# Rs 5,000 crore allocated for river interlinking projects

- ID: P05-C-01#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p05-c-01-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p05-c-01-1)
- Pillar: 5. Welfare of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Fisherfolk
- Section: C. Water Management and Agricultural Innovations
- Manifesto page: 48
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

The government will allocate Rs 5,000 crore to implement river interlinking projects including Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar, Thenpennaiyar-Palar, Pennaiyar-Cheyyar, and Tamirabarani-Vaippar.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside Rs 150 crore for the Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar project and Rs 50 crore for various detailed project reports.

**So far:** Initial allocation of Rs 150 crore and Rs 50 crore for reports

**Not yet seen:** A significant portion of the total Rs 5,000 crore remains to be allocated for these projects.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 61: The Cauvery-Vaigai-Gundar River Linking Project will commence in this year with an initial allocation of Rs.150 crore. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=61))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 61: An allocation of Rs.50 crore has been provided for preparing Detailed Project Reports for the Pennaiyar-Cheyyar, Pennaiyar-Palar, and Tamirabarani-Vaippar river linking projects. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=61))

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