Lok Sabha Question No. 3738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Tackling of Floods and Erosion in Assam
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3738

## ANSWERED ON 1 8.03 .2021

## TACKLING OF FLOODS A ND EROSION IN ASSAM

## 3738. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government has any action plan to tackle the recurring floods and e country every year particularly in Assam and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Union Go vernment has conducted any assessment with regard to floods and erosion so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  taken  any  step  regarding  mechanism  to  control  eros Detailed Project Report of 'Integrated Flood and Erosi on Management of Beki and Manas rivers which were  returned  to  the  State  Government  last  year  since  no  compliance  to  the  comments  of received therefrom for more than three months; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Floods are natural calamity that India faces almost every year, in varying degrees of m frequent occurrence floods can be attributed to various factors, including wide variations i time and space with frequent departures from the normal pattern, inadequate carrying capacities of river  bank  erosion  and  silting  of  river  beds,  landslides,  poor  natural  drainage  in  flo snowmelt and glacial lake out bursts. Soil erosion is caused by heavy floods and is a dynam ic and natural process resulting in changes in river course and causing loss of land, the intensity of whic and space. As a part of structural measures, in the State of Assam, a total of 141 projects wi estimated cost of Rs.2383.11 C rore were approved and included under FMP during XI & XII Plan, Since the start of XI plan, total Central Assistance released by Government of India to State Government of Ass FMP  uptill  March,  2020  is  Rs.1286.39  Crore. Out  of  these  141  schemes,  10 5  schemes  have  been completed; 30 schemes foreclosed and shifted and 6 schemes are ongoing. These 105 completed have given protection to an area of around 0.67 mha and protected a population of about 16.06

Flood forecasting is considered as one of the most cost effective non - structural measure for flood management. Central Water Commission (CWC) has been entrusted with the work of flood forecas warning in India. CWC issues flood forecasts as a non - structural  measure of flood manag ement for 30 numbers of Level Forecasting stations in Assam on Rivers Brahmaputra, Barak and their tribut caters to the need of flood forecasting in Assam.

(b)The Government of India has been making regular efforts to assist the State Governments flood  management  and  it  had  taken  several  important  actions,  including  setting  up  of  Va Committees  /  Task  Forces/  Commissions  from  time  to  time ,  wh ch  studied  the  flood  problems  and recommended  suitable  flood  management  measures  for  implementation  by  the  State  Govern Recently, in order to formulate the strategy for flood management works in the entire cou management activities and works in the border areas for period 2021 -26,  a Committee was constituted by NITI  Aayog  under  the  chairmanship  of  Vice  Chairman  and  has  given  its  Report  in  Januar Morphological Studies by various IIT and NIIT have been carried out for major rivers like Ganga, Sharda, Rapti,  Kosi,  Bagmati,  Subansari,  Krishna,  Mahanadi  Mahanada,  etc.  The  Morphological  Studi rivers helps in knowing the nature of rivers which helps in planning, designing and mainta Protection/ River trainin g Works and water resources projects. These Studies aid in finding the v spots for bank erosion/deposition, aggradations/ degradation etc.

(c)  &(d) - The  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  of  the  scheme  named  'Integrated  Flood  and  Erosion Management of Manas and Beki rivers in Districts of Baksa and Barpeta in Brahmaputra Vally within Assam (Review)' costing Rs. 202.3 Crores has been resubmitted to Cen tral Water Commission in January, 2020.  The  DPR  has  been  techno - economically  appraised  by  CWC  for  consideration  of  Adviso Committee of Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry Shakti.

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