Lok Sabha Question No. 739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: River Erosion
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ANSHUL VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †739

ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.201 7

## RIVER EROSION

## †739. SHRI ANSHUL VERMA

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

(a) whether the Government is taking any concrete steps to prevent river erosion in fl areas, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether it is prop osed to make a dam to prevent erosion at time of flood on river banks of Ganga and Ram Ganga in Sawayajpur area under Hardoi region, if so, the details thereof; a

(c) whether the Government proposes to arrange steamer for visiting flood affected areas, if so, the details thereof and the number of steamers provided for Hardoi region?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN )

(a)The schemes for anti - erosion in flood prone areas are formulated and implemented by concerned States as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the State b technical guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of floods in criti

The  Government  of  India  had  launched  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  for providing  central  assistance  for  States  for  work  related  to  river  management/  an - erosion, restoration of damaged flood management works anti sea - erosion  etc.  Under  this  program me, a total of 522 projects were approved in XI and XII Plan period  and central assistance a Rs 4873.07 crore has been released, out of which an amount of Rs 1307.07 crore was releas Plan. The state - wise works approved, works completed and funds released under FMP so far are at Annexure - 1 .

(b)No anti - erosion work has been proposed on river banks of Ganga and Ramganga in Swarajya area under Hardoi region.

(c) The State Revenue Department, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) & State Disaster Response  Force  (SDRF)  arrange  boats  and  motor  boats  for  rescue  operation  and  visits requirement.

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## Annexure - 1

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.739 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.07.2017 REGARDING 'RIVER EROSION' .

State - Wise Works Approved, Works Completed and Funds Released under Flood Management Programme ( FMP ) during XI and XII  Plan

Rs. in crore

| Sl. No.   | State             | XI Plan        | XI Plan        | XI Plan                   | XII Plan       | XII Plan        | XII Plan                   | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status   | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status   | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status   | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status          |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Works Approved | Works Approved | Funds Released ( XI Plan) | Works Approved | Works Approved  | Funds Released ( XII Plan) | Works Approved Nos. Estimated  | Works Approved Nos. Estimated  | Number of Works Completed      | Total Funds Released ( XI + XII Plan) |
| Sl. No.   | State             | Nos.           | Estimated Cost | Funds Released ( XI Plan) | Nos.           | Estimate d Cost | Funds Released ( XII Plan) |                                | Cost                           | Number of Works Completed      | Total Funds Released ( XI + XII Plan) |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh | 21             | 224.69         | 81.69                     | 0              | 0.00            | 87.91                      | 21                             | 224.69                         | 11                             | 169.60                                |
| 2         | Assam             | 100            | 996.14         | 748.86                    | 41             | 1386.9 7        | 64.89                      | 141                            | 2383.11                        | 94                             | 813.75                                |
| 3         | Bihar             | 43             | 1370.42        | 723.18                    | 4              | 447.63          | 184.64                     | 47                             | 1818.05                        | 41                             | 907.82                                |
| 4         | Chh attisgarh     | 3              | 31.13          | 15.57                     | 0              | 0.00            | 3.75                       | 3                              | 31.13                          | 0                              | 19.32                                 |
| 5         | Goa               | 2              | 22.73          | 9.98                      | 0              | 0.00            | 2.00                       | 2                              | 22.73                          | 2                              | 11.98                                 |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 2              | 19.79          | 2.00                      | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 2                              | 19.79                          | 1                              | 2.00                                  |
| 7         | Haryana           | 1              | 173.75         | 46.91                     | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 1                              | 173.75                         | 0                              | 46.91                                 |
| 8         | Him achal Pradesh | 3              | 225.32         | 165.98                    | 4              | 1139.6 2        | 221.87                     | 7                              | 1364.94                        | 1                              | 387.85                                |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir   | 28             | 408.22         | 252.57                    | 15             | 562.47          | 169.95                     | 43                             | 970.69                         | 8                              | 422.52                                |
| 10        | Jharkhand         | 3              | 39.30          | 18.44                     | 0              | 0.00            | 4.27                       | 3                              | 39.30                          | 2                              | 22.71                                 |
| 11        | Karnataka         | 3              | 59.46          | 23.80                     | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 3                              | 59.46                          | 0                              | 23.80                                 |
| 12        | Kerala            | 4              | 279.74         | 63.68                     | 0              | 0.00            | 55.22                      | 4                              | 279.74                         | 0                              | 118.90                                |
| 13        | Manipur           | 22             | 109.34         | 66.34                     | 0              | 0.00            | 24.36                      | 22                             | 109.34                         | 19                             | 90.70                                 |
| 14        | Me ghalaya        | 0              | 0.00           | 3.81                      | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 0                              | 0.00                           | 0                              | 3.81                                  |
| 15        | Mizoram           | 2              | 9.13           | 14.48                     | 0              | 0.00            | 1.93                       | 2                              | 9.13                           | 0                              | 16.41                                 |
| 16        | Na galand         | 11             | 49.35          | 28.96                     | 6              | 74.52           | 54.17                      | 17                             | 123.87                         | 9                              | 83.12                                 |
| 17        | Orissa            | 67             | 169.00         | 101.12                    | 1              | 62.32           | 0.00                       | 68                             | 231.32                         | 60                             | 101.12                                |
| 18        | Puducherry        | 1              | 139.67         | 7.50                      | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 1                              | 139.67                         | 0                              | 7.50                                  |
| 19        | Punjab            | 5              | 153.40         | 40.43                     | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 5                              | 153.40                         | 0                              | 40.43                                 |
| 20        | Sikkim            | 28             | 104.92         | 83.69                     | 17             | 261.40          | 8.15                       | 45                             | 366.32                         | 21                             | 91.84                                 |
| 21        | Tamilnadu         | 5              | 635.54         | 59.82                     | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 5                              | 635.54                         | 0                              | 59.82                                 |
| 22        | Tripura           | 11             | 26.57          | 23.62                     | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                       | 11                             | 26.57                          | 8                              | 23.62                                 |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh     | 26             | 667.57         | 290.69                    | 3              | 291.70          | 111.22                     | 29                             | 959.27                         | 6                              | 401.91                                |
| 24        | Uttarakhand       | 12             | 119.82         | 49.63                     | 10             | 715.72          | 153.98                     | 22                             | 835.54                         | 8                              | 203.61                                |
| 25        | West Bengal       | 17             | 1822.08        | 643.26                    | 1              | 438.94          | 158.75                     | 18                             | 2261.02                        | 6                              | 802.01                                |
|           | Total             | 420            | 7857.08        | 3566.00                   | 102            | 5381.2 8        | 1307.07                    | 522                            | 13238.3 6                      | 297                            | 4873.07                               |