Intra-State Links Brief Details

Maharashtra

1. Wainganga (Gosikhurd) - Nalganga (Purna Tapi) Intra-State Link Project

The Wainganga (Gosikhurd)-Nalganga (Purna Tapi) link project proposed by
Governmentof Maharashtra envisages diversion of 2721 Mm3 of water from the ongoing
Gosikhurd project across river Wainganga to the Western Vidarbha. Out of this, a
quantum of 2207 Mm3 is earmarked for irrigation, 253 Mm3 is planned to be utilized for
municipal & industrial purposes in the command areas and the remaining 261 Mm3 will be
lost in transmission.

The FRL of the ongoing Gosikhurd dam is 244 m. The link canal takes off from the
right flank of the ongoing Gosikhurd dam with FSL 243 m and traverses for a length of
478.2 km through Bhandara, Nagpur, Wardha, Amaravati, Akola and Buldana districts of
Maharashtra. The link envisages to bring 413750 ha of CCA under irrigation. Apart from
irrigation, it is also proposed to cater to the future municipal and industrial water
requirements in the command area and the city of Nagpur. About 22 lakh human
population and the industrial water requirements by 2050 AD are proposed to be served
utilizing 253 Mm3.

Total lifting involved is about 80 m in three stages. The total pumping capacity
required is 224 MW and the annual power requirement for these lifting arrangements
works out to 751 MU.

The maximum carrying capacity of the canal is 198 cumec with the corresponding
cross section of 37 m of bed width and 4.65 m full supply depth.

The cost of the project is estimated to be Rs.8294.26 crores at the price level of
2007-08 which includes the cost of head works at Rs.684.75 crores, the cost of
conveyance system at Rs.6410.38 crores, the cost of lifting arrangements Rs.1033.63
crores and the cost of on farm development Rs.165.50 crores. The benefit-cost ratio of
the project works out to 1.96 whereas the internal rate of return works out to 15.90%.

2. Wainganga-Manjra Valley Intra-State Link Project

The Wainganga (Wainganga Hydro Electric project) –Manjra Valley (Arajkhed) link
project envisages diversion of 1527 Mm3 of water of water from Wainganga HEP proosed
across river Wainganga to Manjra valley. Out of this, a quantum of 1188 Mm3 is
earmarked for irrigating 2,67,500 ha CCA (with 100% irrigation intensity) CCA in
Yavatmal, latur and Beed districts. 207 Mm3 is planned to be utilized for municipal &
industrial purposes in the command areas and the remaining 132 Mm3 will be lost in
transmission.

The link canal takes off from the light flank of the proposed Wainganga HEP with
FSL 218 and traverses for a length of 550 km including a tunnel of 29 km between from
RD 354 km to 383 km, through Chandrapur, Yavatmal, Hingoli, parbahan and Beed
districts of Maharashtra. The link canal has been provided with a total static lift of 425 m
in seven stages and is supported by five branch canals and number of cross drainage and
cross masonry works. The design discharge has been kept as 100 cumecs.

The total cost of the project at 2009-10 price level is Rs. 14,149 crores. B.C Ratio
is 0.66 and IRR is 5%.
3. Upper Krishna – Bhima (System of Six Links) [Krishna – Bhima
stabilization] Intra-State Link Project
Krishna Bhima Stabilization Project is conceived to transfer 3256 Mm3 (115 TMC)
of flood waters by gravity from various rivers/streams viz. Kumbhi, Kasari, Warna, Koyna
& Panchaganga in Upper Krishna sub-basin of Krishna basin through a series of links to
cater to the needs of :

 Needy lift irrigation schemes in Upper Krishna sub-basin itself;

 Enriching the command areas of existing Nira and Ujjani projects in Upper Bhima
sub- basin and also

 Meeting the requirement of new command areas in Upper Bhima sub-basin.

The scheme would benefit water short areas in parts of Pune, Satara, Sangli, Beed,
Osmanabad and Sholapur districts in Upper Krishna and Upper Bhima sub-basins. The
project consists of eleven parts. While the first six parts are primarily water transfer links
by gravity, parts 7 to 11 are mainly utilization schemes through certain lift irrigation
schemes and existing reservoirs / canal systems.

Part –1 Kumbhi (Khokurle Barrage) – Kasari (Sutarwadi Barrage) Link Canal

River Kumbhi is one of the tributaries of the river Panchganga in Krishna basin in
Kolhapur district. Khokurle Barrge is proposed on Kumbhi river d/s of Kumbhi dam.
Diversion of water is proposed from Khokurle Barrage through Kumbhi – Kasari link canal
by gravity. The available yield at Khokurle Barrage from the free catchment below
Kumbhi dam is about 288 Mm3 (10.18 TMC) at 50% dependability, out of which
diversion proposed is 113 Mm3 (4 TMC). The total length of link canal 16.10 Km, out of
which 15.20 Km is tunnel and 0.90 Km is open channel. The link outfalls into Sutarwadi
Barrage on Kasari river. No utilization is proposed under this canal.

Part -2 Kassari (Sutarwadi Barrage) Warna (Mangle Barrage) Link Canal

River Kasari is another tributary of Panchganga river in Kolhapur district. 832 Mm3
(29.36 TMC) of surplus water is estimated to be available in free catchment area of
Kasari river, d/s of Kasari dam upto proposed Sutarwadi Barrage at 50% dependability. It
is proposed to divert 312 Mm3 (11 TMC) of waters of Kasari river in addition to 113 Mm3
(4 TMC) received from Kumbi river to Warna river u/s of proposed Mangle Barrage
through Kasari (Sutarwadi Barrage) – Warna (Mangle Barrage) link canal. Total length of
the link canal is 26.20 Km, of which 24.45 Km is tunnel and 1.75 Km is open channel. No
utilization is proposed under this canal also.

Part -3 Warna (Mangle Barrage)-Krishna (Satpewadi) Link Canal

River Warna is the right bank tributary of the Krishna river, Mangle Barrage is
proposed across Warna river, d/s of Warna dam. Surplus water in the free catchment
upto Mangle Barrage (excluding the catchment area of Warna, Kadvi and Morna dams) is
assessed to be 1480 Mm3 (52.3 TMC) at 50% dependability, out of which, 1104 Mm3 (39
TMC) is proposed for diversion. Thus, total water proposed for further transfer including
the import from previous two link canals is 1529 Mm3 (54 TMC). Total length of link canal
is 27.69 Km, consisting of 22.88 Km of tunnel and 4.81 Km of open canal. This link will
also serve only as a supply channel with no irrigation component.
Part-4 Krishna (Satpewadi)-Nira (Somanathali) Link Canal
It is assessed that there is 113 Mm3 (4 TMC) of surplus yield from Krishna
catchment and 1113 Mm3 (47 TMC) from the Koyna catchment. Thus, the total surplus
water available in Krishna at Satpewadi is assessed as 1444 Mm3 (51 TMC) . Considering
1529 Mm3 (54 TMC) fromWarna-Krishna link canal, the total surplus available in Krishna
will be 2973 Mm3 (54+51=105 TMC). Out of this, 85 Mm3 (3 TMC) is planned to be used
under Takari LIS and 283 Mm3 (10.01 TMC) is proposed to be utilized by Tembhu LIS.
Besides, 212 Mm3 (7.47 TMC) of water is proposed for utilization in Koregaon Khatav and
Man LIS under parts 7-9 of KBSP. Further, 2393 Mm3 (84.52 TMC) of water is proposed
to be transferred from Satpewadi to proposed Somanathali Barrage on Nira river through
a conveyance system of 100.30 Km i.e. tunnel of 95.4 Km and 4.90 Km long open
channel.

Part-5 Nira (Uddhat)-Bhima (Ujjain Dam) Link Canal

Out of the 2393 Mm3 (84.52 TMC) water received in Nira, quantity of 459 Mm3 (
16.20 TMC) is proposed to be used by Nira canal system towards enrichment of its
command of 138212 ha. In addition, a quantity of 58 Mm3 (2.05 TMC) is proposed to be
used under Dhakale LIS as part-10 of KBSP.

Remaining quantum of 1877 Mm3 (66.27 TMC) water is let down in Nira river to be
picked upat proposed Uddhat Barrage for further diversion to Ujjani dam on Bhima,
through a conveyance system of 24.3 Km comprising of 20.6 Km of tunnel and 3.7 Km of
open channel. Out of the waters received at Ujjani dam through Nira-Bhima link canal,
1282 Mm3 (45.27 TMC) is proposed for enrichment of Bhima command of 307593 ha and
to supply domestic water to Sholapur, Baramati, Shrigonda etc. while the remaining 595
Mm3 (21 TMC) is proposed to be utilised under Krishna-Marathwada project as Part – 11
of KBSP, which consists of LIS I with 5 stages of lifting (total static head 239 m) and LIS
II with 6 stages of lifting (total static head 209 m).

Part-6 Panchganga (Shirol)-Krishna (Ghatwad) Link Canal

The estimated yield in Panchganga catchment (2538 Km2) is about 4655 Mm3
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(164 TMC) at 50% dependability. It is proposed to divert 283 Mm (10 TMC) of water
from existing Shirol Barrage (CA: 2538 Km2) on Panchganga river to Krishna river near
Ghatwad village to be utilized in the command of Mhasial LIS which is a part of Krishna –
Koyna LIS. This link is completely an open channel of length 6.80 Km.

No Transmission losses are considered in any of the transfer components. NWEDA

has also reassessed the yields at 50% dependability at each of the proposed diversion
points and established the availability of water for diversion.

The water available for transfer from each and scheme wise water planning and
benefited area under different projects is given below:

Name of the link Water Transfer in

Mm3 TMC
Kumbi – Kasari 113 4
Kasari-Warna 312 11
Warna – Krishna 1104 39
Krishna – Nira 1444 51
Nira – Bhima 0 0
Panchganga – Krishna 283 10
Total 3256 115
 Name of the Area in ha Water utilization Lift
irrigated Scheme
Mm3 TMC m
Jihe-Kathapur 24275 (P) 120 4.23 243
Tembhu LIS III A 10625 (P) 92 3.24 406
Takari LIS 14010 (P) 85 3.00 209
Tembhu LIS 33270 (E)* 283 10.01
Dhakale 6000 (P) 58 2.05 40
Nira Project 138212 (E)* 459 16.20 RBC-39
LBC-32
Ujjani Project 307593 (E)* 1282 45.27 2.25
Krishna – 92141 (P)
Marathwada LIS 595 21.00 239
Mhaisal LIS 46580 (P) 283 10.00 209
Total 672706 3256 115.00

E-Existing; P-Proposed; *Enrichment of command in terms of 8 monthly cropping pattern

in place of Kharif.

While Satpewadi on Krishna and Shiol on Panchganga are existing barrages,

remaining five are proposed barrages. While existing Ujjani and Nira projects are
integrated in the KBSP, some small storages are proposed to be created as required for
augmentation / utilization. The proposed barrages are planned by the State mostly their
extent confining to the river portion only. Further, the storages/tanks proposed for the
scheme are very small. The major part of the conveyance system is through tunnels. The
effect of the scheme on the downstream uses has to be analysed.

The total cost of the Scheme is estimated to be 13576.19 crore based on the
2009-10 price level. The Benefit-Cost ratio works out to 1.16.

