Lok Sabha Question No. 6289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Prevention of Floods in Assam
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 6289

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## PREVENTION OF FLOODS IN ASSAM

6289.

SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of huge loss of lives and properties as well scale land erosion due to floods every year in Assam and i f so, the details therefor;
- (b) the details of the schemes/projects launched for prevention of losses due to flood and
- (c) the quantum of funds allocated and utilized during each of the last three years, sche - wise?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

- (a) As per data base maintained by Central Water Commission (CWC),  t he details of damage in Assam due to f loodfrom the year 1953 to 2017 is enclosed at Annexure - I .
- (b)  The subject of flood management being under the purview of the States, the schemes control  are  formulated  and  implemented  by  concerned  States  as  per  their  priority.  Th Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing tech nical guidance and promotional financial  assistance  for  management  of  floods  in  critical  areas.  The  Government  of  I launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) during XI Plan for providing central assistance States  for  works  related  to  river  manag ement,  anti - erosion,  restoration  of  damage  flood management works, anti - sea  erosion etc. which has been continued. Under this programme, t funds released to State Government of Assam during XI and XII Plans amounts to Rs. 8 crore.  Further,  during  th e  Financial  Year  2015 -16  amount  of  Rs.  47.14  Crores  and  during  the Financial Year 2017 - 8 amountof Rs. 245.49 Crores has been released to State Government of Assam.
- (c)  The details of the funds allocated and utilised by the State Government of Assam dur ing the last three years is enclosed in Annexure - II .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6289

## Annexure - I

TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 05.04.2018 REGARDING 'PREVENTION OF FLOODS IN ASSAM'

