Question : INTERLINKING OF RIVERS SONE RIVER



(a) whether Sone river passes through the States of Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha; and

(b) if so, the details of the area irrigated by the Sone river, State-wise?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)

(a)Madhya Praadesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar are co-basin states of River Sone.

(b)The intended irrigation benefits for three states from Bansagar dam on River Sone in Madhya Pradesh is as under:

(i)Annual irrigation in Madhya Pradesh (in the districts of Rewa, Sidhi, Satna and Shahdol): 2.49 lakh hectare.

(ii)Annual irrigation in Uttar Pradesh (in the districts of Mirzapur and Allahabad): 1.5 lakh hectare

(iii)Annual irrigation in Bihar : 0.94 lakh hectare towards stabilizing through old Sone Canal System.