RIVER INTERLINKING PROJECTS

Ministry of Jal Shakti RIVER INTERLINKING PROJECTS Posted On: 28 JUL 2025 4:23PM by PIB Delhi The Government of India formulated the National Perspective Plan (NPP) for the Inter-Linking of Rivers (ILR) programme to facilitate the transfer of water from surplus basins to deficit basins and regions. The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) has been entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the ILR projects under the NPP framework. A total of 30 ILR projects have been identified, encompassing two major components: the Himalayan Component with 14 link projects and the Peninsular Component with 16 link projects. As of July 2025, Pre-Feasibility Reports (PFRs) have been completed for all 30 projects, Feasibility Reports (FRs) for 26 projects, and Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for 11 link projects. The comprehensive status of individual ILR projects under the NPP is provided at below. The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) is the first interlinking initiative under the National Perspective Plan (NPP) to have entered the implementation stage. For other identified link projects under the NPP, considerations such as budgetary provisions, fund allocations, and expenditure will be taken up once these projects advance to the implementation phase. Out of the budgetary provision of Rs. 4469.41 crore, the actual expenditure incurred for the KBLP over the last three financial years amounts to Rs. 3969.79 crore. No protest has been observed as reported by the concerned Project Authority, District Administration and Forest Department. As KBLP is the only project of NPP, for which implementation has been started, so information sought as related to KBLP is given below: Under the Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP), in the State of Madhya Pradesh, approximately 17,101 trees have been identified for felling to facilitate the execution of the Daudhan Dam and allied infrastructure. Of these, 12,404 trees have been felled within the Panna Tiger Reserve Forest. As per records available at the time of issuance of Section-11 under the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (RFCTLARR Act, 2013), the project involves 7,193 Project Affected Families (PAFs). As per Memorandum of Agreement dated 22.03.2021 signed by both States for implementation of the link project, Rehabilitation & Resettlement of project affected families and land acquisition for the projects within their territorial jurisdiction would be carried out by respective State Governments viz; Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh as per the RFCTLARR Act, 2013 or as per the respective State Policies. A Special R&R package has already been approved by the Government of MP on 13.09.2023. This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. ***** MAM/SMP (Rajya Sabha US Q899) Details and current status of ILR projects under the NPP Peninsular Components Sl.No Name States Statusbenefited a. Mahanadi (Manibhadra) - Godavari Andhra Pradesh (AP) FR completed (Dowlaiswaram) link and Odisha 1 b. Alternate Mahanadi (Barmul) – Rushikulya – Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) AP and Odisha FR completed link vi. (Polavaram) - Krishna AP, Karnataka, Maharashtra 2 FR completed (Vijayawada) link @ and Telangana a. Godavari (Inchampalli) - Krishna Telangana FR completed (Nagarjunasagar) link 3 b. Alternate Godavari (Inchampalli) - Telangana DPR completed Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link * Godavari (Inchampalli/ 4 Telangana and AP DPR completed S. - Krishna (Pulichintala) link a. Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar AP FR completed (Somasila ) link 5 b. Alternate Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - AP DPR completed Pennar (Somasila ) link * Draft DPR 6 Krishna (Srisailam) – Pennar link AP completed Draft DPR 7 Krishna (Almatti) – Pennar link AP and Karnataka completed AP, Tamil Nadu and a. Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link FR completed Puducherry 8 b. Alternate Pennar (Somasila) - Cauvery AP, Tamil Nadu(TN) DPR completed (Grand Anicut) link * and Puducherry 9 Cauvery (Kattalai) - Vaigai -Gundar link TN DPR completed Madhya Pradesh (MP) and a. Parbati –Kalisindh - Chambal link FR completed Rajasthan 10 b. Modified Parbati – Kalisindh-Chambal link MP and Rajasthan Draft PFR completed (duly integrated with ERCP) Maharashtra (only water 11 Damanganga-Pinjal link supply to DPR completed Mumbai) Gujarat and 12 Par-Tapi-Narmada link DPR completed Maharashtra 13 DPR completed Uttar Pradesh (UP) Ken-Betwa link & project is under and MP implementation TN and 14 Pamba - Achankovil - Vaippar link FR completed Kerala 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 watersof Godavari River was carried out and DPR of Godavari (Inchampalli/ Janampet) – Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) - Pennar (Somasila) – Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link projects were completed. Godavari- Cauvery (Grand Anicut) link project has been prepared comprising of Godavari (Inchampalli / Janampet) - 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 Government of Karnataka, no surplus water is available in Netravati basin for diversion through this link. @ Godavari (Polavaram) – Krishna (Vijayawada) link – The project has been taken up by Government of Andhra Pradesh. @@Bedti – Varda link – DPR was prepared directly after preparation of its PFR, no FR was prepared. Himalayan Component States / Countries Sl.No Nameofthelink Status benefited 1. Kosi-Mechi link Bihar and Nepal PFR completed 2. Kosi-Ghaghra link Bihar, UP and Nepal FR completed 3. Gandak - Ganga link UP and Nepal FR completed 4. Ghaghra - Yamuna link UP and Nepal Draft FR completed 5. Sarda - Yamuna link UP and Uttarakhand FR completed 6. Yamuna-Rajasthan link Haryana and Rajasthan FR completed 7. Rajasthan-Sabarmati link Rajasthan and Gujarat FR completed 8. Chunar-Sone Barrage link Bihar and UP Draft FR completed Sone Dam - Southern 9. Bihar and Jharkhand Draft FR completed Tributaries of Ganga link Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga Assam, West Bengal 10. FR completed (M-S-T-G) link (WB) and Bihar Jogighopa-Tista-Farakka link 11. Assam, WB and Bihar PFR completed (Alternative to M-S-T-G) 12. Farakka-Sundarbans link WB FR completed Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar- WB, Odisha and 13. FR completed Subarnarekha link Jharkhand 14. Subarnarekha-Mahanadi link WB and Odisha FR completed ***** (Release ID: 2149302)