| Sl.   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017   | ASSAM STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 1953 TO 2017         |
|-------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | Year                                                       | Area affec - ted m.ha                                      | Population affec - ted million                             | Damage to Crops Area Value                                 | Damage to Crops Area Value                                 | Damage to Houses                                           | Damage to Houses                                           | Human lives lost                                           | Damage topublic utilities in Rs.Crore                      | Total damages crops,houses& publicutilities Rs.Crore(Col.6+8+11) |
| No.   | Year                                                       | Area affec - ted m.ha                                      | Population affec - ted million                             | m.ha                                                       | in Rs.Crore                                                | Value in Rs.Crore                                          | lost nos.                                                  | Human lives lost                                           | Damage topublic utilities in Rs.Crore                      | Total damages crops,houses& publicutilities Rs.Crore(Col.6+8+11) |
| 1     | 2                                                          | 3                                                          | 4                                                          | 5                                                          | 6                                                          | 7 8                                                        | 9                                                          | 10                                                         | 11                                                         | 12                                                               |
| 1     | 1953                                                       | 0.080                                                      | 0.410                                                      | Neg                                                        | 2.120                                                      | Neg                                                        | 0.290 837                                                  | 4                                                          | 0.250                                                      | 2.660                                                            |
| 2     | 1954                                                       | 3.150                                                      | 1.680                                                      | 0.270                                                      | 10.620                                                     | Nil                                                        | Nil 16505                                                  | 32                                                         | 5.147                                                      | 15.767                                                           |
| 3     | 1955                                                       | 1.410                                                      | 0.800                                                      | 0.090                                                      | 2.466                                                      | Nil Nil                                                    | 3558                                                       | 0                                                          | 1.240                                                      | 3.706                                                            |
| 4     | 1956                                                       | 0.600                                                      | 0.560                                                      | 0.080                                                      | 3.098                                                      | 8737 0.130                                                 | 1561                                                       | 19                                                         | 0.036                                                      | 3.264                                                            |
| 5     | 1957                                                       | 0.400                                                      | 0.310                                                      | 0.020                                                      | 1.007                                                      | 1867 0.043                                                 | 267                                                        | 5                                                          | 3.465                                                      | 4.515                                                            |
| 6     | 1958                                                       | 1.250                                                      | 0.470                                                      | 0.070                                                      | 1.705                                                      | 2138 0.028                                                 | 426                                                        | 4                                                          | 0.968                                                      | 2.701                                                            |
| 7     | 1959                                                       | 1.040                                                      | 1.760                                                      | 0.190                                                      | 6.065                                                      | 53505                                                      | 0.252 4762                                                 | 20                                                         | 2.082                                                      | 8.399                                                            |
| 8     | 1960                                                       | 0.470                                                      | 1.320                                                      | 0.220                                                      | 7.629                                                      | 18088 0.082                                                | 7204                                                       | 14                                                         | 0.050                                                      | 7.761                                                            |
| 9     | 1961                                                       | 0.190                                                      | 0.250                                                      | 0.020                                                      | 0.431                                                      | 773 0.064                                                  | 442                                                        | 3                                                          | 0.083                                                      | 0.578                                                            |
| 10    | 1962                                                       | 1.620                                                      | 4.050                                                      | 0.380                                                      | 19.205                                                     | 44530 0.676                                                | 33845                                                      | 115                                                        | 0.447                                                      | 20.328                                                           |
| 11    | 1963                                                       | 0.580                                                      | 0.830                                                      | 0.080                                                      | 1.974                                                      | 5030 0.081                                                 | 478                                                        | 13                                                         | Neg                                                        | 2.055                                                            |
| 12    | 1964                                                       | 0.760                                                      | 0.770                                                      | 0.150                                                      | 2.381                                                      | 9041                                                       | 0.055 1649                                                 | 10                                                         | 0.020                                                      | 2.456                                                            |
| 13    | 1965                                                       | 0.600                                                      | 0.240                                                      | 0.020                                                      | 0.650                                                      | 1616                                                       | 0.030 232                                                  | 5                                                          | 0.010                                                      | 0.690                                                            |
| 14    | 1966                                                       | 1.780                                                      | 4.650                                                      | 0.400                                                      | 21.700                                                     | 33296                                                      | 0.590 6848                                                 | 57                                                         | 0.240                                                      | 22.530                                                           |
| 15    | 1967                                                       | 0.260                                                      | 0.680                                                      | 0.070                                                      | 2.380                                                      | 3995                                                       | 0.050 420                                                  | 3                                                          | 0.010                                                      | 2.440                                                            |
| 16    | 1968                                                       | 0.410                                                      | 0.920                                                      | 0.130                                                      | 8.032                                                      | 6656                                                       | 0.329 2853                                                 | 19                                                         | Nil                                                        | 8.361                                                            |
| 17    | 1969                                                       | 0.810                                                      | 1.470                                                      | 0.100                                                      | 5.509                                                      | 44491                                                      | 0.863 10074                                                | 12                                                         | 2.096                                                      | 8.468                                                            |
| 18    | 1970                                                       | 0.720                                                      | 1.710                                                      | 0.200                                                      | 8.603                                                      | 57746                                                      | 0.890 4235                                                 | 37                                                         | 0.936                                                      | 10.429                                                           |
| 19    | 1971                                                       | 0.360                                                      | 0.670                                                      | 0.110                                                      | 4.721                                                      | 6098 0.889                                                 | 1512                                                       | 1 116                                                      | 0.020                                                      | 5.630                                                            |
| 20    | 1972                                                       | 1.100                                                      | 3.200                                                      | 0.380                                                      | 23.248                                                     | 37139 0.668                                                | 17180                                                      |                                                            | 0.234                                                      | 24.150                                                           |
| 21    | 1973                                                       | 2.750                                                      | 2.290                                                      | 0.290                                                      | 15.680                                                     | 33556                                                      | 0.754 3159                                                 | 19                                                         | 0.060                                                      | 16.494                                                           |
