Lok Sabha Question No. 1070 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Change of Course by Ganga and Sarayu Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1070

ANSWERED ON 08.0 2.201 8

## CHANGE OF COURSE BY GANGA AND SARAYU RIV ERS

## 1070. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

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

(a) whether it is a fact that rivers Ganga and Sarayu on the border of Bihar and Uttar Pr in Saran and Balia districts are changing their cou rse;

(b) if so, whether any survey/ assessment of the cause of these changes has been made made and if so, the details and the outcome thereof;

(c) whether the Government has held any consultations with the concerned States in this r if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and

(d) the measures taken by the Government to ensure that Sitab Diara area located in Sara Bihar is not inundated by floods due to changing course of these rivers?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b)  Erosion and deposition are natural processes of a river, due to which morphology o changes with time. In this regard, it is informed that a MoU was signed between lIT, R Central Water Commission to carry out the morphological study of river Gan ga. In the study, shifting of the Ganga river is calculated on the basis of center line of year 2010. Center line perpendicularly bisected at a regular interval of 2 km. The shift of left bank, right bank in left and right d irections has been computed for the years 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 with res year 2010 in GIS software. No study for assessment of change in course of Sarayu River is

(c) & (d)  A Team of the officers of Ganga Flood Control Commission (G FCC) under the Ministry and concerned officers of Governments of Uttar Pradesh & Bihar had inspected the Ghaghra river Sitabdiara village for assessment of the problem of flood and erosion. Based on the inspe of the above Team, the Go vernments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have formulated Detailed Pro Reports  (DPRs)  to  address  the  problem  of  flood  and  erosion  at  Sitabdiara  in  their jurisdictions  and  submitted  the  same  to  GFCC  in  May  and  June,  2016  respectively  for -economic appraisal.

The  Project  proposal  for  "Construction  of  Ring  bund  for  protection  work  of  Si village  (Birth  Place  of  Loknayak  Jay  Prakash  Narayan)"  submitted  by  Government  of  Biha estimated cost of Rs. 92.3123 crore was accepted by Advisory Committee of MoWR, RD & GR in its 131 st meeting held on 16.11.2016 subject to certain conditions including optimization of cost estima afresh.

The Project proposal for "Construction of ring bund for protection of Sitabdia village (Birth place of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan)" and village group of Ibrahimabad - Naubrar in District Ballia  submitted  by  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.40.4976  c accepted by Advisory Committee of MoWR, RD & GR in its 131 st meeting held on 16.11.2016 subject tocertain conditions including optimization of cost estimate afresh.

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