4. Upper Ghat – Godavari Valley [Damanganga (Ekdare)-Godavari Valley]

Intra-State Link Project
NWDA has also carried out studies and proposed diversion of 143 Mm3 of
surplus water available at 75% dependable yield of Damanganga basin upto proposed
Ekdare dam site to existing Gangapur reservoir in Godavari Valley, by lift in two stages
(total static head = 218 m) and then through a tunnel of length 5.65 Km by gravity. The
total length of link is of about 13.55 Km.

Out of the total diversion of 143 Mm3, 70% of water i.e. 100 Mm3 is allocated for
irrigation purpose. The existing Gangapur Irrigation Project provides annual irrigation to
an area of 9509 ha only out of 16505 ha of CCA available. Since the quantum of
diversion is less, new command area for irrigation have not been identified and it is
proposed to irrigate / stabilize the CCA available but not irrigated under the existing
Gangapur Irrigation Project. Remaining 30% of water, around 22 Mm3 would be used for
domestic and 21 Mm3 for industrial needs respectively. This quantity would be supplied to
needy towns around the Gangapur project.

The total cost of the project is estimated as Rs.459.08 crore, at 2008-09 price
level. The link proposal will provide annual irrigation benefits to an area of 15625 ha. The
total energy required for lifting 143 Mm3 of water by around 218 m is 151.35 MU
annually. The power required for pumping is around 32 MW. The Benefit-Cost ratio is
estimated to be 1.44. Internal Rate of Return (IRR) works out to 16.78%.

5. Upper Vaitarna – Godavari Valley [Vaitarna (Upper Vaitrana) – Godavari

(Mukarne)] Intra-State Link Project
The Vaitarna (Upper Vaitarna) – Godavari (Mukane) link project, envisages
diversion of 136 Mm3 of water from Vaitarna basin through existing Upper Vaitarna
reservoir to Mukane reservoir / Vaki nadi of Darna valley of Godavari basin by gravity.

As per the water balance studies carried out by NWDA, it is possible to divert 14
Mm3 of surplus water available at existing Upper Vaitarna reservoir to Mukane reservoir
by constructing an additional spillway at Saddle dam. This proposal would irrigate an area
of about 1613 ha in Mukane command area in Nasik district.

It is also proposed to divert the surplus waters available at four identified storage
reservoir sites viz. Kalampada, Dulachiwadi, Borachiwadi and Udhare located at down
stream of Upper Viatarna project and upstream of proposed Pinjal project in Vaitarna
basin. The total surplus water available at these four storage reservoirs is 122 Mm3. All
these four storages are proposed to be linked by open cut feeder link canals. The water
from Kalampada storage reservoir will be diverted to Dulachiwadi storage reservoir and
these combined waters and the water available at Udhare storage reservoir will further
diverted into Borachiwadi storage reservoir through open channels by gravity. The total
length of canal involved to interconnect these four reservoirs is 17.42 Km. The waters
received from all the three storages and the contribution of Borachiwadi storage reservoir
would be lifted from Borachiwadi reservoir to Upper Vaitarna reservoir during non
monsoon period (November to May). The total static lift involved is about 353 m in four
stages. The total power requirement would be 35.31 MW and the annual energy
consumption is estimated to be 194.89 MU.

Further, the water from Upper Vaitarna reservoir would be diverted to Vaiki nadi of
Dama valley, by gravity through an outlet proposed on the right flank of Saddle dam.
This proposal would irrigate about 13871 ha of area in Dama project command in Nasik
district.

Out of the total diverted water of 136 Mm3 (14 + 122), about 70% of water i.e. 96
3
Mm is earmarked for irrigation to bring 15484 ha (1613 + 13871) of CCA under
irrigation with 100% intensity and the remaining 30% of water i.e. 40 Mm3 is planned for
municipal & Industrial use in and around the command areas of Mukane and Dama
projects.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be 817.13 crore at 2009-10 price
level, The benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of the project works out to 1.00 where as the IRR
works out to 6.20%.

6. Damanganga (Val & Vagh) - Vaitarna - Godavari (Kadva/Dev Nadi) Intra-

State Link Project
The Damanganga (Val & Vagh) - Vaitarna - Godavari (Kadva/Dev Nadi) link
project, which is an Intra-state link proposal by Govt. of Maharashtra to divert the
surplus waters of west flowing rivers of Damanganga and Vaitarna basins to east flowing
Godavari river basin to cater the domestic & industrial and irrigation needs of drought
prone Sinnar taluk of Nasik district in Upper Godavari sub-basin.
 The Damanganga-Vaitarna-Godavari link project envisages diversion of 202 Mm3
of water from Damanganga and Vaitarna basins to Dev river, a tributary of Godavari in
Upper Godavari sub-basin. In this proposal, it is proposed to divert the surplus water of 5
identified storage reservoirs viz., Val & Vagh in Damanganga basin located on Vagh river,
a main tributary of Damanganga river, Kalampada, Dulachiwadi & Udhare reservoirs in
Vaitarna basin located on tributaries of Pinjal river, a main tributary of Vaitarna river.
The total surplus waters proposed for diversion from these five reservoirs is 186 Mm3.
Further, as per water balance study carried out by NWDA, it is possible to divert 16 Mm3
of surplus water from the existing Upper Vaitarna reservoir.

The waters of Val reservoir (57 Mm3) would be lifted by 180 m in two stages
through a raising main length of 1.94 km and then transferred through a tunnel of 3.08
km length to Upper Vaitarna reservoir to cross the ridge between Damanganga and
Vaitarna basins. Similarly, the waters of Vagh reservoir (45 Mm3) will be lifted by 268 m
lift in three stages through a raising main length of 8.26 km and then transferred through
a tunnel of 1.17 km length to Upper Vaitarna reservoir.

The water from Kalampada reservoir (35 Mm3) will be diverted to Dulachiwadi
reservoir through a lined canal of 3.56 km length by gravity. The water of Dulachiwadi
reservoir (18.50 Mm3) and the water received from Kalampada reservoir will be lifted by
232 m in three stages into Upper Vaitarna reservoir. Further, the water of Udhare
reservoir (31 Mm3) will also be lifted by 240 m in three stages into Upper Vaitarna
reservoir.

The combined waters transferred from the five reservoirs and the balance available
for diversion from Upper Vaitarna reservoir will be transferred to existing Kadva reservoir
through a lined canal of 30.244 km length by gravity. Further, a net quantum of 196.73
Mm3 (after transmission losses) will be diverted into Dev River by 150 m lift in two
stages for further use in Sinnar taluk of Nasik district. Out of this, a quantum of 22.51
Mm3 is earmarked for domestic water supply to serve 4.59 lakh human population &
2.90 lakh live stock, 73 Mm3 for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor uses, 41.50 Mm3 for
other industrial uses and 59.73 Mm3 is planned for irrigation to bring 11480 ha under
irrigation in semi-critical drought prone Sinnar taluk under the RBCs of proposed
Sonamba and Phalak reservoirs on Dev river. The transmission losses in the link project
is estimated to be 5.27 Mm3. Further an area of 16840 ha can also be brought under
irrigation with recycled waters received from the regenerated waters of domestic and
industrial uses as per the policy of Govt. of Maharashtra.

It is proposed to transfer the water from all the reservoirs during non-monsoon
period from November to May. The total power requirement to lift the waters from all the
reservoirs is 65.04 MW and the total energy consumption is estimated to be 303.34 MU.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs.2690.23 crores (with Alternative
-I Canal) & Rs.2708.27 crores (with Alternative -II Canal) at 2015-16 price level, which
includes the cost of head works at Rs.1577.75 crores, the cost of conveyance system at
Rs.580.45 crores (with Alt-I canal) and Rs.598.49 crores (with Alt-II) and the cost of
lifting arrangements at Rs.532.03 crores. The annual cost after duly considering the
annual power requirement for lifting arrangements works out to Rs.372.05 crores (with
Alt-I canal) & Rs.374.04 crores (with Alt-II canal). The direct benefits from the link
project due to irrigation, domestic & industrial water supplies, fisheries development and
animal husbandry are estimated to be Rs.616.01 crores. The benefit-cost ratio (BCR) of
the project works out to 1.656 (with Alt-I canal) and 1.647 (with Alt-II canal) where as
the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) works out to 14.38% (with Alt-I canal) and 14.31%
(with Alt-II canal).
7. North Konkan – Godavari Valley Intra–State Link Project
The North Konkan – Godavari Valley Link Project, envisages diversion of surplus
waters available in Patalganga and Ulhas basins through proposed Balganga, Kalu and
Shai reservoirs to Mula river of Pravara sub-basin of Godavari valley by gravity and lift.
In addition, enroute irrigation also proposed in Patalganga basin.

As per the water balance studies carried out by NWDA, Balgaganga (Niphad)
project of Patalganga basin, Shai and Kalu projects of Ulhas basisn are having water
surplus of 146 Mm3, 43 Mm3 and 80 Mm3 at 75% dependability respectively. Out of 146
Mm3 of water surplus available at Balganga project, 120 Mm3 would be diverted through
the proposed Bhokarpada branch canal at RD 17 Km with lift of 30 m. Out of this, 95
Mm3 will be utilised in enroute to irrigate an area of 20000 ha. in Patalganga itself in
Raigad district. 15 Mm3 will be supplied for enroute domestic and industrial uses and the
remaining 10 Mm3 will be lost in transmission. The remaining 26 Mm3 (146 – 120) would
be diverted to Kalu reservoir in Ulhas basin through 86.7 Km long open channel and with
three stages of lifts proposed at RD 0.0 Km, RD 50.0 Km and RD 86.0 Km to lift waters
by 30 m, 60 m and 36 m respectively. About 3 Mm3 will be lost in transmission. A tunnel
length 3.75 Km is proposed from RD 33.25 Km to RD 37 Km.

In addition to 23 Mm3 reaching Kalu reservoir, the surplus water contributed by

Kalu reservoir to the tune of 80 Mm3 at 75% dependability will be lifted by 60 m to a
proposed Forebay reservoir located at 5 Km distance from Kalu reservoir. Similarly, the
surplus water available at Shai reservoir to the tune of 43 Mm3 at 75% dependability will
also be lifted by 60 m to the same Forebay reservoir, which is at a distance of 3.2 Km
from Shai reservoir. Excluding transmission losses about 6 Mm3, a net quantity of 140
Mm3 will reach to the Forebay reservoir. From Forebay reservoir, the combined surplus
water will be lifted by 660 m to Mula river. Excluding 7 Mm3 of transmission losses,
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120 Mm of water will be utilised for irrigating 21000 ha., for domestic and industrial uses
12 Mm3 will be supplied through Mula Branch canal in Ahmednagar district in Pravara
sub-basin of Godavari basin. The remaining 1 Mm3 will be dropped in Mula river as river
flow. Thus, the total static lift envisaged in this project is 908 m. The total power
requirement for lifting water would be 127.7 MW and the annual energy consumption is
estimated to be 335 MU.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs.4125.85 crore at 2009-10 price
level, The Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR) of the project works out to 0.44 whereas the IRR
works out to 1.41%.

