Lok Sabha Question No. 794 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Floods in Cities
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 794

## ANSWERED ON 21.11 .2019

## FLOODS IN CITIES

## 794. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the efforts made by the Government to check flood across cities of the cou

(b) the quantum of funds allocated by the Government for the purpose during each of the las ars; and

(c) the details of each of the works related to flood management completed so far through tho

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Floods are natural calamity and is attributed to various factors like wide variation in time and space with frequent departure from normal pattern, inadequate carrying capacities o bank  erosion,  silting  of  river  beds,  landsl ides,  poor  natural  drainage,  snow  melts  and  glacial  lak bursts. The flood management schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governm as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by provid echnical guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. The Government of  India  has  been  making  continuous  efforts  to  assist  the  State  Governments  in  effe management and it had taken several important a ctions, some of which are as follows:

- (i) Various Expert Committees / Task Forces/ Commissions were set up from time to time, studied  the  flood  problems  and  recommended  suitable  flood  management  measures implementation by the State Governments .
- (ii) Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) was set up at Patna in 1972 to address the flo erosion problems of Ganga basin States. It has prepared 23 Comprehensive Master Plan Ganga Basin States and circulated them to concerned States for implementation.
- (iii) Rashtriya  Barh  Ayog  (RBA)  was  set  up  in  1976  which  submitted  its  report  in recommending various measures of flood control.
- (iv) Brahmaputra  Board  was  set  up  in  1980  to  address  the  flood  erosion  problems  in  t Eastern  States  including  North  Bengal  and  Sikkim.  It  has  prepared  57  Master  Pl circulated them to concerned States for implementation.

- (v) The Task  Force - 2004  on  Flood  Management  /  Erosion  Control,  set  up  in  August,  20 submitted  its  Report  in  December,  2004  recommending  immediate,  short - term  and  long - term measures  for  flood  management  and  erosion  control  in  the  States  of  Assam  &  neigh North - Eastern States, Bihar, West Bengal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- (vi) The Government of India is having continuous dialogue with neighbouring countries vi Bhutan,  Bangladesh  and  China  on  flood  management  aspects  in  India,  besides  other rel ated to water resources.
- (vii) As  a  non - structural  measure,  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  has  established  a  f forecasting network across the country and issues flood forecasts at 325 stations.
- (viii) Government  of  India  launched  Flood  Management  Pr ogramme  (FMP)  during  XI  Plan  for providing  central  assistance  to  the  State  Governments  for  taking  up  works  relate management, flood control, anti - erosion, drainage development, flood proofing work restoration  of  damaged  flood  management  works  a nd  anti - sea  erosion  works  which  was continued during XII Plan.
- (ix) During XII Plan, Government of India approved implementation of the Central Sector 'River  Management Activities and Works related to Border  Areas (RMBA)' for  carrying out activiti es  relating  to  investigation  of  projects,  flood  forecasting,  flood  managemen common/border rivers with neighbouring countries.
- (x) FMP  and  RMBA  schemes  have  been  merged  into  a  single  scheme  "Flood  Management  and Border Areas Programme" (FMBAP) for the three year period from 2017 -18 to 2019 - 20 with an outlay of Rs. 3342 Crore.
- (xi) Government of India has launched the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transfo (AMRUT) on 25th June, 2015 in 500 cities across the country with major foc us on Water Supply and Sewerage & Septage Management. A small component under AMRUT Mission is Storm Water Drainage involving construction and improvement of drains and storm water dr order to reduce and eliminate flooding.

(b) & ( c) The Central assistance released to States under FMP component of FMBAP since 1st Apr till date is at Annexure I. A total of 522 projects costing Rs.13238.36 crore were approved and in under FMP during XI and XII Plan. Since start of XI Plan , total Central Assistance released to Sta under  FMP  up  till  March,  2019  is  Rs.5863.95  crore. A  C mmittee  under  Chairman,  Central  Water Commission has reviewed in year 2018 the 522 projects approved during XI and XII Plan under FMP. per  the  report  of the  Committee,  403  schemes  have  been  physically  completed. Under  Storm  Water Drainage sector, 795 projects worth Rs.2842.13 crore have been taken up by the States/UTs. O projects worth Rs.370.94 crore have been completed.

## Annexure referred to Part (b) & (c)of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 794 to be answered on 21.11.2019 regarding 'Floods in Cities'

| Central Assistance Released under FMP component of FMBAP scheme (Since April 2017 till date (Rs in crore))   | Central Assistance Released under FMP component of FMBAP scheme (Since April 2017 till date (Rs in crore))   | Central Assistance Released under FMP component of FMBAP scheme (Since April 2017 till date (Rs in crore))   | Central Assistance Released under FMP component of FMBAP scheme (Since April 2017 till date (Rs in crore))   | Central Assistance Released under FMP component of FMBAP scheme (Since April 2017 till date (Rs in crore))   | Central Assistance Released under FMP component of FMBAP scheme (Since April 2017 till date (Rs in crore))   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                       | States/ Uts                                                                                                  |                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              | Funds                                                                                                        |                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                              |                                                                                                              | Funds released during FY:2017-18                                                                             | Funds released during FY:2018-19                                                                             | released during FY:2019-20                                                                                   | Total funds released                                                                                         |
| 1                                                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                            | 21.18                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                            | 21.18                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                            | Assam                                                                                                        | 245.49                                                                                                       | 142.12                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                            | 387.61                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                            | Bihar                                                                                                        |                                                                                                              | 16.58                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                            | 16.58                                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                             | 87.50                                                                                                        | 162.60                                                                                                       | 88.20                                                                                                        | 338.30                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                            | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                                              | 110.40                                                                                                       | 52.20                                                                                                        | 52.62                                                                                                        | 215.22                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                            | Kerala                                                                                                       | 19.05                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                            | 19.05                                                                                                        |
| 7                                                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                                                      | 0.47                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                            | -                                                                                                            | 0.47                                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                            | 10.84                                                                                                        | -                                                                                                            | 10.84                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                            | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                | 13.55                                                                                                        | 15.58                                                                                                        | 24.13                                                                                                        | 53.26                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                           | Uttarakhand                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                            | 4.63                                                                                                         | -                                                                                                            | 4.63                                                                                                         |
| 11                                                                                                           | West Bengal                                                                                                  | 65.03                                                                                                        | 23.65                                                                                                        | 117.12                                                                                                       | 205.80                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                              | Total                                                                                                        | 562.67                                                                                                       | 428.20                                                                                                       | 282.07                                                                                                       | 1272.94                                                                                                      |

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