| 22    | 1974                                                       | 1.120                                                      | 2.850                                                      | 0.260                                                      | 17.767                                                     | 70664                                                      | 1.407 12715                                                | 40                                                         | 0.065                                                      | 19.239                                                           |
| 23    | 1975                                                       | 0.010                                                      | 0.030                                                      | 0.010                                                      | 0.320                                                      | 11100                                                      | 0.016 2500                                                 | 4                                                          | Nil                                                        | 0.336                                                            |
| 24    | 1976                                                       | 0.570                                                      | 1.460                                                      | 0.110                                                      | 8.652                                                      | 58817 2.745                                                | 1945                                                       | 67                                                         | 0.583                                                      | 11.980                                                           |
| 25    | 1977                                                       | 1.100                                                      | 4.550                                                      | 0.450                                                      | 26.537                                                     | 45327                                                      | 1.587 26707                                                | 76                                                         | 2.960                                                      | 31.084                                                           |
| 26    | 1978                                                       | 0.310                                                      | 0.920                                                      | 0.080                                                      | 3.925 23423                                                | 0.294                                                      | 144                                                        | 2                                                          | 0.050                                                      | 4.269                                                            |
| 27    | 1979                                                       | 0.670                                                      | 2.350                                                      | 0.240                                                      | 26.142                                                     | 22690                                                      | 1.234 6062                                                 | 29                                                         | 0.784                                                      | 28.160                                                           |
| 28    | 1980                                                       | 1.160                                                      | 3.360                                                      | 0.290                                                      | 32.366                                                     | 37457                                                      | 9155                                                       | 57                                                         | 5.199                                                      | 39.800                                                           |
| 29    | 1981                                                       | 0.460                                                      | 1.360                                                      | 0.070                                                      | 7.011                                                      | 2.235 1169 0.225                                           | 991                                                        | 21                                                         | 0.162                                                      | 7.398                                                            |
| 30    | 1982                                                       | 0.610                                                      | 1.420                                                      | 0.100                                                      | 8.900                                                      | 4661 0.173                                                 | 227                                                        | 16                                                         | 12.822                                                     | 21.895                                                           |
| 31    | 1983                                                       | 0.730                                                      | 2.260                                                      | 0.140                                                      | 14.743                                                     | 22939                                                      | 1.157 2735                                                 | 22                                                         | 40.279                                                     | 56.179                                                           |
| 32    | 1984                                                       | 1.520                                                      | 5.680                                                      | 0.490                                                      | 48.985                                                     | 168800                                                     | 1.061 26239                                                | 90                                                         | 0.778                                                      | 50.824                                                           |
| 33    | 1985                                                       | 0.650                                                      | 2.380                                                      | 0.080                                                      | 1.979                                                      | 114390                                                     | 0.004 702                                                  | 59                                                         | 52.754                                                     | 54.737                                                           |
| 34    | 1986                                                       | 0.430                                                      | 2.350                                                      | 0.320                                                      | 98.010                                                     | 322320 0.971                                               | 2600                                                       | 15                                                         | 105.615                                                    | 204.596                                                          |
| 35    | 1987                                                       | 1.530                                                      | 10.490                                                     | 0.990                                                      | 139.040                                                    | 401110                                                     | 75.210 108913                                              | 127                                                        | 132.350                                                    | 346.600                                                          |
| 36    | 1988                                                       | 3.820                                                      | 8.410                                                      | 1.130                                                      | 334.100                                                    | 618272 103.920                                             | 46210                                                      | 232                                                        | 225.821                                                    | 663.841                                                          |
| 37    | 1989                                                       | 0.720                                                      | 2.530                                                      | 0.370                                                      | 69.150                                                     | 116051                                                     | 16.250 3086                                                | 34                                                         | 223.223                                                    | 308.623                                                          |
| 38    | 1990                                                       | 0.488                                                      | 1.692                                                      | 0.207                                                      | 63.700                                                     | 36685                                                      | 4.191 4787                                                 | 28                                                         | 6.649                                                      | 74.540                                                           |
| 39    | 1991                                                       | 1.000                                                      | 5.307                                                      | 0.348                                                      | 117.050                                                    | 321355                                                     | 43.166 21627                                               | 108                                                        | 32.428                                                     | 192.644                                                          |
| 40    | 1992                                                       | 0.231                                                      | 0.997                                                      | 0.043                                                      | 17.898                                                     | 10012 2.209                                                | 58                                                         | 12                                                         | 4.978                                                      | 25.085                                                           |
| 41    | 1993                                                       | 1.249                                                      | 5.361                                                      | 0.215 0.025                                                | 51.090 8.377                                               | 189645 2557                                                | 17.770 13560                                               | 72                                                         | 16.460                                                     | 85.320                                                           |
| 42    | 1994                                                       | 0.053                                                      | 0.177                                                      | 0.218                                                      | 0                                                          | 38644                                                      | 0.371 95                                                   | 7                                                          | 0                                                          | 8.748 0.000                                                      |
| 43    | 1995                                                       | 0.700                                                      | 6.553                                                      |                                                            |                                                            | 27539                                                      | 0 12860                                                    | 53                                                         | 0                                                          |                                                                  |
| 44    | 1996                                                       | 1.001                                                      | 3.073                                                      | 0.502                                                      | 52.042                                                     |                                                            | 8.074 3000                                                 | 37                                                         | 0                                                          | 60.116                                                           |
| 45    | 1997                                                       | 0.753                                                      | 2.751                                                      | 0.103                                                      | 19.456                                                     | 18104                                                      | 9.985 1961 86224                                           | 28                                                         | 6.920                                                      | 36.361                                                           |
| 46    | 1998                                                       | 1.324                                                      | 6.957                                                      | 0.478                                                      | 463.304                                                    | 220436                                                     | 33.646                                                     | 125                                                        | 82.957                                                     | 579.907                                                          |

