Lok Sabha Question No. 851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Construction of Reservoirs
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY, SHIVKUMAR CHANABASAPPA UDASI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 851

ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.201 7

## CONSTRUCTION OF RESE RVOIRS

## 851. SHRI ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY SHRI SHIVKUMAR UDASI

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

(a) whether the Government has completed the task of identifying and categorizing flood in the country, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whethe r the Government is considering to construct large scale reservoirs to store flo future irrigation use or planned diversion of the flood water, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken any measures specially at Murs hidabad region on the banks of Ganga River to check land erosion?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) The XII Plan Working Group on 'Flood Management and Region Specific Issues' had compiled the area liable to floods in the country as 49.815 million hectare (mha) on the basis furnished by various States.

(b) As per information available, live storage capacity of completed reservoirs in coun been assessed  as  253.38  BCM  and  that  of  reservoirs  under  construction  is  50.96  BCM.  Furthe capacity of dams under planning by State Governments is assessed at about 104 BCM. The created are used for various purposes such as irrigation, drinking water, flood moderation etc.

(c ) The  schemes  for  anti - erosion  works  and  protection  of  embankments  are  formulated implemented by concerned States as per their priority. The Union Government supplements t of the States by providing technical guidance and  promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. Government of India has launched the Flood Management Programm for  providing  central  assistance  to  States  for  works  related  to  river  management, - erosion, restoration  of  damaged  flood  manag ement  works  and  anti - sea  erosion  etc.  Three  projects  o Murshidabad  District  have  been  approved  and  included  under  FMP  during  XI  &  XII  Plan  a protection/ flood protection schemes. The details are at Annexure - I .

## Annexure - I

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (c  )  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstar rred  Question  No.  851  to  be  answered on  17.07.2017  regarding '  Construction  of Reservoirs'

## Financial Assistance provided  to Government of West Bengal during  XI and XII Plan for Schemes inc lud d  under State Sector Scheme 'Flood Management Programme'

Rs in Lakh

| Sl. No.   | Scheme Code   | Name of Scheme/ State                                                                                                                                                                                 | Location                       | Location           | Estimated Cost   | Share    | Central       | Central   | Central       |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|           | No.           |                                                                                                                                                                                                       | River/ Tributary               | District/ Taluka   |                  |          |               |           | XI + XII Plan |
|           |               |                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                |                    |                  |          | Total XI Plan | XII Plan  |               |
| 1         | WB14          | Bank protection works along both of the river Bhagirathi Sundarpur&Basantpur, Kazipara Nabagram&Saharbati to Uttarasan outfall in the district Murshidabad& Sanyalchar in the district Nadia, Bengal. | banks at to at West Bhagirathi | Murshidabad& Nadia | 2366.00          | 1774.50  | 975.38        | 444.38    | 1419.76       |
| 2         | WB15          | Bank protection works along the bank of river Ganga - Padma at Ichalipara, Moya, Galadarya, PaschimBeechpara (Bamnapad) in district Murshidabad Bousmariin district Nadia, West Bengal.               | right and Ganga- Padma         | Murshidabad& Nadia | 2813.00          | 2109.75  | 1182.00       | 727.5     | 1909.50       |
| 3         | WB18          | Improvement of embankment ancillary works in Kandi and adjoining areas of district Murshidabad                                                                                                        | and other of Kandi             | Murshidabad        | 43894.00         | 32921.00 |               | 2498.46   | 2498.46       |
|           |               | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                |                    | 49073.00         | 36805.25 | 2157.38       | 3670.34   | 5827.72       |