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Monday, April 16, 2018

Inter-Linking of rivers



Inter-Linking of Rivers
The Supreme Court vide its judgment dated 27.02.2012 in the Writ Petition (Civil) No. 512 of 2002 on ‘Networking of Rivers’ along with Writ Petition No. 668 of 2002 directed the Union of India and particularly the Ministry of Water Resources to constitute a Committee under the chairmanship of Minister of Water Resources for the implementation of Interlinking of Rivers Programme (ILR).

            As per the directions of Supreme Court, a committee called “Special Committee on Interlinking of Rivers” was constituted under the Chairmanship of the Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) for the implementation of ILR programme vide Gazette Notification dated 23rd September, 2014. Thirteen meetings of the Special Committee for ILR have been held so far (last meeting held on 27.07.2017 at New Delhi), wherein State Irrigation/ Water Resources Ministers along with the Secretaries of various States attended the meetings. The Special Committee on ILR takes into consideration all the suggestions/observations of the stakeholders while planning and formulating the ILR projects.

In the first meeting of the Special Committee for ILR held on 17.10.2014, it was decided to constitute the following four specific sub-committees.

i)      Sub-committee for comprehensive evaluation of various studies/reports (Sub-Committee - I)
Seven meetings of Sub-committee-I have been held so far. The last meeting was held on 26.07.2016.

ii)    Sub-Committee for system studies for identifications of most appropriate alternate plan (Sub-Committee - II)
Ten meetings of Sub-committee-II have been held so far. The last meeting was held on 03.03.2017.

iii)  Sub-Committee for Restructuring of National Water Development Agency (Sub-committee – III)
Sub-committee – III completed the assigned task and submitted its report to the Ministry of Water Resources, RD&GR on 21.09.2015.

iv)  Sub-committee for consensus building through negotiations and arriving at agreement between concerned States (Sub-committee – IV)

Two meetings of Sub-committee – IV have been held so far and the last meeting was held on 30.10.2015.

Constitution of Task Force for Interlinking of Rivers (2015)

The Union Cabinet while approving the constitution of Special Committee for ILR in its meeting held on 24th July, 2014 directed that a committee comprising of experts be constituted to look into the issues relating to inter linking of rivers. In compliance to the direction of Union Cabinet, MoWR, RD & GR vide O.M. dated 13th April, 2015 constituted a Task Force for ILR under the Chairmanship of Shri B.N. Navalawala, Chief Advisor, MoWR, RD&GR. The Task Force assists the Special Committee for ILR and MoWR, RD & GR regarding the implementation of ILR Programme. Eight meetings of the Task Force have been held so far and the last meeting was held on 15.09.2017.

Present Status of Interlinking of Rivers Programme

Under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for water resources development through inter basin transfer of water prepared by this Ministry in August 1980, National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has identified 30 links (16 under Peninsular Component & 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). After survey and investigations, FRs of 14 links under Peninsular Component and 2 links in the Himalayan component have been prepared. Present status, States concerned and States benefited of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links are given in Annexure.

Based on the concurrence of concerned states, four priority links for preparation of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) have been identified viz; Ken-Betwa link project (KBLP) Phase-I & II, Damanganga-Pinjal link, Par-Tapi-Narmada link and Mahanadi-Godavari link. The DPRs of KBLP Phase I & II, Daman-Ganga-Pinjal, Par-Tapi-Narmada have been prepared and shared with the respective States. Further, various Statutory Clearances have been obtained for KBLP Phase-I. The project will benefit the drought prone areas of Bundelkhand region in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. 

Further, the techno-economic clearance to the Damanganga-Pinjal link project has also been accorded subject to statutory clearances. The DPR of Par-Tapi-Narmada has been submitted for technical appraisal in Central Water Commission. The DPR of the Mahanadi – Godavari link could not be taken up as the Government of Odisha was not agreeable for Mahanadi – Godavari link, a mother link of 9 link system viz., Mahanadi – Godavari – Krishna – Pennar – Palar – Cauvery – Vaigai – Gundar linkage due to large submergence involved in Manibhadra Dam. Based on the suggestions of WRD, Govt. of Odisha, NWDA has prepared a preliminary revised proposal of Mahanadi- Godavari Link Project with reduced submergence and submitted to the State Govt. of Odisha.