8. Koyna – Mumbai City [Koyna Tail Race Water – Mumbai City] Intra-State
Link Project
The “Koyna Tailrace Water – Mumbai City Link Project‟ envisages diversion of net
flows of about 1912 Mm3 for Mumbai Metropolitan City and its suburbs along with
possible enroute towns/villages on left & right side of the link canal, even by lifts not
exceeding 120 m, in all 365 days to meet the municipal and industrial needs as a whole.
Hence, this link canal project is primarily planned & designed as a “Drinking Water
Supply Scheme‟ without giving scope to the irrigation component so as to overcome the
inefficiency & impracticable financial targets in various past studies, as discussed.

Out of 1912 Mm3 (67.50 TMC) of water diversion, a quantum of 785 Mm3 (27.72
TMC) is estimated for drinking water supply to Mumbai Mega City and its suburbs, 66
Mm3 (2.33 TMC) for enroute towns/villages in Ratnagiri and Raigarh districts. A provision
of 10 Mm3 (0.35 TMC) is kept for livestock population under the link canal. 1012 Mm3
(35.73 TMC) of water is planned for industrial purposes and the remaining 39 Mm3 (1.37
TMC) will be lost in transmission.

Since the topography does not permit the gravity flow due to prevailing highly
dissected hills at head works as well as enroute the entire length of the link canal and
also due to the tailrace waters being available at very low level of about +7.50 m, a
pump house with a single stage lift of 38 m and an operation head of 45.373 m is
proposed at canal of take point. Four pumps includidng one standby having a total
installed pump capacity of 66 MW (3 x 22 MW) with ;annual energy requirement of 295
MU are designed. The canal takes off at RD 0.0 Km with FSL 44.90 m flows by gravity in
its entire length and outfalls into a proposed reservoir at RD 200.00 Km with an end FSL
of 29.277 m near Panvel town.

The link canal designed as lined canal of trapezoidal section with rounded corners.
The canal is designed as uniform section throughout the entire reach. The maximum
carrying capacity of the canal is 103 cumec with the corresponding cross sections of 18 m
of bed width and 4.75 m full supply depth. Three intermediate tunnels of total length
17.950 Km (5.700 Km, 10.000 Km, 1.250 Km) are also proposed at RDs 9.750 Km,
43.700 Km and 178.600 Km respectively to cross the highly elevated hills enroute.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs.2238.51 crore. The benefit-cost
ratio (BCR) of the project works out to 1.89 whereas the IRR works out to 18.64%.

9. Sriramsagar Project (Godavari) – Purna – Manjra Intra-State Link Project

Considering the water availability, import, export, requirement and regeneration,
the water balance at Sriramsagar project is worked out to be (–) 10008 Mm3 & (–) 6825
Mm3 at 75% & 50% dependability respectively.

Proposed diversion through Sriramsagar Project (Godavari) – Purna – Manjra

Link
The water balance studies in respect of sub-basins of the Godavari basin upto
Sriramsagar dam have revealed that the water available in the Godavari basin, upstream
of the existing Sriramsagar project, is not fully sufficient to bring the available culturable
area in that part of the basin under irrigation.

Further, it is observed that the yield available below Sriramsagar project is such
that it gives rise to sizeable surplus water after meeting all the surface water
requirements. Transfer of this surplus water available in the lower reaches of the
Godavari to the water-short areas in its upper reaches may not be economically viable.

The inter-state link schemes are framed on the principle of successive substitution.
But there is no substitution of water for the projects in Godavari basin. Hence No surplus
water is available in Godavari basin up to SRSP.

Conclusion
(a)Godavari (SRSP)-Purna-Manjra link proposed by Government of Maharashtra is inter-
state in nature as the location of Sriramsagar project lies in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

(b)Since there is no surplus water in Godavari river at Sriramsagar project as per the
water balance indicated in Para 3.3.9, diversion of water from this reservoir is not
feasible.
(c)Water cannot be diverted from SRSP to u/s areas on exchange of water from the
contemplated Inchampalli-Nagarjunasagar link as this link is a part of the nine link canal
system of the National Prospective Plan.

10. Middle Konkan - Bhima Valley Intra-State Link Project

The proposed Middle Konkan - Bhima Valley Link Project envisages diversion of
425 Mm3 (15 TMC) of water from the 3 dams on West-flowing rivers of Savitri, Kundalika
and Amba in Middle Konkan region to the existing Valvhan lake for utilizing in the Upper
Bhima Sub-basin of the Krishna basin. Out of this, a quantum of 298 Mm3 is to be utilised
to bring an additional area of 52238 ha of CCA under irrigation with 100% intensity, in
Pune District of Maharashtra to cater to the needs of Kharif, Rabi and Summer crops as
proposed in the study and 127 Mm3 for Municipal & Industrial uses uniformly during the
entire year.

Apart from the above, a quantum of 5.21 Mm3 of water from the surplus yields
available at the above dam sites is allocated to cater to the irrigation, domestic and
industrial needs of the enroutewater-short areas, conjointly, in the vicinity of the
proposed dam sites in Raigad District of the Middle Konkan region.

The proposed Middle Konkan - Bhima Valley Link Canal system consists of three
Dams on the Middle Konkan rivers viz, 1) at Bhale on Savitri river with FRL +76.00 m, 2)
at Yeral on Kundalika river with FRL +59.00 m and 3) at Utra on Utra nadi, a tributary of
Amba river with FRL +76.00 m.

The total cost of the Project at 2010-11 price level is estimated to be ₹ 319214
lakh which includes the (i) cost of head works at ₹ 13542 lakh, (ii) cost of conveyance
system at ₹ 61863 lakh, (iii) cost of Power–houses, Pump-houses and lifting
arrangements at ₹ 241693 lakh and (iv) cost of On-farmdevelopment works at ₹ 2116
lakh. The annual cost, after duly considering the annual power requirement for lifting
water, works out to ₹ 68478 lakh. The total annual benefits from the link project are
estimated to be ₹ 58438 lakh, which consists of (i) ₹ 16072 lakh from irrigation sector,
(ii) ₹ 41966 lakh as revenue from Municipal & Industrial water supply and (iii) ₹ 400 lakh
as revenue from Power generation. The Benefit-Cost Ratio of the project works out to
0.85. The IRR works out to 13.89 % without considering distributional and employment
effects.

11. Koyna – Nira Intra-State Link Project

The Koyna - Nira link project proposals is diversion of 25 TMC of Koyna water to
Nira rivers a tributary of Bhima river. Government of Maharashtra prioritized Koyna - Nira
link project as one of the first Priority links in their proposal of 20 links.

As such, NWDA has carried out studies and proposed diversion of 198 Mm3 from (7
spills of Koyna project in the Monsoon period (65.23% dependable spills at Koyna dam).

The water would be diverted from the reservoir to pond through an approach
channel (500 m) by gravity. Thereafter, the flow would be through the tunnel of length
33.9 km and canal of length 21 km by gravity in to the Ram odha river which is tributary
of the Nira river. The diverted water will be stored in the five proposed tanks. The total
length of link is of about 56 km. Out of the total proposed diversion of 198 Mm3, 133
Mm3 is earmarked for irrigation and 24 Mm3 for domestic needs and 24 Mm3 for industrial
needs. The remaining 17 Mm3 is loss in transmission. A new area of 21,000 ha is
proposed for irrigation in the downstream of Nira Deoghar dam in Upper Bhima sub-basin
which is the proposed command area of Nira.
 The total cost of the project is estimated as 913030 lakh at 2011-12 price level.
The cost of Head works, Conveyance system and on farm development is 86926 lakh,
825054 lakh and 1050 lakh respectively. The link proposal will provide annual irrigation
benefits to an area of 21,000 ha in Pune district. The net annual benefits from irrigation,
domestic and Industrial water supply are 18060 lakh, 4342 lakh and 17842 lakh
respectively. Total benefits from the project are 40244 lakh. The annual cost of the
project is worked out as 108428 lakh. The Benefit-Cost ratio is estimated to be 0.37 and
by using discounted cash flow method and @ 10% discounting rate, it is 0.36. The IRR
works out to 3.4%.

12. Mulshi-Bhima Intra-State Link Project

Government of Maharashtra has proposed six Intra-State links and the
Maharashtra Pani Parishad has proposed thirteen Intra-State links to divert water from
surplus areas to deficit areas within the State. On of such proposals is diversion of 25
TMC of water from Mulshi lake to Bhima basin.

Earlier, Sri C.V. Gole Committee of Planning Commission, Government of India has
made studies on feasibility of diversion of water from west flowing rivers. The Committee
assessed water resources of each west flowing river basin and made some proposals for
diversion of surplus waters of west flowing rivers to east side, which are otherwise going
waste into Arabian sea. The Committee submitted its report in February 1978. The
Committee opined that 25 TMC of water of Mulshi lake can be diverted to Bhima basin.

Later, Government of Maharashtra also initiated and carried out studies about
Intra-State links and prioritized them. Mulshi-Bhima link project is one of the first priority
link in their proposal. This link envisages diversion of 25 TMC of water from western
Maharashtra to eastside. The ridge level between Middle Konkan region and Upper Bhima
basin is about 700 m to 800 m. Hence, water diversion is possible only by lift and tunnel
construction.

This report details with the pre-feasibility studies for diversion of 466 MCM (16.5
TMC) of Mulshi water to upper Bhima sub-basin (i.e. into the Pauna river) for irrigation,
drinking water supply and industrial requirements in the water-deficit areas of Rajgarh
and Pune districts of Maharashtra State. This proposal of diversion of 466 MCM of water,
is beneficial to some extent in Rajgarh and Pune districts.Plate-I shows the Index Map of
the Mulshi-Bhima link project.

Water from the Mulshi lake is brought through two tunnels to the hydroelectric
project located at Bhira. The installed capacity of the Bhira power house is 300 MW. The
monthly reases after power generation at Bhira power station during the period from
1976 to 2006 are collected from Government of Maharashtra. The 75% and 50% yields
are worked out for these available 31 years releases as 668.32 MCM (23.60 TMC) and
737.13 MCM (26.00 TMC) respectively.

The Government of Maharashtra has constructed Ravalje power station with 80

MW installed capacity to generate power by the tail race releases of Bhira hydroelectric
project in the Maharashtra State. The tail race water of Ravalje power house will be let
into Kundalika river through tail race channel.

It is proposed to construct a diversion weir on tail race channel of Ravalje power

house and lift the water through pipelines. The monthly releases at Ravalje power station
after power generation during the period from 1988 to 2008 have been collected from
the Government of Maharashtra. The 75% and 50% dependable yields are worked out
from these 21 years releases as 621 MCM (22 TMC) and 699 MCM (25 TMC) respectively.

Mulshi-Bhima envisages to transfer 466 MCM of west ward flowing tail race water
of Ravalje power station (75% of 75% dependable yield at Ravalje power house) to
Bhima basin and the remaining 155 MCM of water (25% of 75% dependable yield) will be
let into the Kundalika river to meet any commitments in the downstream of the
Kundalika river. The requirement for domestic and industrial needs is worked out as 197
MCM in the enroute drought prone areas i.e. Rajgarh district in Middle Konkan region of
Pune district. The remaining water i.e. 269 MCM (including transmission losses) water will
be diverted through the proposed Mulshi-Bhima link to the upper Bhima sub-basin which
is a deficitsub-basin. The diverted water will be utilized for irrigation in upper Bhima sub-
basin which includes transmission losses.