| 48   | 2000    | 0.966   | 3.888   | 0.322   | 173.516   | 55014   | 16.485   | 19988   | 36     | 54.063   | 244.064   |
|------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----------|---------|----------|---------|--------|----------|-----------|
| 49   | 2001    | 0.203   | 0.543   | 0.036   | 8.358     | 14680   | 2.595    | 15      | 4      | 0.196    | 11.149    |
| 50   | 2002    | 1.187   | 7.551   | 0.299   | 145.600   | 96705   | 41.187   | 4294    | 65     | 566.243  | 753.030   |
| 51   | 2003    | 0.932   | 5.652   | 0.932   | 147.000   | 74638   | 18.692   | 4319    | 52     | 181.402  | 347.094   |
| 52   | 2004    | 2.364   | 12.637  | 0.522   | 37.470    | 663168  | 2.190    | 118772  | 497    | 17.685   | 57.345    |
| 53   | 2005    | 0.222   | 1.025   | 9.840   | 23.470    | 10789   | 9.344    | 15      | 29     | 0.068    | 32.882    |
| 54   | 2006    | 0.058   | 0.555   | 0.010   | 1.110     | 7346    | 1.630    | 28      | 7      | 0.240    | 2.980     |
| 55   | 2007    | 1.504   | 10.867  | 0.675   | 0.000     | 15846   | 0.000    | 0       | 134    | 0.000    | 0.000     |
| 56   | 2008    | 0.416   | 2.906   | 0.314   | 3.290     | 56550   | 0.029    | 8002    | 40     | 0.233    | 3.552     |
| 57   | 2009    | 0.000   | 0.000   | 0.000   | 0.000     | 0       | 0.000    | 0       | 0      | 0.000    | 0.000     |
| 58   | 2010    | 0.000   | 2.546   | 1.470   | 36.788    | 54502   | 10.996   | 3754    | 17     | 19.783   | 67.567    |
| 59   | 2011    | 0.000   | 0.000   | 0.000   | 0.000     | 0       | 0.000    | 0       | 0      | 0.000    | 0.000     |
| 60   | 2012    | 0.935   | 2.914   | 0.328   | 0.000     | 0       | 0.000    | 6249    | 144    | 3200.310 | 3200.310  |
| 61   | 2013    | 0.001   | 0.006   | 0.001   | 0.000     | 0       | 0.000    | 0       | 0      | 13.843   | 13.843    |
| 62   | 2014    | 0.002   | 0.003   | 0.002   | 0.000     | 0       | 0.000    | 0       | 0      | 2.393    | 2.393     |
| 63   | 2015    | 0.002   | 0.018   | 0.002   |           | 16      |          |         |        | 3.318    | 3.318     |
| 64   | 2016    |         | 0.003   | 0.000   |           |         |          |         | 36     | 17.890   | 17.890    |
| 65   | 2017    | 0.398   | 5.602   | 0.398   |           | 78287   |          |         | 160    |          | 0.000     |
|      | TOTAL   | 51.962  | 171.915 | 25.749  | 2406.831  | 4413290 | 439.312  | 679578  | 3093   | 5051.083 | 7897.226  |
|      | Average | 0.812   | 2.645   | 0.402   | 38.820    | 72349   | 7.322    | 10961   | 48     | 82.805   | 121.496   |
|      | Maximum | 3.820   | 12.637  | 9.840   | 463.304   | 663168  | 103.920  | 118772  | 497    | 3200.310 | 3200.310  |
|      | (Year)  | (1988)  | (2004)  | (2005)  | (1998)    | (2004)  | (1988)   | (2004)  | (2004) | (2012)   | (2012)    |

