Lok Sabha Question No. 3461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Flood Control Schemes
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3461

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## FLOOD CONTROL SCHEMES

## †3461. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

(a) whether the Government is considering to formulate any comprehensive scheme to resolve the problems of flood in various States of the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/work done by the Government so far to resolve the flood problem in Bihar, Assam and Uttar Pradesh along with the success achieved as a result of the same?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b) The Government of India has launched the Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing  central  assistance  to  States  for  works  related  to  river  management,  anti-erosion, restoration of damaged  flood management  works  and  anti-sea erosion etc. Under this programme, a total of 522 projects have been approved under FMP in XI and XII Plan, out of which  297  projects  have  been  completed  till  date.  These  completed  projects  have  provided reasonable  protection  against  floods  in  19.593  lakh  hectare  area  and  benefited  197.23  lakh people in the country.

The  State-wise  (including  States  of  Bihar,  Assam  and  Uttar  Pradesh)  details  of  projects approved, projects completed under FMP so far are given at Annex-1 .  The area protected and population benefitted under FMP is given at Annex-2 .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3461 FOR ANSWER ON 23.03.2017 REGARDING 'FLOOD CONTROL SCHEMES'

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

Rs. in crore

| Sl. N o.   | 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. N o.   | State             | Works Approved | Works Approved | Funds Released ( XI Plan) | Works Approved | Works Approved | Funds Released ( XII Plan) | Works Approved                 | Works Approved                 | Numbe r of Works Compl         | Total                           |
| Sl. N o.   | State             | Nos.           | Estimated Cost | Funds Released ( XI Plan) | Nos.           | Estimated Cost | Funds Released ( XII Plan) | Nos.                           | Estimated Cost                 | eted                           | 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             | 1386.97        | 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          | Chhattisgarh      | 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          | Himachal Pradesh  | 3              | 225.32         | 165.98                    | 4              | 1139.62        | 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         | Meghalaya         | 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         | Nagaland          | 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            | 5381.28        | 1307.0 7                   | 522                            | 13238.36                       | 297                            | 4873.07                         |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  RAJYA  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.3461  FOR  ANSWER  ON  23.03.2017  REGARDING  'FLOOD  CONTROL SCHEMES'

## State-wise Details of Works completed and Area Protected Under Flood Management Programme During XI Plan

| Sl. No   | State              | Total Schemes Completed   | Total Schemes Completed   | Total Schemes Completed   | Total Schemes Completed   | Total Schemes Completed      |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|          |                    |                           |                           |                           |                           | Population benefited in Lakh |
|          |                    | Area protected in lakh ha | Area protected in lakh ha | Area protected in lakh ha | Area protected in lakh ha |                              |
|          |                    | Nos.                      | Old Area restored         | New Area Protected        | Total                     |                              |
| 1        | Arunachal. Pradesh | 11                        | 0                         | 0.566                     | 0.566                     | 0.697                        |
| 2        | Assam              | 77                        | 3.864                     | 1.007                     | 4.871                     | 97.848                       |
| 3        | Bihar              | 26                        | 10.237                    | 0.285                     | 10.522                    | 70.92                        |
| 4        | Goa                | 1                         | 0                         | 0.002                     | 0.002                     | 0.15                         |
| 5        | J&K                | 8                         | 0.9                       | 0                         | 0.9                       | 0                            |
| 6        | Manipur            | 19                        | 0                         | 0.28                      | 0.28                      | 1.582                        |
| 7        | Nagaland           | 9                         | 0                         | 0.004                     | 0.004                     | 0.6                          |
| 8        | Orissa             | 60                        | 1.474                     | 0.082                     | 1.556                     | 7.202                        |
| 9        | Sikkim             | 21                        | 0                         | 0.201                     | 0.201                     | 2.397                        |
| 10       | Uttar Pradesh      | 6                         | 0.442                     | 0.096                     | 0.538                     | 4.005                        |
| 11       | Uttrankhand        | 3                         | 0                         | 0.001                     | 0.001                     | 0.053                        |
| 12       | West Bengal        | 7                         | 0.087                     | 0.063                     | 0.15                      | 11.81                        |
| 13       | Tripura            | 4                         | 0                         | 0.002                     | 0.002                     | 0.013                        |
|          | Total              | 252                       | 17.004                    | 2.589                     | 19.593                    | 197.277                      |