Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Posted On:
04 APR 2022 5:03PM by PIB Delhi
Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP), the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports. Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of eight links have been completed. 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-I.
A “Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers” has been constituted in September, 2014 to expedite execution of the Inter-linking of rivers (ILR) projects. Nineteen meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far and the last meeting of the same was held on 12.11.2021, in which the progress of the proposed link projects was discussed and reviewed. Further, a Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers has been constituted by MoWR, RD & GR (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in April, 2015. Fifteen meetings of the Task Force have been held so far and the last meeting of the same was held on 22.10.2021. Efforts have been made for building consensus among the concerned States on water sharing, etc as implementation of the ILR projects depend mainly upon consensus among the concerned States.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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AnnexurE-I
Details and status of the proposals for inter-state linking of rivers under the Inter Linking of Rivers Programme
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S. No |
Name |
Rivers |
States concerned |
Status |
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Peninsular Component |
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1(a) |
Mahanadi (Manibhadra)– Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link |
Mahanadiand Godavari |
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra |
FR Completed. |
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1(b) |
Mahanadi (Bermul)– Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link |
Mahanadi and Godavari |
do |
FR Completed. Preparation of DPR under progress. |
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2 |
Godavari(Inchampall)-Krishna(Pulichintala) link |
Godavariand Krishna |
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka |
FR Completed. |
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3 |
Godavari(Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link |
Godavariand Krishna |
–do– |
FR Completed. |
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DPR Completed. |
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4 |
Godavari(Polavaram) – Krishna(Vijayawada) link |
Godavari and Krishna |
–do– |
FR Completed. |
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5 |
Krishna(Almatti) –Pennar link |
Krishna and Pennar |
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Karnataka |
FR Completed. |
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6 |
Krishna (Srisailam)–Pennar link |
Krishna and Pennar |
–do– |
FR Completed. |
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7 |
Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)-Pennar (Somasila) link |
Krishna and Pennar |
–do– |
FR Completed. |
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DPR Completed. |
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8 |
Pennar (Somasila)–Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link |
Pennar and Cauvery |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry |
FR Completed. |
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DPR Completed. |
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9 |
Cauvery (Kattalai)–Vaigai–Gundar link |
Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundar |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry |
DPR Completed. |
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10 |
Ken–Betwa link |
Ken and Betwa |
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
DPR (Phase – I, II & Comprehensive report)Completed. Project is under implementaion. |
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11 (i) |
Parbati – Kalisindh –Chambal link |
Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal |
Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building) |
FR Completed. |
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(ii) |
Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link |
Parbati, Kuno and Sindh |
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan |
PFR completed.$ |
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12 |
Par-Tapi-Narmada link |
Par, Tapi and Narmada |
Maharashtra and Gujarat |
DPR Completed. |
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13 |
Damanganga – Pinjal link |
Damanganga and Pinjal |
–do– |
DPR Completed. |
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14 |
Bedti-Varada link |
Bedti and Varada |
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
PFR Completed. Draft DPR completed |
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15 |
Netravati – Hemavati link |
Netravati and Hemavati |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala |
PFR Completed. |
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16 |
Pamba – Achankovil –Vaippar link |
Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar |
Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
FR Completed. |
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$ Integration of Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project of Rajasthan and Parbati – Kalisindh – Chambal link. |
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Himalayan Component |
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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. |
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2. |
Kosi-Ghaghra link |
Kosi and Ghaghra |
NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) |
PFR completed |
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3. |
Gandak-Ganga link |
Gandak and Ganga |
–do– |
FR completed (Indian portion) |
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4. |
Ghaghra-Yamuna link |
Ghaghra and Yamuna |
–do– |
FR completed (Indian portion) |
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5. |
Sarda-Yamuna link |
Sarda and Yamuna |
NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan) |
FR completed (Indian portion) |
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6. |
Yamuna-Rajasthan link |
Yamuna and Sukri |
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh |
FR completed |
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7. |
Rajasthan-Sabarmati link |
Sabarmati |
–do– |
FR completed |
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8. |
Chunar-Sone Barrage link |
Ganga and Sone |
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
FR completed |
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9. |
Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link |
Sone and Badua |
Bihar and Jharkhand |
PFR completed |
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10. |
Ganga (Farakka)-Damodar- Subernarekha link |
Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha |
West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand |
FR completed DPR in progress |
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11. |
Subernarekha-Mahanadi link |
Subernarekha and Mahanadi |
West Bengal and Odisha |
FR completed |
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12. |
Kosi-Mechi Link |
Kosi and Mechi |
NEPAL & INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal) |
PFR completed |
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13. |
Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link |
Ganga and Ichhamati |
West Bengal |
FR completed |
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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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PFR- Pre Feasibility Report
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FR- Feasibility Report
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DPR- Detailed Project Report
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