## Annexure - II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  6289  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA    ON 05.04.2018  REGARDING 'PREVENTION OF FLOODS IN ASSAM'

Fund allocated and utilised by the water Resources Department, Assamduring 2015 - 16, 2016- 17 & 2017- 18

(Rs. In Lakh)

| Plan fund                  | Year     | Budget allocation of Department   | the Amount of expenditure/ utilisation by the   |
|----------------------------|----------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| State - Plan               | 2015- 16 | (Works only) 5654.00              | (Works only) 625.96                             |
| State - Plan               | 2016- 17 | 7896.83                           | 5098.49                                         |
| State - Plan               | 2017- 18 | 8993.64                           | 261.96                                          |
| State - Plan               | TOTAL    | 22544.47                          | 5986.41                                         |
| NABARD                     | 2015- 16 | 10840.00                          | 6539.05                                         |
| NABARD                     | 2016- 17 | 18761.00                          | 18470.25                                        |
| NABARD                     | 2017- 18 | 26600.00                          | 5521.58                                         |
| NABARD                     | TOTAL    | 56201.00                          | 30530.87                                        |
| N.E.C                      | 2015- 16 | 1406.42                           | 298.61                                          |
| N.E.C                      | 2016- 17 | 391.01                            | 91.12                                           |
| N.E.C                      | 2017- 18 | 168.01                            | 86.05                                           |
| N.E.C                      | TOTAL    | 1965.44                           | 475.78                                          |
|                            | 2015- 16 | 589.00                            | 0.00                                            |
| N.L.C.P.R                  | 2016- 17 | 97.19                             | 97.19                                           |
| N.L.C.P.R                  | 2017- 18 | 0.00                              | 0.00                                            |
| N.L.C.P.R                  |          | 686.19                            | 97.19                                           |
| 2015-                      | TOTAL 16 | 123100.00                         | 2802.36                                         |
| CLA/CSS/EFC/FMP            | 2016- 17 | 122617.23                         | 2722.54                                         |
| CLA/CSS/EFC/FMP            | 2017- 18 | 161344.61                         | 1768.95                                         |
| CLA/CSS/EFC/FMP            | TOTAL    | 407061.84                         | 7293.85                                         |
|                            | 2015- 16 | 15000.00                          | 7163.06                                         |
| FMP State Share 2017-      |          | 23436.99                          | 0.00                                            |
| FMP State Share 2017-      | 2016- 17 | 23437.00                          | 0.00                                            |
| FMP State Share 2017-      | 18 TOTAL | 61873.99                          | 7163.06                                         |
| FMP State Share 2017-      | 2015- 16 | 5002.00                           | 0.00                                            |
| FMP State Share 2017-      | 2016- 17 | 20744.00                          | 16244.00                                        |
| EAP                        | 2017- 18 | 13346.63                          | 0.00                                            |
| FMP State Share 2017-      | TOTAL    | 39092.63                          | 16244.00                                        |
| C.M's Barak Valley Package | 2015- 16 | 6250.00                           | 747.97                                          |
| C.M's Barak Valley Package | 2016- 17 | 3807.73                           | 3807.34                                         |
| C.M's Barak Valley Package | 2017- 18 | 2606.36                           | 645.51                                          |
| C.M's Barak Valley Package | TOTAL    | 12664.09                          | 5200.82                                         |
| SPA                        | 2015- 16 | 5966.44                           | 928.44                                          |
| SPA                        | 2016- 17 | 0.00                              | 0.00                                            |
| SPA                        | 2017- 18 | 0.00                              | 0.00                                            |
| SPA                        | TOTAL    | 5966.44                           | 928.44                                          |
| State Share of RIDF        | 2015- 16 | 0.00                              | 0.00                                            |
| State Share of RIDF        | 2016- 17 | 2397.00                           | 895.79                                          |
| State Share of RIDF        | 2017- 18 | 21915.55                          | 236.14                                          |
|                            | TOTAL    | 24312.55                          | 1131.92                                         |