The gross command area (GCA) is identified as 55000 ha under Pauna branch
canal using toposheets and irrigation Atlas of India. Based on the land use statistics
available from the respective water balance studies and the information derived from the
toposheets, 75% of the area i.e. 40000 ha is considered as Culturable Command Area
(CCA). However, keeping in view the quantity of water transferable from the Fore bay
reservoir an area of 40000 ha is considered as CCA under the link canal under the Pauna
branch canal.

Mulshi-Bhima link comprises of the following components:

i) Diversion weir: This is a proposed diversion weir across the Ravalje power house tail
race channel near Ravalje village of Raigarh district. The FRL of weir is 45.00 m and the
total length of weir is 170 m and the length of the spillway is 40 m.

ii) Conveyance system: The total length of the link is 37.6 km which includes 3.3 km
long tunnel. The proposed quantity of diverted water is lifted in six stages at RD 0 km,
RD 27.3 km, RD 32.3 km, RD 32.8 km, RD 33.3 km, RD 33.8 km, with lifts of 30 m,
91.21 m, 109 m, 109m, 108 m and 109 m respectively. The stretch from RD 2.7km to
RD 27.3 km, the link canal run through pipeline by gravity. From RD 34.3km, the water
flows through tunnel by gravity till it outfalls in the Pauna river which is the tributary of
Bhima river.

iii) Command area proposed: This proposed command area is located in Upper
Bhimasub-basin in the district of Pune in Maharashtra State. The length of the proposed
branch canal is 15 km. The proposed annual irrigation under this project is 40000 ha and
water utilisation is 269 MCM.

The total cost of the project is estimated as Rs.281527 lakhs at 2010-11 price
level. The link proposal will provide annual irrigation benefits to an area of 40000 ha. The
total energy required for lifting 466 MCM of water to the height of 556 m is 1135 MU
annually. The net annual benefits from irrigation, domestic and industrial water supply
are Rs.93335 lakh, Rs.12184 lakh and Rs.64141 lakh respectively. The annual cost of the
project is worked out as Rs.58763 lakh. The power required for pumping is around
175.16 MW. The Benefit-Cost ratio is estimated to be 1.46 and by using discounted cash
flow method @10% is 42. The IRR works out to 14.96%.
13. The Savitri – Bhima Intra-State Link Project
The Government of Maharashtra has entrusted the study of Intra-state river link
proposal to NWDA for transfer of 1133 Mm3 (40 TMC) of water from Savitri Basin to
Bhima valley through the proposed Savitri - Bhima valley link. As per the proposal,
NWDA studied the Hydrology of Savitri Basin and observed that it is possible to divert
715 Mm3 (25 TMC) of water only, to Bhima valley. It is proposed to utilise 7 Mm3 of
water in surrounding areas of Chaudharwadi & Amshet reservoirs in the Savitri Basin for
irrigation & domestic needs. In order to harness a quantum of 708 Mm3 of water
available, it is planned to create two reservoirs namely Chaudharwadi and Amshet on two
independent tributaries of Savitri river. These reservoirs will be inter connected by 5.15
km long tunnel of dia 3.40 m to transfer waters of Chaudharwadi to Amshet reservoir
thereafter, the combined water of 708 Mm3 (25 TMC) will be transferred from Amshet
reservoir to the existing Khadakwasla dam on river Bhima (through tunnel and open
canal) for further utilization in Bhima Valley.

The Savitri - Bhima link canal system proposal consists of two dams viz., (i)
Chaudharwadi on Bhaovira nadi with FRL +100.00 m and (ii) Amshet reservoir
on Kharak/Kal nadi with FRL +75.00 m, both on tributaries of Savitri river. These two
reservoirs are planned to be inter connected by 5.15 km long tunnel, so that the water
from Chaudharwadi reservoir will be let into Amshet reservoir. The total availability of
water from both the Chaudharwadi and Amshet reservoirs is about 708 Mm3 (25 TMC)
and is available for further transfer, after utilizing for irrigation & domestic needs in the
surrounding area of the above two reservoirs in Savitri Basin.

The water from Amshet reservoir is proposed to be lifted to a height of 567.41 m

by a multi-stagepumping arrangement in 10 stages. Thereafter, the water will be
transferred by another conveyance tunnel. A tunnel with dia of 6.20 m off-takes at RD
0.000 km with an FSL of 600.010 m and runs for a length of about 24.730 km. The
tunnel exits at RD 24.730 km with an FSL of 591.770 m from where an open canal
continues and traverses for a small stretch of 1.650 km and finally outfalls in to the
existing Khadakwasla reservoir on river Bhima at RD 26.380 km with an FSL of 588.40 m
for utilization in Bhima valley. The requirement of power for lifting the above water works
out to 359 MW (1535 MU). It is also proposed from the monsoon spills of D/s of Amshet
dam to generate the power of 33 MW (64 MU).

Out of 708 Mm3 (25 TMC) of diverted water to Bhima valley, it is planned to use
495 Mm3 for irrigation and 213 Mm3 for municipal & industrial use. An irrigated area of
86764 ha can be stabilized with the assured water supply of 495 Mm3 for irrigation under
the command of existing Khadakwasla project in the Bhima sub - basin in Pune district of
Maharashtra.

The diversion of water through the link canal is proposed for throughout the year
from June to May to cater to the needs during Kharif, Rabi & summer crops. The
conveyance system is designed for carrying a maximum discharge of 52.74 m3/sec to
meet the required demands.

The total cost of the project including establishment and tools & plants, works out
to ₹ 4744.21 crores at 2010-11 price-level.

The Benefit - Cost ratio is calculated based on annual cost and annual benefit
which works out to 1.15. The IRR of the project with and without distributional and
employment impacts works out to 14.81% and 13.12 % respectively.
14. Kolhapur - Sangli/Sangola Intra-State Link Project
The Kolhapur-Sangli/Sangola Iink project is formulated to utilize the surplus
waters of western Upper Krishna in the drought prone eastern areas in Upper Krishna
and Bhima sub-basins.

The Sangli/Sangola Link project envisages diversion of 2472 MCM of water from
the Shirol barrage across Panchaganga & Mhaisal barrage across river Krishna (to tap
Warna waters) to the eastern areas in Sangli, Solapur and Satara districts. Out of this, a
quantum of 2099 MCM is earmarked for irrigation, 255 MCM is planned to be utilized for
municipal & industrial purposes in the command areas and the remaining 118 MCM will
be lost in transmission.

The link canal takes off from the left flank of the proposed Shirol barrage with FSL
528 M and traverses for a length of 117 km out of which 60 km is open channel and the
rest is by raising mains. the alignment passes through Sangli, Satara and Salapur
districts of Maharashtra. the link canal has been provided with a total lift of 241 m in 4
stages and is supported by 3 branch canals and number of cross drainage and cross
masonry works. it is observed that the demands in rabi season are not met and hence
storage tanks are proposed in the command area. Accordingly, water diversion is limited
to the period from June to September.

It is proposed to bring 400000 ha of new area under irrigation. Apart from

irrigation, it is also proposed to cater to the future municipal and industrial water
requirements in the command area. About 22.5 lakh (14.23 lakh as per Census 2001)
human population and the industrial water requirements by 2050 AD are proposed to be
served utilizing 255 MCM.

The topography doesn‟t permit the gravity flow irrigation through out canal
system, lifting arrangements are provided on link canal in 4 stages. The total pump
capacity required is 1601 MW and the annual power requirement for these lifting
arrangements works out to 3379 MU. The land to be acquired is 989 ha for main canal,
offices and colonies, borrow areas and the structures.

The link canal is designed as lined canal of trapezoidal shape with bottom rounded
corners. The maximum carrying capacity of the canal is 335 cumec with the
corresponding cross section of 41 m of bed width and 6 m full supply depth.

The cost of the project is estimated to be Rs.700304 lakh, which includes the cost
of head works at Rs.11257 lakh, the cost of conveyance system at Rs.323424 lakh, the
cost of lifting arrangements at Rs.349383 lakh and cost of on-farm development ar
Rs.21017 lakh. The annual cost after duly considering the land development and the
annual power requirement for lifting etc. works out to Rs.155091 lakh. The direct
benefits from the link project due to irrigation, municipal & industrial water supplies are
estimated to be Rs.225122 lakh. The Benefit Cost ratio of the project work to 1.45
whereas the Internal Rate of Return works out to 15.30%.

15. The River Linking Projects of Tapi basin in Jalgaon District

The water shortage in the existing minor irrigation tanks varies from 18% to 76%
as per TIDC. In order to feed these minor irrigation tanks, and to augment the ground
water resources, domestic water supply etc. the flood flows have been proposed to be
diverted through the existing canal networks / proposed short links. Since flood flows are
not readily available at the diversion sites except Jamda weir, the rainfall-runoff
relationship method has been followed to arrive the yield at diversion points. Out of the
30 schemes under Stage-I, 18 schemes have been found feasible hydrologically. If any
supplementation by the diversion of west flowing rivers to Jalgaon district is possible,
then some of the non-feasibleschemes may also become feasible for which separate
studies can be taken up subsequently.

The 18 link proposals together would supplement / irrigate 5580 ha. of command
area under existing minor irrigation tanks in Jalgaon district. About 87 km length of link
canals from the existing canal networks including proposed short links to the existing
minor irrigation tanks have been proposed. Out of the 74 Mm3 of water proposed to be
diverted through the 18 links, 45 Mm3 of water will be utilized for irrigation purpose, 6
Mm3 of water for domestic needs and remaining for ground water recharge purpose.

The total estimated cost of 18 link schemes is Rs.12049 lakh at 2010-11 price
level which includes the cost of head works at Rs.908 lakh, the cost of conveyance
system at Rs.11141 lakh.

The benefit-cost ratio of the project works out to 1.50:1 where as the IRR with &
without employment and distributional effect works out to 15.34% & 13.25%
respectively.

16. Nar – Par - Girna Valley Intra-State Link Project

Nar-Par-Girna Valley link project is an Intra-State link proposal of Maharashtra
State to divert the surplus waters from twenty small proposed dams located in
Maharashtra portion of west flowing river basins i.e. Ambika basin, Auranga basin and
Nar-Par basins to east side i.e. Girna river of Tapi basin to utilize in the proposed
command areas identified in Nasik, Jalgaon and Aurangabad areas of Girnasub-basin.

Nar-Par-Girna Valley link project envisages diversion of 534 MCM of water

fromAmbika/Auranga/Nar-Par basins through twenty proposed small dams to Girna river
by gravity and lift. One small dam i.e. Devipada project is proposed in Ambika basin.
Four small dams i.e. Hivarpada, Songir, Umberpada and Savanavan are proposed in
Auranga basin. Fifteen small dams i.e. Pratapgarh, Rakshas, Bhaven, Milan, Deomal,
Ghodi, Bhendshet, Khirdi, Ukhedmal, Chokda, Savarpada, Mankhed, Menmal, Borwan,
Dehre, Pilpada are proposed in Nar-Par basin. The Index Map of the -Par-GirnaValley link
project is enclosed.

