority. The Inter-linking proposals are at present at the feasibility report level.

Question : WATER CATCHMENT CAPACITY OF RIVERS

Answer given by the minister

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