Inter Basin Water Transfer Link Project of India

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Indian National Perspective Plan

Two Main Components

Two Main Components

The National Perspective Plan comprises of two components, namely :

• Peninsular Rivers Development and

• Himalayan Rivers Development

PENINSULAR RIVERS COMPONENT

The scheme is divided into four major parts :

• Interlinking of Mahanadi-Godavari-Krishna-Cauvery rivers and building storages at potential sites in these basins.
  
  This part involves major interlinking of the river systems where surpluses from the Mahanadi and the Godavari are intended to be transferred to the needy areas in the south.

• Interlinking of west flowing rivers, north of Bombay and south of Tapi.

This scheme envisages construction of as many optimal storages as possible on these streams and interlinking them to make available appreciable quantum of water for transfer to areas where additional water is needed. The scheme provides for taking water supply canal to the metropolitan areas of Mumbai; it also provides irrigation to the coastal areas in Maharashtra.

• Interlinking of Ken-Chambal

The scheme provides for a water grid for Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and interlinking canal backed by as many storages as possible.

• Diversion of other west flowing rivers
  
  The high rainfall on the western side of the "Western Ghats" runs down into numerous streams which discharge into the Arabian Sea. The construction of an interlinking canal system backed up by adequate storages could be planned to meet all requirements of Kerala as also for transfer of some waters towards east to meet the needs of drought affected areas.

The Peninsular development is expected to provide additional irrigation of about 13 million ha and is expected to generate about 4000 MW of power.

List of Proposed Water Transfer Links Under Peninsular Rivers Development Component :

• Mahanadi-Burhabalang

• Mahanadi-Godavari

• Indravati-Wainganga

• Wainganga-Krishna

• Krishna (Srisailam)-Pennar (Prodattur)

• Pennar (Gandikotta)-Palar-Cauvery

• Cauvery-Vaigai link

• Godavari (Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)

• Krishna (Nagarjunasagar)-Penner (Somasila)

• Krishna (Almatti) - Pennar

• Penner (Somasila)-Palar-Cauvery (Coleroon)

• Godavari (Inchampalli)-Krishna (Pulichintala)

• Godavari (Polvaram)-Krishna (Vijayawada)

• Par-Tapi-Narmada

• Damanganga - Tansa/Pinjal

• West flowing rivers of Kerala & Karnataka (West-East links)

• Bedti-Varda;

• Netravati-Hemavati; and

• Pamba-Achankovil-Vaippar

• Ken-Betwa

• Kalisindh -Chambal

Himalayan Rivers Component :

The Himalayan Rivers Component envisages construction of storages on the principal tributaries of Ganga and the Brahmaputra in India and Nepal, along with interlinking canal systems to transfer surplus flows of the eastern tributaries of the Ganga to the West, apart from linking of the main Brahmaputra and its tributaries with the Ganga and Ganga with Mahanadi. This component would provide additional irrigation of about 22 million ha and generation of about 30000 MW of hydropower, besides providing flood control in the Ganga Brahmaputra basin. It would also provide the necessary discharge for augmentation of flows at Farakka required interalia to flush Calcutta Port and the inland navigation facilities across the country.

List of Proposed Water Transfer Links Under Himalayan Rivers Development Component :

• Kosi - Mechi
• Kosi - Ghaghra
• Gandak - Ganga
• Karnali - Yamuna
• Sarda - Yamuna
• Yamuna-Sirsa branch of Western Yamuna canal (Rajasthan)
• Ganga - Sirhind canal
• Tajewala - Bhakra
• Harike - Tailend of Rajasthan canal
• Extension of Rajasthan canal to Sabarmati
• Chunar - Sone Barrage
• Sone Barrage - Kiul
• Sone Dam - Southern Tributary
• Brahmaputra - Ganga ( Alternative - I )
• Brahmaputa - Ganga ( Alternative - II )
• Brahmaputa - Ganga ( Alternative - III )
• Farakka - Sunderbans
• Farakka - Durgapur
• Durgapur - Dwarkeshwar
• Durgapur - Subernarekha
• Subernarekha - Mahanadi

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Source: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES

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