Lok Sabha Question No. 460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Flood Control Measures
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, BHARAT SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

## †460

ANSWERED ON 19.0 7.201 8

## FLOOD CONTROL MEASUR ES

## †460. SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI SHRI BHARAT SINGH

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

(a) the flood control measures taken/ to be taken by the Government keeping in view the lo property caused due to increasing incidents of fl oods and land slides in the country; and

(b) the extent to which these measures have been/are likely to be effective in having a chec life and property caused due to the floods and land slides in each State of the country?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b)  As per constitutional provisions, the subject of Flood Management including er falls  within  the  p urview  of  the  States.  The  flood  management  &  anti - erosion  schemes  are  planned, investigated and implemented by the State Governments with own resources as per priority State. The Union Government renders technical guidance and promotional financ ial assistance to States. Government  of  India  launched  a  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  during  XI  Plan  for  prov central  assistance  to  the  State  Governments  for  taking  up  works  related  to  river  manag control,  anti - erosion,  drainage  develo pment,  flood  proofing  works,  restoration  of  damaged  f management works and anti - sea erosion works. The FMP was continued during XII Plan.

Under this Programme, a central assistance of Rs.5435.74 crore has been provided til various States. The works during XI &XII Plan have provided reasonable degree  of protection floods in 34.66 lakh ha of flood affected area and benefitted 265.79 lakh  people.  The Annexure - I .

In  addition  to  that,  Flood  Forecasting,  which  is  an  efficient  non - structural  measure  of  flood management, is being carried out by CWC on inter - state rivers covering 22 States/ Union Territori National  Capital  Territory  of  Delhi  through  a  network  of  226 flood  forecasting  stations.  State - wise distribution of flood forecasting stations of CWC is provided at Annexure - II.

Land slides due to flood occur in specific cases. Geological Survey of India (GSI) i inventory of landslides activities covering all hill States of India. After Uttarakhand dis has  taken  up  landslide  inventory  mapping  and  submitted  concerned  reports  to  the  Gover Uttarakhand and NDMA. These reports are pertaining to o ly inventory of such landslides caused du river erosion at the time of flooding and affected terrace slopes.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 460 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.07.2018 REGARDING ' FLOOD CONTROL MEASURES '

## Area protected and populationbenefitteduringXI & XII Plan

|         |                   | XI Plan        | XI Plan                     | XIIPlan         | XIIPlan                        | Total (XI&XII Plan)   | Total (XI&XII Plan)           |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No. | State             | Area protected | Population benefited inLakh | Area* protected | Population* benefited i n Lakh | Area protected        | Population benefited i n Lakh |
|         |                   | inlakhha       | inlakhha                    | inlakhha        | inlakhha                       | inlakhha              | inlakhha                      |
| 1       | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.566          | 0.697                       | --              | -                              | 0. 566                | 0.697                         |
| 2       | Assam             | 4.871          | 97.848                      | 1.5155          | 22.9600                        | 27. 8310              | 120.808                       |
| 3       | Bihar             | 10.522         | 70.92                       | 13.3304         | 42.2466                        | 52.7686               | 113.166                       |
| 4       | Goa               | 0.002          | 0. 15                       | -               | -                              | 0.002                 | 0.15                          |
| 5       | Gujarat           | -              | -                           | 0.00008         | 0.33                           | 0.33                  | 0. 33                         |
| 6       | Himachal          | -              | -                           | 0.05            | 0.9                            | 0.9                   | 0. 9                          |
| 7       | Jharkhand         | -              | -                           | 0.162           | 1.85                           | 1. 85                 | 1.85                          |
| 8       | J&K               | 0.9            | -                           | -               | -                              | 0.9                   | 0                             |
| 9       | Manipur           | 0.28           | 1.582                       | -               | -                              | 0.28                  | 1.582                         |
| 10      | Nagaland          | 0.004          | 0.6                         | -               | -                              | 0. 004                | 0.6                           |
| 11      | Orissa            | 1.556          | 7.202                       | -               | -                              | 1.556                 | 7.202                         |
| 12      | Sikkim            | 0.201          | 2.397                       | -               | -                              | 0.201                 | 2.397                         |
| 13      | Uttar Pradesh     | 0.538          | 4.005                       | -               | -                              | 0.538                 | 4.005                         |
| 14      | Uttarakhand       | 0.001          | 0.053                       | 0.0044          | 0.202                          | 0.20322               | 0.255                         |
| 15      | West Bengal       | 0.15           | 11.81                       | -               | -                              | 0. 15                 | 11.81                         |
| 16      | Tripura           | 0.002          | 0.013                       | 0. 0079         | 0.027                          | 0. 029                | 0.04                          |
|         | Total             | 19.593         | 197.277                     | 15.0704         | 68.5159                        | 34.6634               | 265.7928                      |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  † 460  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  19.07.2018  REGARDING  ' FLOOD CONTROL MEASURES '

State - wise Existing Flood Forecasting Stations of CWC as on January 2018

| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT     | Number of flood forecasting Stations   | Number of flood forecasting Stations   | Number of flood forecasting Stations   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.   | Name of State/UT     | Level                                  | Inflow                                 | Total                                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 7                                      | 7                                      | 14                                     |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh    | 2                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      |
| 3         | Assam                | 29                                     | 0                                      | 29                                     |
| 4         | Bihar                | 34                                     | 0                                      | 34                                     |
| 5         | Chhatisgarh          | 1                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      |
| 6         | Gujarat              | 6                                      | 6                                      | 12                                     |
| 7         | Haryana              | 0                                      | 1                                      | 1                                      |
| 8         | Jammu & Kashmir      | 3                                      | 0                                      | 3                                      |
| 9         | Jharkhand            | 2                                      | 5                                      | 7                                      |
| 10        | Karnataka            | 1                                      | 9                                      | 10                                     |
| 11        | Madhya Pradesh       | 2                                      | 2                                      | 4                                      |
| 12        | Maharashtra          | 7                                      | 3                                      | 10                                     |
| 13        | Odisha               | 11                                     | 2                                      | 13                                     |
| 14        | Rajasthan            | 0                                      | 3                                      | 3                                      |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu           | 0                                      | 10                                     | 10                                     |
| 16        | Telangana            | 4                                      | 6                                      | 10                                     |
| 17        | Tripura              | 2                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh        | 38                                     | 2                                      | 40                                     |
| 19        | Uttarakhand          | 3                                      | 1                                      | 4                                      |
| 20        | West Bengal          | 11                                     | 3                                      | 14                                     |
| 21        | Dadra & Nagar haveli | 1                                      | 0                                      | 1                                      |
| 22        | NCT of Delhi         | 2                                      | 0                                      | 2                                      |
|           | Total                | 166                                    | 60                                     | 226                                    |