As per the water balance studies carried out by NWDA, it is possible to divert 534
MCM of surplus water available at 75% dependability from twenty proposed small
reservoir to Girna sub- basin by constructing three lift schemes. Scheme-I envisages
inter-connecting six small reservoirs and two water sumps with pipelines and lifting the
surplus water from reservoir to reservoir and finally diverting 159 MCM of water into the
Girna river.

Scheme-2 envisages inter-connecting four small reservoirs and one water sump
with pipelines and lifting the suplus water from reservoir to reservoir and finally diverting
124 MCM of water into the Girna river. Similarly, Scheme-3 envisages inter-connecting
ten small reservoirs and three water sumps with pipelines and lifting the surplus water
from reservoir to reservoir and finally diverting 251 MCM of water into the Girna river. A
tunnel of length 3.8 km would be provided between Bhendshet and Khirdi reservoirs to
cross the hillock area.

This proposal would irrigate an area of 95760 ha in Girna sub-basin. The total
length of pipeline in all the three schemes would be 108 km approximately. the surplus
waters from all the three schemes would be lifted to Girna river, throughout the year in
all the twelve months. The total static lift would be 683 m, 696 m and 1161 m in all the
three schemes respectively. Seven stages of lifts are proposed inScheme-1. Similarly,
seven stages of lifts and eleven stages of lifts are proposed in Scheme-2 andScheme-3
respectively.

The proposal would irrigate 53626 ha in Nasik area, 38304 ha in Jalgaon area and
3830 ha in Aurangabad area of Girna sub-basin. Girna command canal will take off from
main Girna river, downstream of outlet point for irrigating proposed command in
Nasik/Jalgaon/Aurangabad areas. Out of the total diverted water of 534 MCM, about 72%
of water i.e. 384 MCM is earmarked to bring 95760 ha of CCA under irrigation with 100%
intensity and the remaining 28% of water i.e. 150 MCM is planned for domestic and
industrial use in proposed command area. The domestic and industrial requirement of
Jalgaon city by 2059 AD i.e. 86 MCM is also included.

The total power requirement for lifting the water would be 2054 MW and the
annual energy consumption is estimated to be 1307 MU.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs.1005310 lakh at 2010-11 price
level, which includes the cost of head works at Rs.236121 lakh, the cost of conveyance
system at Rs.61543 lakh, the cost of lifting arrangements at Rs.149927 lakh and cost of
on-farm development Rs.3830 lakh. The annual cost after duly considering the annual
power requirement for lifting works out to 148591 lakh. The direct benefits from the link
project due to irrigation, domestic & industrial water supplies are estimated to be
Rs.80738 lakh. The Benefit-Cost ratio of the project works out to 0.54 whereas the IRR
works out to 3.16%.

17. Narmada - Tapi Intra-State Link Project

PFR of this link has already been prepared by Government of Maharashtra.
Government of Maharashtra vide their letter No. PFR of T-P/2012-DB/1878-79 dated
11.07.2013 requested NWDA to drop the link. Further action is not being taken by NWDA
in view of the above.

18. Jigaon – Tapi – Godavari Valley Intra-State Link Project

Vidharba Irrigation Development Corporation (A Government of Maharashtra
undertaking), Nagpur has proposed an intra-state link project to divert some quantum of
waters from the proposed Jigaon irrigation project located in Purna sub-basin of Tapi
basin to Godavari valley by lift. However, complete details of the proposal are not readily
available from the Government of Maharashtra. As such, the available hydrological data
has been collected and the study has been made accordingly. At first, to assess the
hydrological feasibility and firm up the overall quantum of water availability & water
balance at Jigaon project, hydrological studies have been conducted. It is seen that there
is a water deficit at 75% dependability to the extent of 333 MCM. Therefore link is not
found feasible.

Gujarat

19. Damanganga – Sabarmati – Chorwad Intra-State Link Project

Damanganga–Sabarmati–Chorwad link proposed by Government of Gujarat
envisages diversion of 4200 Mm3 of surplus waters from eight west flowing rivers viz.,
Damanganga, Kolak, Par, Auranga, Ambica, Purna, Mindhola and Tapi by gravity. The link
canal takes off from existing Madhuban dam with an FSL of 78 m and pick up the surplus
waters from en route rivers through barrage/weirs and outfalls into proposed Vataman
barrage on Sabarmati river after traversing about 400 km. From Vataman barrage the
waters are proposed to be lifted into a canal. The canal after traversing 400 km outfall in
Metal river near Chorwad. Government of Gujarat also proposed an alternate alignment
i.e., to divert the transferred water into Saurashtra branch of Narmada canal instead of
Chorwad. Link canal shall provide drinking water in industrial corridor en route and
domestic & irrigation facilities in Saurashtra and arrest the salinity ingress in coastal
area.

Study by National Water Development Agency (NWDA):

As per the water balance studies carried out by NWDA, it is possible to divert a
total surplus water of 2071 Mm3 of water available at 75% dependability from the eight
rivers. The link canal starts from Madhuban reservoir on Damanganga river and pick up
waters from other west flowing rivers enroute between Damanganga and Tapi (excluding
Tapi) through 10 barrages at river crossings. The link canal after traversing 196.20 km
outfall into Amravati river which joins Narmada, upstream of proposed Bhadbhud barrage
across Narmada river. Bhadbhud barrage is proposed by Government of Gujarat to divert
the flood waters of Narmada to Kalpsar project through a canal. NWDA proposes to utilize
this canal to divert the surplus waters from the eight west flowing rivers into Kalpsar
project.

Transmission losses through canal are worked out to be 98 Mm3. Kalpsar project is
proposed at Gulf of Khambhat to harness water from the rivers that joins it along with
the flood waters from Narmada. These waters thus received at the proposed Kalpsar
project are proposed to be utilised in Saurashtra region by lift (Proposed water utilisation
by Kalpsar project is 6558 Mm3 and corresponding area to be irrigated is 10.54 lakh ha).
Kalpsar project has sufficient carry over storage capacity. Proposed diversion of water
through Damanganga – Kalpsar link is unregulated one. The storage at Kalpsar can meet
the designed requirement of its proposed command and hence, water is proposed to be
delivered into Kalpsar through the link canal can also be used efficiently through Kalpsar
project in Saurashtra by lift.

Government of Gujarat has proposed 3 lift canals at 100 m, 80 m and 50 m

contour levels. All canals are proposed to off take from Kalpsar project, traverse parallel
to southern coastal line of Saurashtra benefit 10.54 lakh ha utilising 6558 Mm3. From
Kalpsar reservoir, the water transferred through the link canal can be let in to the
proposed contour canal at RL 50 m with slight modification of the canal and this can
serve the purpose of link canal up to Chorwad. The additional area that can be benefited
because of the additional water through the Damanganga – Kalpsar link would be 3.46
lakh ha with 100% intensity of irrigation with semidry crops.

The Damanganga – Kalpsar link is a transit canal and will pass through developed
and to be developed command areas, as such, water requirement for enroute area is
found to be Nil. The link canal discharge varies from 17 cumec at head to 448 cumec at
tail. Due to water shortage during non monsoon to maintain draft and non suitability of
canal section and type of canal structures en route, navigation through link is not
proposed.

Total cost of the link project is estimated to be approximately ₹ 626197

lakh at 2010-11 price level, which includes cost of head works at ₹ 98293 lakh, cost of
conveyance system at ₹ 527904 lakh. Annual benefits from irrigation have been
estimated based on net value of crop produce and is found to be ₹ 32.40 lakh per 100
ha. Total annual benefits through supply of domestic and industrial water have not been
assessed as the area is not entirely demarcated and the quantum of water is not firmed
up. The Benefit Cost (BC) and IRR of the project is found to be 1.53 and 13.05%
respectively, which is derived excluding the apportioned cost of Kalpsar project,
Bhadbhut barrage and its flood canal, irrigation canal from Kalpsar and lift arrangements.
Various other alternatives are also being explored to select the best based on cost-
benefit analysis.

Odisha State

20. Mahanadi (Hirakud) – Brahmani (Rengali) Intra-State Link Project

The Mahanadi (Hirakud) – Brahmani (Rengali) intra state link project is proposed
by Government of Orissa which envisages diversion of 550 cumecs spill water of Hirakud
(Mahanadi) to Rengali reservoir (Brahmani) basin during three months i.e. July to
September for providing (i) enroute irrigation of 4000 ha (ii) stabilization of irrigation of
7000 ha in Rengali command and generation of hydropower to the tune of 145 MW. Thus
total quantity of water diverted @ 550 cumecs in three months (92 days) comes to 4372
MCM. The total length of the link canal is 96 km from its off take at Hirakud to its out fall
in proposed dam at Garda nala. It is proposed to construct a power hosue 2.1 km down
stream of Garda reservoir on the periphery of Rengali reservoir with installed capacity of
145 MW. For this purpose 500 cumecs of spill water of Hirakud reservoir will be utilized.
It is also proposed to divert 15 cumecs of water at RD 51.15 km into the Sankh nala
which finally joins Tikra nala, a tributary of Brahmani river, for irrigating new command
area of 4000 hain the downstream of Tikra barrage and stabilization of irrigation of 7000
ha in rengali command. The total cost of the link project is estimated as Rs2793 crores at
2008-09 price level. The B.C. Ratio works out to 0.46 only . The link proposal is thus
found techno-economically not viable.

21. Mahanadi (Barmul) – Rushikulya Intra-State Link Project

This report contains the pre feasibility study of the Mahanadi (Barmul) –
Rushikulya Intra- State link of Odisha. This link project envisages diversion of 1663 MCM
of surplus water of Mahanadi river from the proposed barrage at Barmul which is about
13 km down stream of Tikrapara and 14 km up stream of Manibhadra dam site proposed
by Government of Odisha and 21 km upstream of Gania village in Nayagarh district of
Odisha.The pond level of the proposed Barmul barrage is 70 m and seven numbers of
villages namely; Naya Gaindi, Hati Bari, Gochiraparha, Kakaraparha, Behera Sahi,
Majhiparha and Onakoni will come under submergence of Barmul barrage and the
approximate area of submergence will be 3406 ha. The water proposed to be diverted
through the link canal (1663 MCM) along with the committed down stream releases of
Mahanadi delta requirement would be guided through the power house to be constructed
on the right bank for power generation of 373.30 MW and the required quantity will be
picked up in to the link canal, letting the rest into the Mahanadi river for down stream
requirement. The tail water level is 55.00 m. The available gross head of 15m will be
utilized for power generation.

The Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya link canal is proposed to take off from the tail
race of power house proposed at right bank of Barmul barrage near Barmul village on
river Mahanadi with FSL 55m and will carry 1663 MCM of water for enroute irrigation of
100000 ha of command area in the districts of Nayagarh, Khurda and Ganjam of Odisha
in addition to cater domestic and industrial needs. Out of the 1663 MCM of water, 1380
MCM will be utilized for irrigation and 130 MCM for Domestic and industrial use. The canal
after traversing a total distance of 224.30 km through the districts of Nayagarh, Khurda
and Ganjam of Odisha, outfalls into Rushikulya River at a location downstream of the
confluence of Bada nadi with Rushikulya river near Aska town which is about 15 km
downstream of the existing Rushikulya (Janivilli) weir project.

