Lok Sabha Question No. 2760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Flood Control Schemes
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. † 2760

ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## FLOOD CONTROL SCHEME S

## † 2760. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state the details of the schemes formulated so far by the Government regard from severe floods in the country during the last four years ?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

The subject of flood management including  erosion contr l falls within the purview of the St The flood management & anti - erosion  schemes  are  planned,  investigated and implemented by the Governments with their own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Governm technic al guidance and promotional financial assistance to States.

The Ministry had launched 'Flood Management Programme (FMP)' a State sector Scheme in XI Plan  which  was  continued  during  XII  Plan.  A  total  of  522  projects  costing  Rs.  13238.37 were approved and included under FMP. During XI Plan, 420 projects with an estimated cost of crore were approved while during XII Plan 102 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 5381. approved. Central Assistance amounting to Rs. 3566.00 crore was released during XI Plan and Rs. 130 crore during XII Plan. Further, a Central Assistance of Rs. 562.67 crore has been releas 2017- 18.  Since start of XI Plan, total Central Assistance released to States under FMP is R 5435.74 crore until  3l - Mar - 18. The  State - wise  details  of  works  approved,  Central  Assistance  released  in  the Financial Years are given at Annexure - I .

During  XII  Plan,  a  Central  Sector  Scheme,  'River  Management  Activities  and  Works  related  to Bord er Areas (RMBA)' was implemented by the Ministry of Water Resources to cover following major components:

1. Hydrological  observations  and  flood  forecasting  on  common  border  rivers  with  nei countries.
2. Investigation of WR projects in Neighbouring Count ries.
3. Pre - construction  activities  for  WR  projects  on  common  border  rivers - Pancheshwar  Development Authority(PDA)
4. Grant -in -Aid to States/UTs for flood management/anti -sea erosion works: -
5. ( i ) Maintenance  of  flood  protection  works  of  Kosi  &  Gandak  projects  (in Nepal),  Flood Protection/anti - erosion works in the border areas with Bangladesh and Pakistan by St
6. ( ii )Flood Management/anti -erosion works/anti -sea erosion works in UTs.
5. Activities of Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC).

The  State - wise  details  of Grant - in - Aid  to  States/UTs released  under  RMBA  in  the  last  four Financial Years are given at Annexure - II .

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. † 2760  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2018 REGARDING 'FLOOD CONTROL SCHEMES'

## The State - Wise Central Assistance released under Flood Management Programme

| Sl. No.   | State             | Works approve d during XI Plan   | Works approved during XII Plan   | Works approv ed in (XI +XII Plan)   | CentralAssistance released in FY Rs. in Crore   | CentralAssistance released in FY Rs. in Crore   | CentralAssistance released in FY Rs. in Crore   | CentralAssistance released in FY Rs. in Crore   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|           |                   | Nos.                             | Nos.                             | Nos.                                | 2014- 15                                        | 2015- 16                                        | 2016- 17                                        | 2017- 18                                        |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 21                               | 0                                | 21                                  | 0.00                                            | 47.39                                           | 23.69                                           | 21.18                                           |
| 2         | Assam             | 100                              | 41                               | 141                                 | 15.25                                           | 47.14                                           | 0.00                                            | 245.49                                          |
| 3         | Bihar             | 43                               | 4                                | 47                                  | 24.92                                           | 16.67                                           | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 4         | Chattisgarh       | 3                                | 0                                | 3                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 5         | Goa               | 2                                | 0                                | 2                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 2                                | 0                                | 2                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 7         | Haryana           | 1                                | 0                                | 1                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                                | 4                                | 7                                   | 115.20                                          | 27.00                                           | 50.00                                           | 87.50                                           |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 28                               | 15                               | 43                                  | 15.16                                           | 46.58                                           | 40.56                                           | 110.40                                          |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 3                                | 0                                | 3                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 3                                | 0                                | 3                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 12        | Kerala            | 4                                | 0                                | 4                                   | 55.22                                           | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 19.05                                           |
| 13        | Manipur           | 22                               | 0                                | 22                                  | 6.45                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 14        | Mizoram           | 2                                | 0                                | 2                                   | 1.46                                            | 0.47                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.48                                            |
| 15        | Nagaland          | 11                               | 6                                | 17                                  | 13.08                                           | 2.51                                            | 23.13                                           | 0.00                                            |
| 16        | Orissa            | 67                               | 1                                | 68                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 17        | Puducherry        | 1                                | 0                                | 1                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 18        | Punjab            | 5                                | 0                                | 5                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 19        | Sikkim            | 28                               | 17                               | 45                                  | 0.00                                            | 5.72                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 20        | Tamilnadu         | 5                                | 0                                | 5                                   | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 21        | Tripura           | 11                               | 0                                | 11                                  | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh     | 26                               | 3                                | 29                                  | 21.83                                           | 13.50                                           | 0.00                                            | 13.55                                           |
| 23        | Uttrakhand        | 12                               | 10                               | 22                                  | 43.82                                           | 57.02                                           | 0.00                                            | 0.00                                            |
| 24        | West Bengal       | 17                               | 1                                | 18                                  | 7.84                                            | 0.00                                            | 12.61                                           | 65.03                                           |
|           | Total             | 420                              | 102                              | 522                                 | 320.23                                          | 264.00                                          | 149.99                                          | 562.67                                          |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. † 2760  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2018 REGARDING 'FLOOD CONTROL SCHEMES'

## The State - wiseGrant-in -Aid released under RMBA

Rs. in Crore

| SN     | State/UT    | Central Assistance released in FY   | Central Assistance released in FY   | Central Assistance released in FY   | Central Assistance released in FY   |
|--------|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No. | State       | 2014- 15                            | 2015- 16                            | 2016- 17                            | 2017- 18                            |
| 1      | Bihar       | 51.273                              | 47.842                              | 0.00                                | 52.57                               |
| 2      | UP          | 0.00                                | 26.641                              | 0.00                                | 90.43                               |
| 3      | Tripura     | 0.00                                | 14.025                              | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 4      | West Bengal | 0.00                                | 29.691                              | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
| 5      | J&K         | 0.00                                | 00                                  | 0.00                                | 8.78                                |
| 6      | Punjab      | 0.00                                | 14.945                              | 0.00                                | 7.47                                |
| 7      | Puducherry  | 13.256                              | 00                                  | 0.00                                | 0.00                                |
|        | Total       | 64.530                              | 133.144                             | 00                                  | 159.25                              |

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