The DPR of the Damanganga-Pinjal river link project is likely to be ready by December 2011.
The trans-valley diversion project aims to transport 1,000 million cubic metres water from the Damanganga basin in Valsad, Gujarat to Pinjal basin through the Vaitarna basin in Nashik, Maharashtra. Further the water will go to Tansa river in Mumbai.
The project is being implemented by Geological Survey of India (GSI), National Water Development Agency (NWDA) and the Central Water Commission (CWC). The (GSI) has begun geological studies for the construction of dams and tunnels to connect the two rivers. The project includes 16 inter-basin links, planned in peninsular India and three in central India. It involves construction of a 72.27-mtrs-high dam across the Damanganga near Bhugad, a 79.82-mtrs-high dam across the Vagh near Behadpada, and another 70-mtrs dam across the Pinjal near Khidse. The first two dams will be constructed by the agencies chosen by the NWDA and CWC while the Pinjal dam will be constructed by the Maharashtra Government. The construction is likely to be completed by 2018.
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