Present status of Inter Basin Water Transfer Links, the States involved, name of rivers and status of Feasibility Reports/Detailed Project Report
Sl. No
Name
Rivers
States concerned
Status
Peninsular  Component



1
Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link
Mahanadi  & Godavari
Odisha, Maharashtra,  Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh
FR Completed
2
Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Pulichintala) link
Godavari  &   Krishna
-do-
FR Completed
3
Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link
Godavari & Krishna
Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka & Chattisgarh,
FR Completed
4
Godavari (Polavaram) - Krishna (Vijayawada) link
Godavari & Krishna
Odisha, Maharashtra,  Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, & Chattisgarh
FR Completed
5
Krishna (Almatti) – Pennar link
Krishna  &  Pennar
-do-
FR Completed
6
Krishna (Srisailam) – Pennar link
Krishna  &  Pennar
-do-
FR Completed
7
Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila ) link
Krishna  &  Pennar
Maharashtra,  Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka,
FR Completed
8
Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link
Pennar  & Cauvery
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry
FR Completed
9
 Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link
Cauvery, Vaigai & Gundar
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Puducherry
FR Completed
10
Ken-Betwa link

Ken & Betwa
Uttar Pradesh  & Madhya Pradesh
FR & DPR (Ph-I&II) Completed
11
Parbati -Kalisindh-  Chambal link
Parbati, Kalisindh & Chambal
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh (UP  requested to be consulted during consensus building)
FR Completed
12
Par-Tapi-Narmada link
Par, Tapi & Narmada
 Maharashtra & Gujarat
FR & DPR Completed
13
Damanganga - Pinjal link
Damanganga & Pinjal
Maharashtra & Gujarat
FR & DPR Completed
14
Bedti - Varda link
Bedti & Varda
Maharashtra,  Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
PFR Completed
15
Netravati – Hemavati link
Netravati & Hemavati
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu &  Kerala
PFR Completed
16
Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link
Pamba, Achankovil & Vaippar
Kerala & Tamil Nadu,
FR Completed

Himalayan Component



1.
Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga (M-S-T-G) link
Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga
Assam, West Bengal,  Bihar& Bhutan
PFR completed
2.
Kosi-Ghaghra link
Kosi & Ghaghra
Bihar , Uttar Pradesh & Nepal
PFR completed
3.
Gandak-Ganga link
Gandak & Ganga
-do-
Draft FR  completed
(Indian portion)
4.
Ghaghra-Yamuna link
Ghaghra & Yamuna
-do-
FR completed (Indian portion)
5.
Sarda-Yamuna link
Sarda & Yamuna
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Nepal
FR completed (Indian portion)
6.
Yamuna-Rajasthan link
Yamuna & Sukri
Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana & Rajasthan
Draft FR  completed
7.
Rajasthan-Sabarmati link
Sabarmati
-do-
Draft FR  completed
8.
Chunar-Sone Barrage link
Ganga & Sone
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh
Draft FR  completed
9.
Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link
Sone & Badua
Bihar & Jharkhand
PFR completed
10.
Ganga(Farakka)-Damodar-Subernarekha link
Ganga, Damodar & Subernarekha
West Bengal, Odisha & Jharkhand
Draft FR completed
11.
Subernarekha-Mahanadi link
Subernarekha & Mahanadi
West Bengal  & Odisha
Draft FR 
Completed
12.

Kosi-Mechi link
Kosi &Mechi
Bihar , West Bengal & Nepal
PFR completed Entirely lies in Nepal
13.
Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link
Ganga & Ichhamati
West Bengal
Draft FR  completed
14.
Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link (Alternative to M-S-T-G)
Manas, Tista & Ganga
-do-
(Alternative to M-S-T-G Link) dropped




·          PFR- Pre  Feasibility Report
·         FR- Feasibility Report
·         DPR- Detailed Project Report

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