Lok Sabha Question No. 2364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Assistance to Tackle Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2364 ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## ASSISTANCE TO TACKLE FLOODS

## †2364. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the assistance and arrangements provided to Assam and North - Eastern States to tackle floods;

(b) whether the availability of proper medical arrangement and hospitals is ensured in f lood affect areas and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the number of people affected by floods in Assam and North - E stern States during the last three ye and

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  adopted  any  measures  for  permanent  solution  of  the  flo ated problems occurring every year?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

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(a)The subject of Flood Management including erosion control falls within the purview of the flood  management  &  anti - erosion  schemes  are  planned,  investigated  and  implemented  by  the Governments with own resources as per priority within the S tate. The Union Government only renders assistance to States which is technical, advisory, catalytic and promotional in nature.

Government of India launched a Flood Management Programme during XI Plan with an ou of Rs. 8000 crore for providing centra l assistance to the State Governments for taking up works rel river management, flood control, anti -erosion, drainage development, flood proofing works, restorat damaged flood management works and anti - sea erosion works. The Government of Indi a has approved the continuation  of  'Flood  Management  Programme'  during  XII  Plan (2012 - 17)  with  an  outlay  of Rs. 10,000.00 Crore.

A total 259 projects costing Rs 3243.03 Cr of North Eastern region were approved (195 projects costing Rs 1520.14 Cr) Plan and XII (64 projects costing Rs 1722.89 Cr) Plan. A Central Assistance of Rs 1292.86 Cr was released, during XI Plan (Rs 1051.45 Crore), XII Plan (Rs Plan  and  in  FY  2017 - 18  (267.14  Cr),  FY  2018 - 19  (152.959  Cr) and  in  FY  2019 - 20  (28.17  Cr) .  Total release till date is 1741.1182 Cr.

Further, Ministry of Finance has advised that the spillover works of XI and XII Plan under FMP have to be completed first before taking up new works. For executing these works, a Flood and Border Area Programme (F MBAP) EFC with an outlay of Rs. 3342 Cr for 2017 - 20 period has b een approved which includes Rs. 2642 Cr for spill over works of XI and XII Plan under FMP and Rs. 700 River Management in Border Areas (RMBA).

Moreover, Ministry of DoNER has released Rs.197.83 Crore in current financial out of grant of Rs.200.00 Crore for rebuilding totally washed away/damaged infrastructure during floods in the North Eastern Region.

(b) Health Department in association with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) and Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) tak es up various Health Management activities such as Hea Camps, free medicines, deployment of medical teams, sanitation and hygiene and necessary pr hospitals for emergency health management.

- (c)As per the information provided by the State Govt. of Assam & Tripura.   number of people affected floods are as follows:

| State   |   Year | Population   |
|---------|--------|--------------|
|         |   2015 | 18,000       |
| Assam   |   2016 | 3,000        |
|         |   2017 | 56,02,000    |

| State   |   Year | Population   |
|---------|--------|--------------|
|         |   2017 | 1,97,618     |
| Tripura |   2018 | 1,88,676     |
|         |   2019 | 1,46,978     |

(d) In  the  recent  past,  in  compliance  of  the  direction  given  during  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  visit  to Guwahati on 15 th , August, a high level committee (HLC) for Management of Water Resources in the N East  Region  was  constituted  by  Ministry  of  DoNER  under  th e  Chairmanship  of  Vice  Chairman,  NITI Aayog in October, 2017. The terms of reference of HLC included appraisal of the existing arrangement for management of water resources in the North East Region, identification of existing arra ngement of Water Resources, suggesting policy intervention spelling out actionabl and  chalking  out  plan  of  action  for  dovetailing  of  schemes/programmes  of  Union  Ministrie Governments.

The details of recommendations and findings by th e committee to tackle the problem of floo and erosion in the state includes immediate term, short term and medium term action points on  Integrated  Water  Resources  Management  covering  all  aspects  of  Water  Resources.  In committee  has  a lso  recommended  to  establish  a  Basin  level  authority  namely  North  Eastern Management Authority (NEWMA).

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