Lok Sabha Question No. 3694 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Increasing Risk of Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Aparajita Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3694

ANSWERED ON 1 8.03 .2021

## INCREASING RISK OF F LOODS

## 3694. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that the country has been facing an increased risk of flood during the

(b) if so, the details of the States that suffered the maximum loss due to flood during th last three years;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  plans  to  construct,  enhance  and  upgrade  stormwater  drain increase flood resilience;

(d) if so, the details thereof with specific plans for Odisha;

(e) whether the Government has plans to in troduce any measures to increase flood resilience across and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  is  the  nodal Organisation  entrusted  with  the  task  of  fl forecasting & early flood warnings in the country. Presently, CWC issues flood forecasts a forecasting stations (190 river level forecast stations & 138 dam/ barrage inflow forecast se stations cover 20 major river basins in 23 States & 2 Union Territories. As per flood forecasting network of  CWC,  during  the  last  3  years,  in  addition  to  existing  flood  prone  states  of  Assam,  B Pradesh, extreme floods (water level above p revious Highest Flood Level) were witnessed in the stat Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh Pradesh and Rajasthan due to excess to large excess rainfall in these states combined with e mely heavy rainfall in short duration.

(b) Central  Water  Commission  maintains  the  flood  damage  data  of  the  country  and  as per  the  flood damage data compiled by CWC, maximum damage due to floods during the years 2017 to 2019 are states of Assam, We st Bengal, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh,  Tamil Nadu,  Kerala and Karn

(c)  &  (d )  Urban  planning  being  a  State  subject,  management  of  urban  flooding  and  mainte drainage systems falls under the purview of the respective State/ UT govemme nts, Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Urban Development Authorities. For the guidance of the State/ UT Governments, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairshas issuedUrban and RegionalDevelopment Plans Formulation and

Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014 by integrating the guidelines on mitigation, preven preparedness  for  urban  flooding  issued  by  the  National  Disaster  Management  Authority.  M Housing and Urban Affairs has also issued Standard Operat ing Procedure (SOP) for Urban Flooding in 2017. The SOP lays down, in a comprehensive manner, the specific actions required to be un the ULBs, District Administration and the State Government. Further, the Ministry has publis on  Stor m  Water  Drainage  Systems,  2019  to  provide  guidance  on  sustainable  design,  pla management  of  storm  water  drainage  systems  and  emergency  plan  for  flood  response  in  urb Above  documents  are  in  public  domain  and  available  on  website  of  Ministry  o f  Housing  and  Urban Affairs.

(e) & (f) Food management and anti - erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by Governments with their own resources as per their priority. The Union Government supplements of  the  States  by  providing  technical  guidance  and  promotional  f inancial  assistance  for  management  of floods in critical areas. Th  Government of India has been making continuous efforts to assist t Governments in effective flood management. As a part of structural measures, d uring XI Plan Government of India h ad launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing Central Assistance to States works related to river management, flood control, anti - e sion, drainage development, anti - sea erosion, etc. which continued during XII Plan and thereafter as a com ponent of "Flood Management and Border Areas Programme" (FMBAP) for the period from 2017 -18 to 2020 - 21.

A total of 522 flood management projects with an estimated cost of Rs.13238.36 c were approved and included under FMP during XI and XII Plan. Since start of XI Plan, total Centra released to States under FMP up till March, 2020 is Rs.6409.96 crore. Out of these 522 s schemes have been completed; 64 schemes forec losed and shifted and 43 schemes are ongoing. These completed schemes have given protection to an area of around 4.994 mha and protected a po about 52.21 million.

Flood forecasting is considered as one of the most cost effective non - struct ural measure for flood management. The role played by CWC in this regard has already been elucidated under part (a).

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