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    KEN- BETWA RIVER LINKAGE

    Why in the News?

    The Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP) involving cost of Rs 44,605-crore has finally secured the final forest clearance after 6 years of getting the provisional nod.

    Ken-Betwa Link Project (KBLP):

     

     

    1. It is the first project under the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers. 
    2. The project intends to transfer water from the Ken River to the Betwa river, both tributaries of river Yamuna.
    3. The project will be implemented in 2 phases:
      1. Phase-I: Daudhan dam complex and its appurtenances like Low Level Tunnel, High Level Tunnel, Ken-Betwa link canal and Power houses will be completed.
      2. Phase-II: 3 components that includes Lower Orr dam, Bina complex project and Kotha barrage will be constructed.
    4. The project will provide,
      1. Annual irrigation of 10.62 lakh hectares
      2. Drinking water supply to about 62 lakh people 
      3. Generate 103 MW of hydropower.
    5. The drought-prone region of Bundelkhand will get benefitted as the project spreads across 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
    6. Concern:
      1. The Daudhan dam of Ken Betwa Link Project shall cause submergence of 6,017 ha of forest area.
      2. 4,206 ha of area of the project lies within the core tiger habitat of Panna Tiger Reserve.

    Recent developments on interlinking of rivers in India:

    1. Dr K L Rao, the then Union Irrigation Minister suggested construction of a National Water Grid for transferring water from water-rich areas to water-deficit areas in 1970s.
    2. Later, a Garland Canal to redistribute water from one area to another was proposed.
    3. The govt dropped both the plans, to take up National Perspective Plan (NNP) for inter basin water transfer in the country. It comprised two components: 
      1. Himalayan Rivers Development
      2. Peninsular Rivers Development
    4. Based on the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) identified 30 river links for water resource development:
      1. 16 under Peninsular component 
      2. 14 under Himalayan Component
    5. Generally, 4-5 types of clearances are required for the interlinking of river projects and they include:
      1. Techno-economic (given by the Central Water Commission)
      2. Forest Clearance and Environmental clearance (Ministry of Environment & Forests)
      3. Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Plan of Tribal Population (Ministry of Tribal Affairs)
      4. Wildlife clearance (Central Empowered Committee)
    6. The interlinking of rivers programme is based on the principle of consensus and agreement among the concerned States.

     

    S.No

    Name

    Rivers

    States concerned

    		  

    Peninsular Component

     

     

    		  

    1(a)

    Mahanadi (Manibhadra)–

    Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link

    Mahanadi and Godavari

    Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana,

    Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra

    		  

    1(b)

    Mahanadi (Bermul)–

    Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link

    Mahanadi and Godavari

    do

    		  

    2

    Godavari(Inchampall)-Krishna(Pulichintala)

    link

    Godavari and Krishna

    Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra

    and Karnataka

    		  

    3

    Godavari(Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link

    Godavari and Krishna

    --do--

    		  
     

    4

    Godavari(Polavaram)-Krishna(Vijayawada) link

    Godavari and Krishna

    --do--

    		  

    5

    Krishna(Almatti)

    –Pennar link

    Krishna and Pennar

    Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Karnataka

    		  

    6

    Krishna (Srisailam)–Pennar link

    Krishna and Pennar

    --do--

    		  

    7

    Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)-Pennar (Somasila) link

    Krishna and Pennar

    --do--

    		  
     

    8

    Pennar (Somasila)–Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link

    Pennar and Cauvery

    Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry

    		  
     

    9

    Cauvery (Kattalai)–Vaigai–Gundar link

    Cauvery, Vaigai and

    Gundar

    Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry

    		  

    10

    Ken–Betwa link

    Ken and Betwa

    Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh

    		  

    11

    (i)

    Parbati – Kalisindh –Chambal link

    Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal

    Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building)

    		  

    (ii)

    Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link

    Parbati, Kuno and Sindh

    Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

    		  

    12

    Par-Tapi-Narmada link

    Par, Tapi and Narmada

    Maharashtra and Gujarat

    		  

    13

    Damanganga – Pinjal link

    Damanganga and Pinjal

    --do--

    		  

    14

    Bedti-Varada link

    Bedti and Varada

    Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka

    		  

    15

    Netravati – Hemavati link

    Netravati

    and Hemavati

    Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

    		  

    16

    Pamba - Achankovil –Vaippar link

    Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar

    Kerala and Tamil Nadu

    		  

     

    Himalayan Component

     

    1.

    Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga(M-S-T-G)link

    Manas,Sankosh,

    Tista and Ganga

    BHUTAN&INDIA

    (Assam,West Bengal and Bihar)

    2.

    Kosi-Ghaghra link

    Kosi and Ghaghra

    NEPAL&INDIA

    (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh)

    3.

    Gandak-Ganga link

    Gandak and Ganga

    		  

    4.

    Ghaghra-Yamuna link

    Ghaghra and Yamuna

    		  

    5.

    Sarda-Yamuna link

    Sarda and Yamuna

    NEPAL&INDIA

    (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana

    And Rajasthan)

    6.

    Yamuna-Rajasthan link

    Yamuna and Sukri

    Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh

    7.

    Rajasthan-Sabarmati link

    Sabarmati

    		  

    8.

    Chunar-Sone Barrage link

    Ganga and Sone

    Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

    9.

    Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link

    Sone and Badua

    Bihar and Jharkhand

    10.

    Ganga (Farakka)-Damodar-

    Subernarekha link

    Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha

    West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand

    11.

    Subernarekha-Mahanadi link

    Subernarekha and Mahanadi

    West Bengal and Odisha

    12.

    Kosi-Mechi Link

    Kosi and Mechi

    NEPAL & INDIA

    (Bihar and West Bengal)

    13.

    Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link

    Ganga and Ichhamati

    West Bengal

    14.

    Jogighopa-Tista-Farakkalink(Alternative to M-S-T-G)

    Manas,Tista and Ganga

    Assam, Bihar andWest Bengal
             

     

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