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The central government has declared 14 water resources projects as National Projects subject to working out the mode of financing in consultation with the ministry of finance and Planning Commission. Accordingly, 90 per cent cost of the irrigation and drinking water component of these projects will be provided as central grant after the techno-economic appraisal of the detailed project report and the Planning Commission has received investment clearance. This was stated by minister of state for water resources Jai Prakash Narayan Yadav in Parliament today. The irrigation benefits from these projects are estimated to be about 21 lakh ha apart from additional indirect irrigation benefits and availability of drinking water. The details of the 14 National Projects are given below. NATIONAL PROJECTS
| S.No. | Name of the Project | State | | 1 | Teesta Barrage | West Bengal | | 2 | Shahpur Kandi | Punjab | | 3 | Bursar | Jammu & Kashmir | | 4 | 2nd Ravi Vyas Link | Punjab | | 5 | Ujh multipurpose project | Jammu & Kashmir | | 6 | Gyspa project | Himachal Pradesh | | 7 | Lakhvar Vyasi | Uttranchal | | 8 | Kishau | Himachal Pradesh /Uttranchal | | 9 | Renuka | Himachal Pradesh | | 10 | Noa-Dehang Dam Project | Arunanchal Pradesh | | 11 | Kulsi Dam Project | Assam | | 12 | Upper Siang | Arunanchal Pradesh | | 13 | Gosikhurd | Maharashtra | | 14 | Ken Betwa | Madhya Pradesh |
Foreign aided water projects
The minister also said no project for building sea walls along the coastline was presently under implementation with assistance from external funding agencies. However, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to provide technical assistance to Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra in preparing technically, economically, environmentally and socially viable investment proposal to address coastal erosion problems and introduce procedures for sustainable coastal protection and shoreline management under the sustainable coastal protection and management project.
The minister, however, said that a number of water resources projects are currently under implementation with assistance from external funding agencies. These projects include:
| S No | Funding Agency | Name of Projects | State | | 1 | World Bank | Karnataka community based tank management project | Karnataka | | 2 | World Bank | Madhya Pradesh water sector restructuring project | Madhya Pradesh | | 3 | World Bank | Rajasthan water sector restructuring project | Rajasthan | | 4 | World Bank | UP water sector restructuring project | Uttar Pradesh | | 5 | World Bank | Maharashtra water sector improvement project | Maharashtra | | 6 | World Bank | Hydrology Project-II | Multi-State | | 7 | World Bank | Tamil Nadu irrigated agriculture modernisation and water bodies restoration and management projects | Tamil Nadu | | 8 | World Bank | Andhra Pradesh community based tank management project | Andhra Pradesh | | 9 | World Bank | Karnataka community based tank management project | Karnataka | | 10 | Asian Development Bank | Chhattisgarh irrigation development sector project | Chhattisgarh | | 11 | JBIC Japan | Modernization of Kurnool-Cuddapah Canal | Andhra Pradesh | | 12 | JBIC Japan | Rengali irrigation project | Orissa | | 13 | JBIC Japan | Rajasthan minor irrigation improvement project | Rajasthan | | 14 | JBIC Japan | Andhra Pradesh irrigation livelihood improvement project | Andhra Pradesh | | 15 | Germany | Minor Irrigation Project | Maharashtra |
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