Mahanadi (Barmul) - Rushikulya link canal will have a trapezoidal section of 19.5
m x 4.50 m for 146.85 km and 12.50 x 4.50 m for remaining 77.45 km and side slopes
1.5 H: 1 V. The canal will have a bed slope 1: 15,000 for the entire length. A total
number of 65 cross drainage works including 45 under tunnels would be provided along
the course of the canal in addition to a total number of 27 road bridges. The schedule of
construction of the link project is planned over a period of five years.

The total cost of the link canal is estimated as 3806.61 crore at 2010-11 price
level. Annual cost of the project works out to Rs 402.43 crore whereas annual benefits
from irrigation, power and municipal use work out to Rs 169.96, 136.32 crore and Rs
106.60 crore respectively and the total annual benefit is Rs 412.88 crore. Thus the
benefit cost ratio works out to be 1.03 and the IRR is estimated to be 5.82%.

22. Vamsadhara - Rushikulya (Nandini Nalla) Intra-State Link Project

This report contains the pre feasibility study of the Vamsadhara- Rushikulya
(Nandini nalla) project, an Intra-State link of Odisha.

The Odisha Government has proposed to construct Nandini dam on Nandini nalla, a
tributary of Harbhangi river in Vamsadhara basin. The main purpose of the project is to
store the water in the proposed Nandini reservoir and supply 56.98 MCM of water to the
existing Harabhangi reservoir through a 4.00 km long covered canal for providing
irrigation to 7225 ha during Rabi season of the Harabhangi command in the adjacent
Rushikulya basin in addition to augment the drinking water supply to Berhampur town to
the extent of 24 MCM of water. The Harabhangi command area is drought prone and the
statistics indicate that number of total droughts occurred during the 31 years period
(1971 to 2001) is 15 and out of which 38.71% is marginal and 9.68 % moderate and
probability of occurrence of drought is 48.39%. This link will be a boon to the people of
this area who otherwise are suffering from frequent droughts.

The water will be first utilized for power generation with installed capacity of 2 MW
to generate 13.92 MU energy annually, before letting into the Harabhangi reservoir. The
proposed FSL of the flow channel at the head is 500.00 m and the FRL of the existing
Harabhangi reservoir is 387.50 m. Four (4) nos. of villages; namely, Buradang,
Karabarhi, Poigurha and Laram will come under submergence of Nandini reservoir
affecting about 214 persons and 48 houses as per 2011 census.

Both the Nandini dam (proposed) and the Harabhangi dam (existing) lies in
Vamsadhara basin and the command area in the Rushikulya basin. Thus, this link project
is an inter basin water transfer link.

Vamsadhara - Rushikulya (Nandini nalla) link canal aligned as a contour canal

passing through hilly terrain/hard strata. The canal will have a trapezoidal section of 0.80
m bed width , 1.75 m depth and bed slope 1: 10,000 with side slopes 0 .50 (H) to 1(V).
No CD/CM works are required for the link canal.

The total cost of the link canal is estimated at Rs 195.80 crore at 2011-12 price
level. Annual cost of the project works out to Rs 21.90 crore whereas annual benefits
from irrigation, power and domestic water supply works out to Rs 19.30 crore, Rs 6.96
crore and Rs 9.14 respectively. Thus the benefit cost ratio works out to 1.62 and the IRR
is estimated to be 7%. Thus, this project is techno economically viable.
 Jharkhand State

23. South Koel – Subernarekha Intra-State Link Project

The South Koel – Subernarekha link canal project proposed by Government of
Jharkhand envisages construction of Padyar barrage on river South Koel near village
Padyar. The proposed link canal (76.250 Km) off takes from left bank of Padyar barrage
at an elevation of 299 m and outfalls in Subernarekha river at a level of 81.825 m. The
canal has been aligned at bed slope of 1:10,000. This link envisages diversion of 1792
MCM (including 403 MCM water from Sankh river and 1281 MCM water from South Koel
river) water from South Koel to Subernarekha. Out of 1792 MCM quantum of water, 38
MCM water is proposed to be utilized for irrigation, 30 MCM for domestic purpose and 40
MCM for transmission losses, remaining 1684 MCM of water will reach to Subernarekha
which Government of Jharkhand may utilized for industrial and navigational purposes.

The enroute gross command area of the link project is 7200 ha where as culturable
area is 4320 ha. The intensity of irrigation & delta are kept as 100% & 0.89 respectively.

Total cost of this project is worked out as Rs. 1399 crore at 2008-09 price level
which includes Rs.353 crore for head works, Rs.421 crore for canal & canalization and
Rs.624 crore for power houses at four locations for its generation of about 100 MW of
power across the link canal and about Rs.1 crore for on farm development. Annual cost of
the project is worked out as Rs.164 crore while annual benefits as Rs.670 crore. B.C.
Ratio and IRR works out to be 4.09 and 36.91 % respectively.

24. Sankh - South Koel Intra-State Link Project

The Sankh-South Koel intra-state link project is proposed by Government of
Jharkhand. The link canal envisages diversion of 498 MCM water of Sankh river to South
Koel river and further transmission to Subernarekha river thorugh another intra-state link
namely South Koel – Subarnarekha link for navigation and industrial requirement in
Subarnarekha basin. Out of 498 MCM of divertible quantity of Sankh water, 403 MCM of
water reaches South Koel, 55 MCM of water is required to irrigate the command area of
6221 ha, drinking water requirement is 30 MCM & transmission loss is 10 MCM.

The link canal will off take from Sankh river near Bartoli village at an elevation of
640 m and after traversing a total length of 41.2 km, it falls in South Koel river at level of
520 m. There are five falls along link alignment ranging from 16 m to 30 m. It has been
proposed to install three power houses with total hydel power generation of 169.4. MW.

The total cost of project works out to Rs.519 crores at 2008-09 price level. The BC
Ratio & IRR works out to 2.78 & 8.16% respectively.

25. Barakar – Damodar - Subarnarekha Intra-State Link Project

The Barakar-Damodar-Subarnarekha intra state link proposed by Government of
Jharkhand envisages diversion of 760 MCM of Barakar water to Subarnarekha River. The
purpose of the study is to provide additional unused water of Barakar river at Bhalpahari
dam to Subarnarekha River for industrial use in Subarnarekha basin and to help in
making river Subarnarekha navigable.

This project envisages construction of dam on river Barakar near Bhalpahari. The
proposed link canal, 114 km long (including 5 km tunnel) off – take from right bank of
Bhalpahari dam near village Budhdia at an elevation of 237 m and out falls in
Subarnarekha river at level of 257 m. The slope of the canal has been kept as 1:20,000.
The link envisages pumping of water through 30 m at RD 75.7 km. Out of the 760 MCM
of diverted water from Barkar 207 MCM will be utilized for enroute irrigation, 30 MCM for
domestic use and 493 MCM water diverted to Subarnarekha river for industrial navigation
purpose, 30 MCM water will be consumed in transmission losses. Total cost of the
projuect is worked out to Rs.1148 crore at 2008-09 price level. The Benefit Cost Ratio
and IRR works out to 1.23 and 10.66% respectively.

Bihar State

26. Kosi – Mechi Intra-State Link Project

The Kosi – Mechi Intra State Link Project proposed by Government of Bihar
envisages diversion of 12,582 MCM of Kosi water from existing Hanuman Nagar Barrage
on Indo-Nepal border to Mechi river (a tributary of Mahananda) near Gambhirgarh village
in Kishanganj district of Bihar, about 15 km upstream of its confluence with Mahananda.
The total length of canal is 120.15 km.

The link canal will provide 8347 MCM of water for irrigation out of which 6082 MCM
in existing command of eastern kosi main canal and remaining 2265 MCM in new
command areas. Provision of 14 MCM of water for domestic and industrial water needs
for enroute village/towns has also been made. Transmission loss in canal will be 73 MCM.
Thus after meeting all the enroute requirements remaining 4148 MCM of water will reach
Mechi river which can be utilized by Government of Bihar to supplement irrigation
demand of Mahananda basin. Even if this water is not used for irrigation purpose in
Mahananda basin, there will be relief from flood in Kosi to some extent as this diversion
of water in Mechi has been proposed during 7 months. i.e. from June to December. The
total cost of the link project has been estimated as Rs. 4441.82 crores at 2008-09 price
level. The B.C Ratio and IRR of the link canal project has been assessed as 1.51 &
15.99% respectively.

27. Barh ( Ganga ) - Nawada Pump Canal Scheme Intra-State Link Project
Barh-Nawada pump canal scheme is an Intra State link proposed by Government
of Bihar for irrigation of drought prone area between Punpun and Kiul rivers. It is
proposed by the State Government to divert about 5733 MCM balance water of Ganga at
Hasan Chak through Goithawa river by lifting water from starting RL 46 m at Ganga to RL
90 m at Nawada. The area falling between 90 m to 140 m contour have already been
covered by Sone-Kiul Link.

As per the study carried out by NWDA the water balance of river Ganga at
Hasanchak during monsoon are 127900 MCM and 166272 MCM respectively at 75% and
50% dependability. The water balance during non monsoon are (-) 46767 & (-) 42755
MCM respectively at 75% and 50% dependability. Hence a reservoir with gross storage
capacity of 4850 MCM is proposed near Masathu village at RD 8.000 km of the proposed
Barh – Nawada pump canal scheme to store surplus waters of Ganga during monsoon
and to utilize the same during non-monsoon for fulfilling the requirements of Barh –
Nawada pump canal scheme of Bihar.

The link canal will provide annual irrigation to an area of 700402 ha (CCA) by
utilizing 4483 MCM of Water. Domestic & industrial requirement enrouote of the link
canal is 1206 MCM.
 The total cost of the project is Rs. 12298 crore. Benefits Cost Ratio is 0.92 and IRR
is 8.7%. The scheme is not found techno-economically viable.

28. Kohra – Lalbegi Intra-State Link Project

As per decision taken in meeting held on 16th June 2008, between officials of
Government of Bihar and NWDA, NWDA agreed to prepare PFR of six intra – State links
of Bihar. Kohra-Chandravat link is one of these links

Accordingly, the possibilities of linking the rivers from Kohra to Chandravat has
been studied. It came in notice that the catchment area of Kohra upto diversion point is
33% of the Kohra basin & elevation of the link canal alignment from Kohra to Chandravat
is varying from 71 m to 73 m from off takes point to outfall point of the link canal. So
passing the discharge by gravity is not technically possible. Also, the assessed quantity of
the flood discharge upto diversion point is very less. In view of above, the alignment
from Kohra to Chandravat was dropped & alternate alignment for diverting flood water of
Kohra in downstream of Chandravat was examined. Finally, the alignment from Kohra at
Binwalia (downstream of earlier diversion point) to Lalbegi near Debaria was proposed to
be linked up.

The report deals with the PFR study of Kohra – Lalbegi link which envisages
diversion of 80 cumecs of flood water (approx. 50% of flood discharge) of Kohra river (a
tributaries of Burhi Gandak river) to the Gandak river through linking the Kohra & the
Lalbegi rivers so that flood damages in the lower reaches of Kohra & Burhi Gandak river
can be minimized.

The Kohra – Lalbegi link off takes from Kohra river near village Binwalia in district
of West Champaran and outfalls into river Lalbegi near Debaria. Further the river Lalbegi
traverses upto a distance of 9 Km & join near village Bharwalia. The total length of link
canal is 26 Km i.e. 17 Km lined canal and 9 Km river course Lalbegi.

