Lok Sabha Question No. 2176 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-31
Subject: Funds for Rehabilitation due to Flood and Erosion
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2176

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 31 ST   JULY, 2018/SHRAVANA 9, 1940 (SAKA)

FUNDS FOR REHABILITATION DUE TO FLOOD AND EROSION

2176. SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  total  funds  allocated  and  utilised  for  rehabilitation  due  to  flood  and erosion in the North East States including Assam during each of the last five years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has any data regarding loss of lives and properties due to flood and erosion during the last three years in Assam;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government would consider the request/demand for declaration of flood and erosion of Assam as national calamity in the light of the fact that it creates disaster every year in the State; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU)

(a) As per the National Disaster Management Policy, the primary responsibility for disaster management rests with the States. The rehabilitation of people due to flood and erosion in the North East States is required to be undertaken by the concerned State Government from its own resources.   This Ministry does not centrally maintain details of fund allocated and utilized for rehabilitation, since it comes under the purview of State concerned.

However, the Central Government supports the Plan Scheme Flood Management  Programme  (FMP),  which  is implemented  by  the  State  Water

## LS.US.Q.NO.2176 FOR 31.07.2018

Resources  Departments.  It  provide  central  assistance  to  States  for  works related to river management,  anti-erosion, restoration  of  damaged  flood management works, anti sea erosion and control to reduce the adverse impact of floods and erosion control works in the country including the State of Assam. Under FMP, a total of 259 projects in eight North Eastern States were approved in XI and XII Plan and central assistance of Rs. 1560 crore has been released till date.

(b) & (c)  The details of the losses due to floods & erosion reported by the State Government of Assam during the last three years and current year are given as under:

| Year    |   No. of human live lost | No. livestock lost   | No. of houses huts damaged   |   / Cropped area affect-ed (in lakh ha.) |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 2015-16 |                       66 | 2,488                | 61,434                       |                                     2.86 |
| 2016-17 |                      115 | 3,191                | 66,887                       |                                     2.82 |
| 2017-18 |                      160 | 2763                 | 111070                       |                                     2.8  |
| 2018-19 |                       34 | 24                   | 5037                         |                                     0.13 |

(d) & (e) With regard to declaring a calamity including floods & erosion as a 'National Calamity, it is informed that the existing guidelines of State Disaster Response  Fund  (SDRF)/  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF),  do  not contemplate  declaring  a  disaster  as  a  'National  Calamity'.    However,  in  the event of calamity of a 'severe nature', financial assistance towards the notified natural  calamities  including  flood  is  met  from  the  SDRF  which  is  further supplemented from NDRF in accordance with the established procedure.

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