Lok Sabha Question No. 1081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Flood Control
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1081

ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## FLOOD CONTROL

## 1081. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are getting affected by year resulting in loss of crops and lives; and

(b) i f so, the details thereof and the measures taken by the Government to counter the effe floods especially from the rivers originating from Nepal?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARL IAMENTARY AFFAIRS

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)& (b) Yes , Madam.The Government is aware that Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are getting affec floods every year resulting in loss of crops and lives. Floods in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are general caused  by  the  rivers  like  Gandak,  Bagmati,  Kamla,  Kosi  etc.  which  originates  in  Nepal through the hilly tracts of Nepal before entering the plains in India. The management of these riv ers has been a concern and the related issues are discussed in the existing Indo - Nepal bilateral three - tier mechanisms comprising of (i) Joint Ministerial Commission on Water Resources (JM (ii)  Joint  Committee  on  Water  Resources  (JCWR)  and  (iii)  Joint Standing  Technical  Committee (JSTC). Government of India has been constantly persuading the Government of Nepal for con of storage dams on these rivers for mutual benefit of the two countries. Broad outcomes of mechanisms are given b elow:

- i . Pancheshwar Development Authority  (PDA) has been set up jointly by India and Nepa execution & operation of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project on river Sarada. The Project Report (DPR) of Pancheshwar Project has been prepared by M/s WAPCOS Limited. Implementation of Pancheshwar Project is expected to pave way for other projects in
- ii . Survey and investigation work including preparation of DPR of Sapta Kosi High Dam Project and Sun Kosi Storage -cum - Diversion scheme  proposed in the SaptaKosi basin in Nepal is being carried out by a Joint Project office, Sapta Kosi& Sun Kosi Investigation.

Flood Management being within the purview of the State Governments, the schemes for control  are  formulated  and  implemented  by  concerned  States  as  per  their  priority. Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical  a dvice  and  promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. The Government of India Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing central assistance to States for works re river management, flood control, an ti - erosion, drainage development, anti - sea erosion, flood proofing works, restoration of damage flood management works, etc.

A total of 47 schemes of the State of Bihar with approved cost of Rs. 1818.05crore included under Flood Management Prog ramme during XI and XII Plan. An amount of Rs. 723.18 crore during XI P lan and Rs. 184.64 crore during XII P lan has been released to the State of Bihar. A total of 29 schemes of the State of Uttar Pradesh with approved cost of Rs.959.27 crore have bee uded under Flood Management Programme during XI and XII Plan s. An amount of Rs. 290.69 crore during XI Plan and Rs. 111.22 crore during XII P lan has been released to the State of Uttar Pradesh.

During  XII  Plan,  the  Ministry  has  approved  a  plan  scheme  for  Rs .281  crore  for  flood forecasting,  modernisation  and  expansion  of  the  flood  forecasting  network  for  autom collection,  expeditious  transmission  and  flood  forecast  dissemination  to  minimize  th floods. Currently, the Flood Forecasting & Earl y Warning System of rivers flowing from Nepal to India is in place. CWC is maintaining Flood Forecasting Stations in north bank tributaries of G catchments  in  Nepal  such  as  Ghaghra,  Rapti,  Gandak,  Burhi Gandak,  Bagmati,  Adhwara  Group, Kamlabalan ,  Kosi, Mahananda etc. Thirty (30) level forecast stations (6 in Uttar Pradesh Bihar) and one (1) inflow forecast station in Uttarakhand are maintained in these tribu advance  warnings  to  the  State  Governments  concerned  for  taking  pr ecautionary  measures  such  as evacuation of people and live stock from likely flood affected areas.

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