Lok Sabha Question No. 2669 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Soil Erosion
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

## †2669 ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## SOIL EROSION

## †2669. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY

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

(a) whether the Government is aware of the constant soil erosion from various rivers in during the last three years and if so, the details the reof;

(b) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by the Government to check soil erosion f rivers;

(c) whether financial assistance has been provided to check this type of soil erosion above said period; and

(d) if so, the details t hereof as on date, State -wise?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)Soil erosion by rivers is a dynamic and natural process resulting in changes in river course and causing loss of land and property, the intensity of which varies with time and space.

(b) to (d) The subject of river erosion control falls within the purview of the States. The f management  & anti - erosion  schemes  are  planned,  investigated  and  implemented  by  the  St Governments  with  their  own  resources  as  per  priority  within  the  State.  The  Union  Gove renders technical guidance and promotional financial assistance to States.

The Minist ry had launched Flood Management Programme (FMP), a State sector scheme  i XI  Plan  which  was  continued  during  XII  Plan.  Under  FMP,  works  include  flood  control, management,  anti - erosion,  drainage  development,  flood  proofing,  restoration  of  damaged ood management works, anti -sea erosion and catchment area treatment.

A total of 522 projects costing Rs. 13238.37 crore were approved and included unde During XI Plan, 420 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 7857.08 crore were approve dur ing XII Plan, 102 projects with an estimated cost of Rs. 5381.29 crore were approved Assistance  amounting  to  Rs.  3566.00  crore  was  released  during  XI  Plan  and  Rs.  1307.07 during XII Plan. Further, a Central Assistance of Rs. 562.67 crore has been el ased during year 2017- 18.    Since  start  of  XI  Plan,  total  Central  Assistance  released  to  States  under 5435.74  crore  until  3l -Mar - 18. The  State - wise  details  of  works  approved,  Central  Assistance released in the last three Financial Years are given at Annexure .

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART S (b) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 2669 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2018 REGARDING ' SOIL EROSION '

| Sl. No.   | State               | Works approved during XI Plan   | Works approved during XII Plan   | Works approved in (XI +XII Plan)   | Funds released in FY   | Funds released in FY   | Funds released in FY   |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State               | Nos.                            | Nos.                             | Nos.                               | 2015-16                | 2016-17                | 2017-18                |
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh21 |                                 | 0                                | 21                                 | 47.39                  | 23.69                  | 21.18                  |
| 2         | Assam               | 100                             | 41                               | 141                                | 47.14                  | 0.00                   | 245.49                 |
| 3         | Bihar               | 43                              | 4                                | 47                                 | 16.67                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 4         | Chattisgarh         | 3                               | 0                                | 3                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 5         | Goa                 | 2                               | 0                                | 2                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 6         | Gujarat             | 2                               | 0                                | 2                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 7         | Haryana             | 1                               | 0                                | 1                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh    | 3                               | 4                                | 7                                  | 27.00                  | 50.00                  | 87.50                  |
| 9         | Jammu & Kashmir     | 28                              | 15                               | 43                                 | 46.58                  | 40.56                  | 110.40                 |
| 10        | Jharkhand           | 3                               | 0                                | 3                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 11        | Karnataka           | 3                               | 0                                | 3                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 12        | Kerala              | 4                               | 0                                | 4                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 19.05                  |
| 13        | Manipur             | 22                              | 0                                | 22                                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 14        | Mizoram             | 2                               | 0                                | 2                                  | 0.47                   | 0.00                   | 0.48                   |
| 15        | Nagaland            | 11                              | 6                                | 17                                 | 2.51                   | 23.13                  | 0.00                   |
| 16        | Orissa              | 67                              | 1                                | 68                                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 17        | Puducherry          | 1                               | 0                                | 1                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 18        | Punjab              | 5                               | 0                                | 5                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 19        | Sikkim              | 28                              | 17                               | 45                                 | 5.72                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 20        | Tamilnadu           | 5                               | 0                                | 5                                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 21        | Tripura             | 11                              | 0                                | 11                                 | 0.00                   | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh       | 26                              | 3                                | 29                                 | 13.50                  | 0.00                   | 13.55                  |
| 23        | Uttrakhand          | 12                              | 10                               | 22                                 | 57.02                  | 0.00                   | 0.00                   |
| 24        | West Bengal         | 17                              | 1                                | 18                                 | 0.00                   | 12.61                  | 65.03                  |
|           | Total               | 420                             | 102                              | 522                                | 264.00                 | 149.99                 | 562.67                 |