Lok Sabha Question No. 3761 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Soil Erosion
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3761

ANSWERED ON 09.0 8.201 8

## SOIL EROSION

## 3761. SHRI SIRAJUDDIN AJMAL

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

(a) the details of the losses suffered by the Char districts of Assam due to soil erosion by last three years;

(b) the quantum of f ertile soil of each district which got eroded in rivers in Assam during the s (c) the steps being taken by the Government to check the said river bank erosion?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b) As per the figure furnished by the Government of Assam ,t he Revenue - Circle/ District - wise details of the losses suffered due to soil erosion in District s of Assam with Char areas in respect of area of eroded and family & persons displaced due to erosion of river from 2015 till December, 20 Annexure - I .

(c) Flood  Management  including  erosion  control  falls  within  the  purview  of  the  States. management & anti - erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by the State Gov with own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Government renders technical guidance an promotional  financial  assistance  to  States.  Government  of  India  had  launched  'Flood  Management Programme (FMP)' during XI Plan for providing central assistance to the State Governments for taking up works related to river management, flood control, anti - erosion, drainage development, flood proofing wo restoration of damaged flood management works and anti - sea erosion works which was continued during X Plan.

In the State of Assam, a total of 141 pr ojects costing Rs. 2383.11 crore were approved and include under FMP. During XI Plan, 100 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 996.14 crore were approved while during XII Plan, 41 projects with an estimated cost of Rs.1386.97 crore were approved. Cent Assistance amounting to Rs. 748.86 crore was released during XI Plan and Rs. 64.89 crore during XII Plan. Further Central A ssistance of Rs. 245.49 crore has also been released during year 2017 - 18 to State Government of Assam.  Since start of XI Plan, total Central Assistance released to State Government of Assam under is Rs.1059.24 crore until 3l - Mar - 18.

As informed by the State Water Resources Department (WRD), no special scheme for prot Char areas have been formulated. However, di fferent protection schemes have been taken up by the WRD during XI and XII Plan with funds from North Eastern Council (NEC), Non -Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR), National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) etc.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART S (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3761 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2018 REGARDING 'SOIL EROSION'

Revenue- Circle/ District - wise details of the losses suffered due to soil erosion in Districts of Assam with Char areas in respect of area of land eroded and family & persons displaced from 2015 till Decemb

| S. No.   | District   | Revenue Circle   | Area of land eroded*   | Nos. of family affected   | No. of people displaced due to erosion   |
|----------|------------|------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Sonitpur   | Thelamara        | 297B - 3K - 15L        |                           |                                          |
| 1        | Sonitpur   | Tezpur           | 48B - 2K - 10L         | 4                         | 22                                       |
| 1        | Sonitpur   | Chariduar        | 460B - 1K - 1L         | 1                         | 5                                        |
| 2        | Darrang    | Chamua           | 8306B - 4K - 1L        |                           |                                          |
| 3        |            | Sipajhar         | 10B - 3K - 17L         |                           |                                          |
| 3        | Jorhat     | Jorhat West      | 3B - 3K - 7L           | NIL                       | NIL                                      |
| 3        | Jorhat     | Teok             | 4B - 3K - 18L          | NIL                       | NIL                                      |
| 4        | Kamrup (M) |                  | NIL                    | NIL                       | NIL                                      |
| 5        | Nalbari    | Barkhetri        | 1620B - 0K - 5L        | 533                       | 2998                                     |
| 5        | Nalbari    |                  | 1452 Bigha             | 451                       | 2240                                     |
| 5        | Nalbari    |                  | 252B - 0K - 0L         | 81                        | 420                                      |
| 5        | Nalbari    |                  | 94B - 2K - 10L         | 47                        | 282                                      |
| 6        | Barpeta    | Barpeta          | 70B - 0K - 5L          | NIL                       |                                          |
| 6        | Barpeta    |                  | 64B - 0K - 0L          | NIL                       |                                          |
| 7        | Goalpara   | Matia            | 905N - 1K - 17L        | 142                       | 822                                      |
| 7        | Goalpara   |                  | 1127B - 2k- 14L        | 137                       | 732                                      |
| 7        | Goalpara   |                  | 801N - 2K - 5L         | 60                        | 312                                      |
| 7        | Goalpara   |                  | 130B - 0K - 2L         | 60                        | 338                                      |
| 7        | Goalpara   |                  | 35B - 1K - 18L         | 13                        | 64                                       |
| 7        | Goalpara   |                  | 30B - 4K - 7L          | 11                        | 52                                       |
| 7        | Goalpara   |                  | 95B - 4K - 6L          | 11                        | 56                                       |
| 8        |            | Hajo             | 1300K - 2K - 9L        | NIL                       |                                          |
| 8        |            | Palashbari       | 45B - 2K - 7L          | NIL                       |                                          |
| 8        | Kamrup     | Chaygaon         | 15B - 0K - 0L          | NIL                       |                                          |
| 8        |            | Chamaria         | 554B - 0K - 0L         | 107                       | 464                                      |
| 8        |            | Nagarbera        | 18B - 3K - 5L          | 16                        |                                          |
| 9        | Morigaon   | Not Provided     | 6113B - 1K - 9L        | 2409                      | Not Provided                             |
| 10       |            | Kaliabor         | 396- 0K - 15L          | 22                        |                                          |
| 10       | Nagaon     | Samuguri         | 899 Bigha              | 378                       |                                          |
| 10       |            | Kampur           | 11B - 0K - 0L          | Not provided              |                                          |
| 11       |            | Dhubri           | 2070B - 1K - 11L       | 957                       | 4625                                     |
| 11       |            | Golokganj        | 20B - 0K - 0L          | 39                        | 202                                      |
| 11       |            | Agomani          | 827B - 1K - 0L         | 5                         | 27                                       |
| 11       | Dhubri     | Athani           | 2289B - 2K - 15L       | 163                       | 815                                      |
| 11       |            | Bilasipara       | 289B - 2K - 19L        | 106                       | 524                                      |
| 11       |            | Chapor           | 30b- 0K - 0L           | 5                         | 22                                       |
| 11       |            | South Salmara    | 731B - 2K - 17L        | 917                       | 3668                                     |
| 12       | Dhemaji    | Jonai            |                        | 204                       | 1478                                     |
| 12       | Dhemaji    | Sissiborgaon     |                        | 204                       |                                          |
| 13       | Bongaigoan | Srijangam        | 1471B - 2K - 19L       | NIL                       |                                          |
|          |            | Boitamari        | 40B - 0K - 1L          | NIL                       |                                          |
|          |            | Dangtal          | 105B - 2K - 3L         | NIL                       |                                          |
| 14       | Tinsukia   |                  | Nil                    |                           |                                          |