The G & D data of Gandak at Lalbegiaghat have been considered as there is no G &
D site of CWC/State Government on Kohra river. The maximum flood discharge of 164
cumecs has been considered in proportionate to its catchment area upto the diversion
point. Now, about 50% i.e. 80 cumecs of flood water is considered to divert through the
link canal assuming that it would provide benefit to the downstream area of Kohra basin
which is about 40% of the basin area lying in West Champran & East Champaran districts
as well as some relief to downstream area of Burhi Gandak basin. The link canal has been
designed for capacity of 80 cumecs of discharge. Bed width & full supply depth of link
canal are 20 m & 43 m respectively and bed slope of canal is considered as 1:15,000.

The total estimated cost of the link canal project works out to Rs.168.86 crore at
2008-09 price level. The Benefit Cost Ratio of the link project works out to 0.033.

29. Burhi Gandak – Noon – Baya – Ganga Intra-State Link Project

The Burhi Gandak-None-Baya-Ganga link proposed by Government of Bihar
envisages diversion of 300 cumecs of flood water (i.e. partial quantity of flood discharge)
of Burhi Gandak river to the Ganga through linking the None and the Baya rivers to
reduce flood damages in the lower reaches of Burhi Gandak basin area falling under
Samastipur, Begusarai and Khagaria districts. The BurhiGandak-None-Baya-Ganga link
canal off-take from Burhi Gandak river near Darhia Ramkrishanpur of district Samastipur
and outfall into river Baya near Jhamtiyaghat which ultimately falls into river Ganga near
village Roopnagar of Mokamah town. The total length of the link canal is 71 Km out of
which 26 km is new lined canal and remaining 45 Km through river courses of river None
(23 Km) & river Baya (22 Km).The total estimated cost of the link canal project works
out to Rs. 387.21 Crores at 2008-09 price level. The Benefit Cost Ratio of the link project
works out to 1.12.

30. Bagmati - Burhi Gandak (Through Belwadhar) Intra-State Link Project

The Bagmati-Burhi Gandak Intra State link proposed by Government of Bihar is
flood control scheme. The link off take from Bagmati river near village Belwa of Sheohar
district at FSL 66.0 m and outs fall into river Burhi Gandak near village Dumaria of
Minapur block. The link canal envisages diversion of partial quantity of flood water to the
tune of 500 cumecs of Bagmati River to the river Burhi Gandak through Belwadhar to
reduce some extent of flood damage in the middle and lower reaches of Bagmati in
Sitamarthi, Sheohar & Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar.

The total length of link canal is 60 Km, out of which initial 1 Km is a lined gravity
canal and the remaining part follows the river course of Belwadhar till its outfall into river
Burhi Gandak.

The total estimated cost of the link project works out to Rs.125.96 crores at 2009-
10 price level. The Benefit Cost Ratio works out to 1.25

31. Kosi (Bagmati) – Ganga Intra-State Link Project

The Kosi (Bagmati) – Ganga Intra State link proposed by Government of Bihar is a
flood moderation scheme which envisages diversion of 300 cumecs of flood water (i.e.
partial quantity of flood discharge) of Bagmati river to the river Ganga through linking
the Musharadhar & Kasraiya rivers so that flood damages in the lower reaches of Bagmati
falling under Khagaria and Bhagalpur districts could be reduced upto a great extent.

The link off takes from Bagmati river near village Malpa of district Khagaria at FSL
38.0 m and outfalls into river Ganga near village Chaidha. The total length of the link
canal is 9.0 Km out of which, the initial reach of 1 Km is a lined gravity canal and
remaining part follows the stream Musharadhar for 3.5 Km and then river Kasraiya for
remaining 4.5 Km till its out fall into river Ganga.

The total estimated cost of the link project works out to Rs.88.93 crore at 2008-09
price level. The Benefit Cost Ratio works out to 1.17.

32. Kosi – Adhwara - Bagmati Intra-State Link Project

The Water Resources Department (WRD), Government of Bihar has submitted the
river linking proposal viz. The “Development of Bagmati Irrigation and drainage project
Phase-II (Barrage near Kataunjha in Muzaffarpur district) and Adhwara Multipurpose
Project with Kosi-Adhwara-Bagmati link” to NWDA for preparation of Detailed Project
Report. The link proposal envisages the diversion of surplus flow of Kosi and Adhawara
group of rivers through construction of a barrage across Bagmati river near Kataunjha in
Muzaffarpur district and construction of a link canal from Kosi (U/S of existing barrage) to
Bagmati with required number of structures to intercept Adhwara surplus water. The
main objective of the link project is to maximize agriculutural Productivity through
provision of assured irrigation to the entire culturable land in Muzaffarpur district and to
minimize the intensity of recurring flood in North Bihar area, lying in Adhwara river basin,
which almost always affects every year. The project has been planned to provide
irrigation to a CCA of 42,000 ha through the Kataunjha barrage and the annual irrigation
is 1,00,800 ha at 240% intensity of irrigation and the corresponding water utilizations will
be 528 MCM. In this regard, the WRD, Government of Bihar has also carried a
preliminary study mainly emphasizing on the details of crop pattern and the water
requirement for the crops. However, no hydrological studies have been carried out by the
Government of Bihar.

As suggested by WRD, Government of Bihar, NWDA has studied the proposal

based on toposheets/satellite maps and data received from WRD, Government of Bihar
for ensuring the irrigation to the command area proposed under Muzaffarpur district
using the waters from Kosi and Adhwara group of rivers. In order to ascertain the
availability of water in river Kosi and Adhwara group of rivers, the studies were carried
out by NWDA. From the studies, it is revealed that there no surplus water available in
Kosi basin at Hanuman nagar barrage for diversion through the Kosi-Adhwara-Bagmati
Link Project.

Further, the Adhwara group of rivers originates in Nepal, carry high discharge and
very heavy silt load. During monsoon period, nearly all the streams get interconnected
and the entire catchment gets inundated. Further, in view of the near flat topography no
suitable sites are available for storage of monsoon water. During non-monsoon period,
there is practically no flow in Adhwara group of rivers. Therefore, diversion of water of
Adhwara group of rivers into the link canal may not be feasible. Thus in view of the non
availability of surplus water in Kosi basin and infeasibility of tapping of Adhwara group of
rivers water due to topographical constraints, the proposal of Kosi-Adhwara-Bagmati link
is not feasible.

From NWDA studies, it is also revealed that the irrigation requirement of the
command area of Muzaffarpur district can be met by integrating the link proposal with
the proposed Kamla Multi Purpose Project of Government of Bihar, near Tetaria village in
Nepal, if Government of Bihar so desires. However, in that scenario the link project will
not remain an intrastate link.

Rajasthan

33. Mahi – Luni Intra–State Link Project

Mahi – Luni link project is an Intra-State proposal of Rajasthan state to utilise the
surplus water, if available, in Mahi & Sabarmati river basin to the water deficit Luni river
basin in Barmer and Jalore districts of Rajasthan.

Considering the surface water availability and requirement in Mahi basin in 2041
AD the Mahi river basin is deficit to the tune of 402.59 MCM at 75% dependability after
accounting for surface water requirement and regeneration. Therefore, there is no water
available in Mahi river basin for further utilisation/ diversion in the basin or out side
basin.

The Wakal, Sabarmati & Sei river sub basins of Sabarmati river basin also have no
surplus water to further transfer. Similarly, the surplus water, if any, of Anas river of
Mahi basin has not been considered for diversion through this link, being as inter state
river having catchment in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan & Gujarat.

However, bilateral agreement signed on 10.01.1966 between Rajasthan and

Gujarat for the exploitation of River Mahi, the maximum quantity of Mahi water that can
be available for transfer to out side Mahi basin i.e. Luni basin in Rajasthan state is only
about 1133 MCM (40 TMC) which is presently released to Gujarat State through PH – 2
situated at tail end of left bank canal of Mahi Bajaj Sagar (MBS) project.
 The proposed Mahi – Luni intra state link tunnel will pick - up the surplus water of
Mahi basin released through PH-2 situated at tail end of left bank canal of Mahi Bajaj
Sager Project at proposed pick - up weir on Anas river near village Ummedgarh. The
water will be diverted through tunnel and it cross Mahi river through syphon near village
Timurva. Further, the link tunnel will carried the water through proposed syphon across
Mahi river near Timurva village to Sukri river near Bisala village in Luni Basin.

Total area to be irrigated through this proposal in the Barmer and Jalore districts of
Rajasthan is about 2.333 lakh ha. The total cost of the Mahi – Luni intra state link project
is estimated as Rs. 20,55,531.39 lakhs at the price level 2012.

The annual cost of the project has been works out as Rs. 2,48,063.56 lakhs
whereas annual benefits from the project works out as Rs.71,856.40 lakhs. Thus, the
B.C. Ratio of the link project works out to 0.290.

34. Wakal – Sabarmati – Sei - West Banas to Kameri Intra-State Link Project
Wakal-Sabarmati-Sei-West Banas to Kameri river link project is an Intra-State
proposal in Rajasthan to utilize the surplus waters, if available, in Wakal, Sabarmati & Sei
rivers of Sabarmati river basin in the water deficit Luni river basin in Sirohi district of
Rajasthan.

Government of Rajasthan mooted the idea of transferring surplus waters from

Wakal, Sabarmati & Sei to West Banas & Kameri nadi, a tributary of Krishnawati river of
Luni river basin. Based on this proposal, National Water Development Agency has made
an attempt to assess the feasibility based on the data available in the “River Basin
Planning” of Sabarmati Basin (2009), a compilation of Water Resources Department,
Government of Rajasthan and toposheet studies.

For assessment of surface water availability of Wakal, Sabarmati and Sei rivers at
the proposed diversion points, rainfall-runoff co-relationship has been developed using
observed data of CWC gauging site at Jotasen across Wakal river. Since adjoining sub-
basins of Wakal basin have same characteristics, therefore, same regression equation
has been used for Sabarmati and Sei sub-basin. In this study all the existing, ongoing,
proposed/identified irrigation as well as industrial & domestic water supply schemes and
the water requirements of Rural as well as livestock population in the upstream
catchment of proposed diversion points of Wakal, Sabarmati & Sei rivers have been
considered for assessing the total water requirement.

Considering the water availability, needs and regeneration, it is estimated that the
surface water balance at Wakal-III dam, Sabarmati irrigation project and Sei Pick up Weir
diversion points at 50% and 75% dependabilities are as under:
Sl. Particulars At 50% At 75%
No. dependability (MCM) Dependability (MCM)
1. At Wakal-III dam across Wakal river (-)53.20 (-)116.61
2. At Sabarmati irrigation project (-)0.60 (-)7.64
across Sabarmati river
3. At Sei Pick up Weir across Sei river (-)5.76 (-)24.74

After assessing the water balance status, it is concluded that Wakal -Sabarmati-Sei-
West Banas to Kameri river link project proposal is not feasible due to deficit surface
water balance at the proposed diversion sites.
 Tamil Nadu

35. Ponnaiyar (Krishnagiri) - Palar Intra-State Link Project

Ponnaiyar (Krishnagiri)-Palar Intra State Link envisages transfer of 99 MCM of
water, annually available at Krishnagiri dam as flood flow to the Kal ar, a tributary of
Palar river in the adjacent basin through 55.7 km long canal by gravity during the
months from October to December for 15 days at the rate of 5 days in each month. The
diverted water is proposed to be utilized for recharging the ground water potential of
Palar basin and thereby to stablise the existing command area of about 11870 ha being
irrigated through the existing wells and bore wells.

