Resolution & Order
NO.2/21/2002-BM
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
New
Delhi, the 13th December, 2002
RESOLUTION
The Ministry of Water
Resources (then known as Ministry of Irrigation) in the year 1980 formulated
a National Perspective Plan for water resources development by transferring
water from water surplus basins to water deficit basins/regions by
inter-linking of rivers. The National Perspective Plan has two main
components i.e. the Himalayan Rivers Development and Peninsular Rivers
Development. The National Water Development Agency (NWDA) was set up as a
Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in 1982 to carry out the
detailed studies and detailed surveys and investigations and to prepare
feasibility reports of the links under the National Perspective Plan.
2. NWDA has, after carrying out detailed studies, identified 30 links for
preparation of feasibility reports and has prepared feasibility reports of 6
such links. The various basin States have expressed divergent views about
the studies and feasibility reports prepared by NWDA. With a view to
bringing about a consensus among the States and provide guidance on norms of
appraisal of individual projects and modalities for project funding etc. the
Central Government hereby sets up a Task Force.
3. The Task Force shall be as under:
i. Shri Suresh
Prabhu
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, Chairman
ii. Shri C.C. Patel, Vice-Chairman; and
iii. Dr. C.D. Thatte, Member-Secretary.
4. In addition to the above members of the Task Force, part-time members
will also be nominated in consultation with the Chairman of the Task Force
and with the approval of the Prime Minister. These part-time members will be
as under:
i. a
member from water deficit States
ii. a person from water surplus States
iii. an economist
iv. a sociologist; and
v. a legal/world wildlife expert.
5. The terms of reference of the Task Force will be to:
i.
Provide guidance on norms of appraisal of individual projects in respect
of economic viability, socio-economic impacts, environmental impacts and
preparation of resettlement plans;
ii.
Devise suitable mechanism for bringing about speedy consensus amongst the
States;
iii.
Prioritize the different project components for preparation of Detailed
Project Reports and implementation;
iv.
Propose suitable organizational structure for implementing the project;
v.
Consider various modalities for project funding; and
vi.
Consider international dimensions that may be involved in some project
components.
6. The Task Force shall have its headquarters in New Delhi and shall meet as
and when necessary.
7. The terms and conditions for Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Member-Secretary
and other Members shall be decided in due course.
8. The
milestone/time table for achieving the goal of inter-linking of rivers by
the end of 2016 is as given at Annexure.
9. The
financial provisions of the Task Force will be regulated as under:
i.
All the capital and revenue expenditure required to be incurred by the
Task Force shall be borne by the Central Government through the
grants-in-aid to National Water Development Agency; and
ii.
National Water Development Agency will account for expenditure of the Task
Force as a part of its establishment expenditure and would provide such
other secretarial/ministerial assistance as may be required. Audit of
Controller General of Accounts and Comptroller and Auditor General of
India would be incident on such expenditure in the same manner as it would
be on National Water Development Agency’s other usual expenditure.
( VIJAY KUMAR)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
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of interlinking rivers'
Ordered that a copy of the resolution be communicated to the concerned State
Governments and Union Territories, the Private and Military Secretaries to
the President, Prime Minister’s Secretariat, the Comptroller and Auditor
General of India, the Planning Commission, all concerned
Ministries/Departments of Central Government and full time members of Task
Force.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India and
that the State Governments be requested to publish it in the State Gazettes
for general information.
( VIJAY KUMAR)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India
To
The Manager,
Government of India Press,
Faridabad,
HARYANA
Source:
Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India.
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