Lok Sabha Question No. 4826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Funds for Flood Relief
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Badruddin Ajmal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4826

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD  JULY, 2019/ SHRAVANA 1, 1941 (SAKA )

FUNDS FOR FLOOD RELIEF

4826. SHRI M. BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total funds allocated and utilised for rehabilitation due to flood and erosion in the North Eastern States including Assam during each of the last five years and the current year, year-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  on  the  losses  of  lives  and properties due to flood and erosion during the last three years in Assam;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  would  consider  the  request/demand  for declaration of flood and erosion of Assam as National Calamity in the light of the fact that it causes disaster every year in the State; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a): The primary responsibility of disaster management rests with the State Government.  To  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State,  the  Government  of India extends logistics and financial support to them to assist the rescue and relief  efforts  in  the  event  of  a  natural  disaster.  Government  of  India also  provides  financial  assistance  to  the  affected  States  from  State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) and National Disaster    Response   Fund (NDRF) as   per laid down procedure for 'immediate relief'. With regard to rehabilitation, this has to be undertaken by the concerned State Governments from their own resources/ State Schemes.

## L.S.US.Q.No. 4826 FOR 23.07.2019

Ministry  of  Development  of  North  Eastern  Region(MDoNER)  has allocated central assistance of Rs.200.00 crores for the damaged infrastructure  in  the  flood  affected  5  States,  namely,  Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram during 2019-20.

North Eastern Council has funded projects for anti-erosion and flood control to the North Eastern States. The detail of ongoing projects funded in the last five years (2014-15 to 2018-19) is at Annexure.

(b) and (c): Based on the information furnished  by the State Government of Assam, details of loss of lives and property during the last three years due to flood is :

| Year    |   Lives lost (No.) | Houses (Nos.)   |   Crop area (in lakh ha.) |
|---------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                 64 | 66,887          |                      2.35 |
| 2017-18 |                160 | 1,11,070        |                      3.98 |
| 2018-19 |                 45 | 1,03,967        |                      0.31 |

(d) and  (e):  Under  the  exiting guidelines, there is no  provision for declaration of any natural calamity as National Calamity.

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## Annexure L.S.US.Q. No. 4826 FOR 23.07.2019

## ON-GOING PROJECTS SANCTIONED DURING FIVE YEARS FOR NORTH EASTERN STATES (ANTI EROSION AND FLOOD CONTROL)

## (Rs. in Lakh)

|   Sl. No | Name of the project                                                                                                                                       |   Approved Cost | Year    | State             |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------|-------------------|
|        1 | Anti-Erosion Measures at different reaches on both bank of river Pomra (Assam), Baska dist.                                                               |          227.94 | 2014-15 | Assam             |
|        2 | Anti-erosion & Flood control works of Thoubal River on LBB & RBB from Rd 10,713m to 41,078m Thoubal Dist., Manipur.                                       |          398    | 2016-17 | Manipur           |
|        3 | Protection of Majuli Island [MDoNER had sanctioned the project under NLCPR (Central) and is being implemented by Brahmaputra Board]                       |        20700    | 2016-17 | Assam             |
|        4 | C/o Flood and Erosion management scheme at Injan to protect Kharsang and adjoining area under Miao sub- division in Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh |          435    | 2017-18 | Arunachal Pradesh |
|        5 | Anti-erosion & Flood Control scheme on Imphal river on 9.60km U/S of Korengei bridge (RD0.00km) at Awang Sekmai, Imphal West District.                    |          660    | 2017-18 | Manipur           |
|        6 | Soil Erosion protection of Kielierue Kam River at Jalukie in Nagaland                                                                                     |          283.2  | 2017-18 | Nagaland          |

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