Considering the water availability, utilisation and regeneration, the water balance
at Krishnagiri dam site works out to 100 MCM and 222 MCM at 75% and 50%
dependability respectively. However, it is proposed to divert 99 MCM of water from the
flood flows available at 50% dependability through this link scheme.

Ponnaiyar (Krishnagiri)-Palar Intra State link comprises the following components:

i) Off-take tunnel of 200 m length

ii) Link canal for a length of 55.70 km from the exist of tunnel with necessary CD and
CM works.

The Index Map of Ponnaiyar (Krishnagiri)-Palar Intra State link is enclosed.

A tunnel of modified horse shoe section with a radius of 3.10 m for a length of 200
m is proposed at the off-take from the existing Krishnagiri reservoir across Ponnaiyar
river. The link canal takes off from the exit of tunnel and runs for a length of 55.70 km
by gravity with an off-take FSL of 480.00 m and outfalls into Kal ar river which is a
tributary of Palar river near Natrampalli village of Vaniyambadi taluk at FSL of 428.625m.
The canal is designed as lined trapezoidal section, with bottom corners rounded to carry
a discharge of 85.631 cumecs with a uniform bed width of 14.50m and full supply depth
of 3.0m. Uniform bed slope of 1:5000 is adopted for the entire length of the link canal.

The total cost of the project is estimated as Rs.25793 lakhs at 2008-09 price level.
The annual cost of the project works out to Rs.2628 lakhs and the annual benefits from
irrigation work out to Rs.3169 lakhs. The Benefit Cost Ratio is estimated to be 1.21. The
IRR works out to 10.88%.

Karnataka State

36. Bedti-Dharma-Varada Intra-State Link Project

The study of this link project proposal has been taken up based on the request of
Government of Karnataka to assess the feasibility of diversion from Bedti basin, a west
flowing river of Karnataka to the water deficit Tungabhadra sub-basin of Krishna basin.

The Government of Karnataka has proposed six intra state links viz., 1)Almatti
(Bagalkot) - Malaprabha 2)Malaprabha - Tungabhadra 3)Bedti - Dharma - Varada
4)Bhadra - Vedavati (V.V. Sagar) 5)Diversion from Bedti & Aghanashini to Varada 6)
Barapole - Upper Cauvery.

Bedti-Dharma-Varada Link is one among the above six intra state link for which
pre-feasibility report is taken up by NWDA.
 The Bedti - Dharma - Varada link proposal of Governmentof Karnataka envisages
diversion of 566.4 Mm3 (20 TMC) of water to Tungabhadra sub-basin of which 283.2 Mm3
(10 TMC) shall be diverted from the surplus available in Bedti basin and another 283.2
Mm3 (10 TMC) that would be received from Almatti dam for irrigating 129925 ha in
Haveri, Davangere and Bellary districts. The diversion from Bedti basin is in 3 stages,
which involves a tank / dam near Mishrikot village in Kalghatgi taluk, 23 km long canal
and 22 km long tunnel besides increasing the storage capacity of existing Attiveri and
Bachanki tanks and 265 km length of canal for combined distribution of water received
from Bedti basin and Almatti dam. On detailed study it was found that only 51 Mm3 of
water is available for diversion from Bedti basin as against 283.2 Mm3 and the Almatti-
Malaprabha Link is not feasible.

Hence alternate proposals are formulated by NWDA. In this proposal a dam is

proposed across Bedti river just upstream of Suremane village with a FRL of 461.78 m
and gross storage of 299 Mm3. The divertible balance water available at the dam site is
worked out as 583 Mm3. Excluding 32 Mm3 of water towards reservoir evaporation losses,
551 Mm3 is proposed to be lifted to a static height of 179.07 m and let in to a stream
joining Dharma reservoir. The length of raising main required is 19.7 km and the energy
required for lifting is worked out as 425 MU. The length of feeder canal from the power
cistern/sump to the tributary of Dharma river is 3.90 km. The FSL of feeder canal at off
take is 626.0 m and the FSL at outfall is 617.79 m. The bed width of feeder canal is 5.7
m with FSD of 1.5 m.

The link canal takes off from the existing Dharma Reservoir and runs for a length
of 72.65 km by gravity with an off take FSL of 585.00 m and outfalls in to a tributary of
Varada river at FSL of 571.337 m. The canal is designed as lined trapezoidal section, with
bottom corners rounded to carry a discharge of 29.936 m3/sec with bed width of 7.5 m
and full supply depth of 2.50 m at off take. Uniform bed slope of 1: 7500 is adopted for
the entire length of link canal. Tunnels are proposed at three locations for a total length
of 6.68 km in the conveyance system to avoid heavy cutting and to cross small hillocks.
The proposed tunnel section is of Modified horse shoe of 6.00 m dia.

The link canal will irrigate an area of 52900 ha annually with an irrigation intensity
of 100 % in Hangal, Savanur and Haveri taluks in Haveri district, Shirhatti and Mundargi
taluk in Gadag district. The annual maintenance cost of command area is considered as
Rs.600/ha for 52900 ha of CCA in the annual cost of the project. The link canal will also
meet the domestic needs of the command area enroute the canal.

As the command area proposed on the left side of Dharma and Varada rivers are
limited to 52900 ha only due to the areas covered by the two ongoing projects viz.,
Shiggaon LIS and Singatalur LIS, it is proposed to deliver 168 Mm3 through the Dharma
river from Dharma Reservoir for augmentation of requirement in the command area of
Singatalur LIS for irrigating 25150 ha.

The total cost of the project is estimated as Rs.250011 lakh at 2015-16 price level.
The annual cost of the project works out to Rs.40524 lakh and the annual benefits from
irrigation and domestic water supply works out to Rs.50256 lakh. The Benefit-Cost Ratio
is estimated to be 1.24. The IRR works out to 11.81%.
 Chhattisgarh

37. Pairi (Pairi High Dam) – Mahanadi (Rudri Barrage) Intra-State Link
Project
Pairi (Pairi high dam) – Mahanadi (Rudri barrage) link canal, Pairi- Mahanadi
feeder canal as mentioned by the Govt., of Chhattisgarh takes off from the Pairi high dam
with FSL 333.00 m and runs as a contour canal for a total length of 62.60 km and outfalls
into the existing New Rudri barrage on river Mahanadi. The canal with carrying capacity
of 84 cumecs at head reach will run almost at the boundary of forest area in few reaches
and inside the forest area for certain length. This link canal receives water from
Dhanbura tank across Bosana nalla in middle of the reach. After this the carrying capacity
of the link canal has been increased to 97 cumecs . There is no enroute irrigation
proposed along the link canal. The main purpose of the link canal is to increase
availability of water for meeting the increasing demands of the MRP complex command
area. The entire link project lies in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh state.

The Government of Chhattisgarh proposed Pairi high dam across Pairi river with
FRL 335.000 m, MWL 336.350 m, MDDL 326.440 m with Gross Storage capacity of 540
Mm 3 and live storage capacity of 420 Mm 3. Two more reservoirs are proposed in Pairi
basin on Sondur river at Bankura and Chandanbahar village to store and supply water to
Pairi high dam as per the requirements. Fourth dam is proposed at Dhanbura village on
Bosana nalla from which the link canal receives water

The link canal will provide irrigation to an area of 71853 ha in the district of Raipur
of Chhattisgarh which is the additional area identified by Govt., of Chhattisagrh in the
command of M.R.P.Complex and not covered by irrigation due to insufficient water. The
existing cropping pattern of M.R.P.Complex command with intensity of irrigation of 136%
is only adopted for the new command area also. Thus, the additional annual irrigation
works out to 97720 ha. The irrigation water requirement is worked out to 382.07 Mm3.

Apart from irrigation it is also proposed to provide future domestic and industrial
water requirements in the command area. Additional domestic and industrial
requirements are estimated to be 294 Mm3 and 49.60 Mm3 respectively. The total
domestic and industrial water requirement worked out to 343.60 Mm3. Thus the total
requirement of the link canal works out to 725.67 Mm3.

Transmission losses in the link canal are estimated to be 11 Mm3. The remaining
quantity of 44.03 Mm3 out of the total diverted quantity of 780.70 Mm3 will be utilized
for stabilisation of the existing irrigation system of Mahanadi Reservoir Project Complex
(M.R.P. complex).

The link canal is designed as a lined canal with trapezoidal section with rounded
corners. The design discharge in the canal at head reach is 84.0 cumec upto Bosana
nalla crossing and thereafter the design discharge of the link canal is increased to 97
cumec as the link canal receives contribution from Bosana nalla. Accordingly, the link
canal is divided into two reaches. The maximum carrying capacity of the canal in the first
reach is 84.0 cumec with corresponding cross section of 17.50 m of bed width and 4.0m
of full supply depth with a bed slope of 1 in 20,000. Similarly, the maximum carrying
capacity of the link canal in second reach is 97.00 cumec with corresponding cross
section of 21.00 m of bed width and 4.0m of full supply depth. The bed slope of 1 in
20,000 is kept uniform for the entire length of the link canal. The link canal mostly
passes through forest boundaries, forest area and plain area in some reaches.
 In its entire run of 62.600 km, the link canal has been provided with 13 cross
drainage structures, of which 5 are aqueducts and 8 are under tunnels. A total of 28
single lane road bridges have been proposed across the link canal as it passes through
thinly populated areas. A level crossing is proposed across Bosan Nalla so as to receive
water from Dhanbura tank and divert through the link canal.

A total area about 316.72 ha needs to be acquired, of which 185 ha will be for
construction of main canal, 130 ha for borrow areas, 0.67 ha for rehabilitation colonies,
1.05 ha for construction of office and staff colonies. Out of the total land to be acquired,
about 233.72 ha is Patta land and 83 ha is forest land. In all 6 villages are partially
affected and about 84 families consisting of 336 people need to be rehabilitated. Suitable
provision for compensation, afforestation, attractive compensatory package for
rehabilitation and resettlement have been made in the estimate for the construction of
link project.

The climate and ecological conditions of the area remain more or less the same
even after construction of the link canal. No mineral wealth is likely to be lost as a result
of construction of canal.

The link canal would greatly help in improving the general prosperity of the region
on account of introduction of irrigation in about 0.72 lakh ha of area which would
increase the agricultural production nearly by 3 to 4 times. More over the socio economic
objectives i.e., the regional development, equity, employment generation and pollution
control will greatly improve in the vicinity of the project.

Direct net benefits per annum from the link project due to irrigation, domestic and
industrial water supplies in the canal are estimated to be Rs. 30194 lakh. The total cost
of the link canal project is estimated to be Rs. 139445 lakh at 2013-14 price level. Based
on the quantity of water presently planned for utilisation, apportioned cost of the project
is worked out to be Rs. 133736 lakhs. The annual cost has been worked out as per the
standard norms to Rs. 15370 lakh. The Benefit Cost Ratio works out to 1.96 and the IRR
works out to 17.20 %.