Status of Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) Programme
Status of Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) Programme
Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP), prepared in the year 1980 for inter-basin water transfer, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports. Out of 30 identified link projects, Pre – Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of all the 30 links, Feasibility Reports (FRs) of 24 links and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of 11 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.
The Government has been pursuing the inter-linking of rivers (ILR) program in a consultative manner and has accorded top priority to it. A “Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers” has been constituted in September, 2014 for the implementation of ILR programme. Twenty one meetings of the Special Committee have been held so far. Further, a “Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers” was also constituted in April, 2015 for expediting the works under ILR programme and 18 meetings of the Task Force have been held so far. States have wide representation and active participation in these meetings. The implementation of the ILR projects depends on the party States to reach a consensus.
Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the first ILR project, for which implementation has been initiated. Subsequent to the signing of a tripartite Memorandum of Agreement amongst the States of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and Government of India, the project was approved by the Government of India, in December, 2021, for implementation at an estimated cost of Rs. 44,605 crore (at year 2020-21 price level), including a central support of Rs. 39,317 crore. During the financial year 2021-22, the budget allocation made for implementation of KBLP was Rs. 4,642.03 crore, while the expenditure made was Rs. 4,639.46 crore. During the financial year 2022-23, a budget allocation of Rs. 1,400 crore was made for the project, while the expenditure out of the central grants made was Rs.622.43 crore. For financial year 2023-24, out of a budget allocation of Rs. 3,500 crore made for the project, central grants amounting to Rs.1459.97 crore has been made so far.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE
Details and current status of the ILR Projects under the NPP
Peninsular Component
Sl. No
Name
States benefited
Status
1
Andhra Pradesh (AP) & Odisha
FR completed
AP& Odisha
FR completed
2
Godavari (Polavaram) – Krishna (Vijayawada) link
AP
FR completed
3
a.)Godavari (Inchampalli) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link
Telangana
FR completed
b.) Alternate Godavari (Inchampalli) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link *
Telangana
DPR completed
4
Godavari (Inchampalli/ SSMPP) – Krishna (Pulichintala) link
Telangana & AP
DPR completed
5
a.) Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) – Pennar (Somasila ) link
AP
FR completed
b.)Alternate Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) – Pennar (Somasila ) link *
AP
DPR completed
6
Krishna (Srisailam) – Pennar link
AP
Draft DPR completed
7
Krishna (Almatti) – Pennar link
AP & Karnataka
Draft DPR completed
8
a.)Pennar (Somasila) – Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link
AP, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
FR completed
b.) Alternate Pennar (Somasila) – Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link *
AP, Tamil Nadu & Puducherry
DPR completed
9
Cauvery (Kattalai) – Vaigai -Gundar link
Tamil Nadu
DPR completed
10
Madhya Pradesh(MP) & Rajasthan
FR completed
b) Modified Parbati – Kalisindh-Chambal link (duly integrated with ERCP)
MP & Rajasthan
Draft PFR completed
11
Damanganga – Pinjal link
(As per DPR )
Maharashtra (only water supply to Mumbai)
DPR completed
12
Par-Tapi-Narmada link (As per DPR)
Gujarat & Maharashtra
DPR completed
13
Ken-Betwa link
Uttar Pradesh (UP) & Madhya Pradesh
DPR completed & project is under implementation
14
Pamba – Achankovil – Vaippar link
Tamil Nadu & Kerala
FR completed
15
Bedti – Varda link
Karnataka
DPR completed
16
Netravati – Hemavati link**
Karnataka
PFR completed
* Due to pending consensus on Manibhadra and Inchampalli dams, Alternate study to divert unutilized waters of Godavari river was carried out and DPR of Godavari (Inchampalli) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) – Pennar (Somasila) – Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects was completed. Godavari-Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link project has been prepared comprising of Godavari (Inchampalli ) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar), Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)- Pennar (Somasila) and Pennar(Somasila)-Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link projects.
** Further studies are not taken up since after implementation of Yettinahole project by Govt. of Karnataka, no surplus water is available in Netravati basin for diversion through this link.
Himalayan Component
Sl. No
Name
States / Countries benefited
Status
1.
Kosi-Mechi link
Bihar & Nepal
PFR completed
2.
Kosi-Ghaghra link
Bihar, UP & Nepal
FR completed
3.
Gandak – Ganga link
UP & Nepal
FR completed
(Indian portion)
4.
Ghaghra – Yamuna link
UP & Nepal
FR completed (Indian portion)
5.
Sarda – Yamuna link
UP & Uttarakhand
FR completed
6.
Yamuna-Rajasthan link
Haryana & Rajasthan
FR completed
7.
Rajasthan-Sabarmati link
Rajasthan & Gujarat
FR completed
8.
Chunar-Sone Barrage link
Bihar & UP
PFR completed
9.
Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link
Bihar & Jharkhand
PFR completed
10.
Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link
Assam, West Bengal (WB) & Bihar
FR completed
11.
Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G)
Assam, WB & Bihar
PFR completed
(The proposal has been dropped)
12.
Farakka-Sundarbans link
WB
FR completed
13.
Ganga(Farakka) – Damodar-Subarnarekha link
WB, Odisha & Jharkhand
FR completed
14.
Subarnarekha-Mahanadi link
W.B. & Odisha
FR completed
- Mahanadi (Manibhadra) – Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link