KEN- BETWA RIVER LINKAGE
09 Oct 2023 8 mins Download PDF
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):
- It is the first project under the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers.
- The project intends to transfer water from the Ken River to the Betwa river, both tributaries of river Yamuna.
- The project will be implemented in 2 phases:
- 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.
- Phase-II: 3 components that includes Lower Orr dam, Bina complex project and Kotha barrage will be constructed.
- The project will provide,
- Annual irrigation of 10.62 lakh hectares
- Drinking water supply to about 62 lakh people
- Generate 103 MW of hydropower.
- The drought-prone region of Bundelkhand will get benefitted as the project spreads across 13 districts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
- Concern:
- The Daudhan dam of Ken Betwa Link Project shall cause submergence of 6,017 ha of forest area.
- 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:
- 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.
- Later, a Garland Canal to redistribute water from one area to another was proposed.
- 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:
- Himalayan Rivers Development
- Peninsular Rivers Development
- Based on the NPP, the National Water Development Agency (NWDA) identified 30 river links for water resource development:
- 16 under Peninsular component
- 14 under Himalayan Component
- Generally, 4-5 types of clearances are required for the interlinking of river projects and they include:
- Techno-economic (given by the Central Water Commission)
- Forest Clearance and Environmental clearance (Ministry of Environment & Forests)
- Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R&R) Plan of Tribal Population (Ministry of Tribal Affairs)
- Wildlife clearance (Central Empowered Committee)
- The interlinking of rivers programme is based on the principle of consensus and agreement among the concerned States.
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S.No |
Name |
Rivers |
States concerned |
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Peninsular Component |
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1(a) |
Mahanadi (Manibhadra)– Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link |
Mahanadi and Godavari |
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Karnataka and Maharashtra |
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1(b) |
Mahanadi (Bermul)– Godavari (Dowlaiswaram) link |
Mahanadi and Godavari |
do |
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2 |
Godavari(Inchampall)-Krishna(Pulichintala) link |
Godavari and Krishna |
Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka |
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3 |
Godavari(Inchampalli)-Krishna (Nagarjunasagar) link |
Godavari and Krishna |
--do-- |
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4 |
Godavari(Polavaram)-Krishna(Vijayawada) link |
Godavari and Krishna |
--do-- |
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5 |
Krishna(Almatti) –Pennar link |
Krishna and Pennar |
Telangana, Andhra Pradesh,Maharashtra and Karnataka |
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6 |
Krishna (Srisailam)–Pennar link |
Krishna and Pennar |
--do-- |
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7 |
Krishna(Nagarjunasagar)-Pennar (Somasila) link |
Krishna and Pennar |
--do-- |
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8 |
Pennar (Somasila)–Cauvery(Grand Anicut) link |
Pennar and Cauvery |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry |
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9 |
Cauvery (Kattalai)–Vaigai–Gundar link |
Cauvery, Vaigai and Gundar |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry |
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10 |
Ken–Betwa link |
Ken and Betwa |
Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh |
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11 (i) |
Parbati – Kalisindh –Chambal link |
Parbati, Kalisindhand Chambal |
Madhya Pradesh,Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan requested to be Consulted during consensus building) |
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(ii) |
Parbati-Kuno-Sindh link |
Parbati, Kuno and Sindh |
Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan |
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12 |
Par-Tapi-Narmada link |
Par, Tapi and Narmada |
Maharashtra and Gujarat |
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13 |
Damanganga – Pinjal link |
Damanganga and Pinjal |
--do-- |
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14 |
Bedti-Varada link |
Bedti and Varada |
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka |
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15 |
Netravati – Hemavati link |
Netravati and Hemavati |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala |
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16 |
Pamba - Achankovil –Vaippar link |
Pamba,Achankovil and Vaippar |
Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
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Himalayan Component |
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1. |
Manas-Sankosh-Tista-Ganga(M-S-T-G)link |
Manas,Sankosh, Tista and Ganga |
BHUTAN&INDIA (Assam,West Bengal and Bihar) |
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2. |
Kosi-Ghaghra link |
Kosi and Ghaghra |
NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar and Uttar Pradesh) |
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3. |
Gandak-Ganga link |
Gandak and Ganga |
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4. |
Ghaghra-Yamuna link |
Ghaghra and Yamuna |
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5. |
Sarda-Yamuna link |
Sarda and Yamuna |
NEPAL&INDIA (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana And Rajasthan) |
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6. |
Yamuna-Rajasthan link |
Yamuna and Sukri |
Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and UttarPradesh |
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7. |
Rajasthan-Sabarmati link |
Sabarmati |
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8. |
Chunar-Sone Barrage link |
Ganga and Sone |
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh |
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9. |
Sone Dam – Southern Tributaries of Ganga link |
Sone and Badua |
Bihar and Jharkhand |
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10. |
Ganga (Farakka)-Damodar- Subernarekha link |
Ganga, Damodar and Subernarekha |
West Bengal,Odisha and Jharkhand |
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11. |
Subernarekha-Mahanadi link |
Subernarekha and Mahanadi |
West Bengal and Odisha |
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12. |
Kosi-Mechi Link |
Kosi and Mechi |
NEPAL & INDIA (Bihar and West Bengal) |
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13. |
Ganga (Farakka)-Sunderbans link |
Ganga and Ichhamati |
West Bengal |
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14. |
Jogighopa-Tista-Farakkalink(Alternative to M-S-T-G) |
Manas,Tista and Ganga |
Assam, Bihar andWest Bengal |
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