Lok Sabha Question No. 1430 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Flood Forecasting Stations
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKAR

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1430

ANSWERED ON 26.0 7.201 8

## FLOOD FORECASTING ST ATIONS

## 1430. SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER

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

(a) whether the Central Water Commission (CWC) is the nodal organization entrusted with t flood forecasting the early flood warnings in the coun try and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of flood forecasting stations established in the country especially in the H Uttar Pradesh, so far, State - wise;

(c) the number of stations modernized with automatic data collection and tr ansmission systems so far in the country including the said region;

(d) whether the Government has decided to establish more flood forecasting stations as part o -Surf ce Water Information System (e - SWIS) for timely dissemination of flood forecast i n the country especially Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the number of States/UTs including river basins covered under the existing flood forecast

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)  Yes,  Madam. Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  under  the  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  Ri Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has been listed as the nodal organiza tion for flood forecasting in th country by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) / National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

(b)  Presently,  there  are  226  flood  forecasting  stations  consisting  of  166  level  forecast villages and towns a nd 60 inflow forecasting stations for reservoirs/dams/barrages in the countr no Flood Forecasting stations in the Hathras Region of Uttar Pradesh; however, Flood Forecas have been established at Mathura and Agra on river Yamuna nea r Hathras region. State - wise distribution of the existing 226 flood forecasting stations is annexed.

(c) Out of 226 flood forecasting stations, 166 flood forecasting stations have been moderni automatic data collection & satellite based transmission (telemetry) system.

(d)It has been planned to expand flood forecasting network from the existing 226 stations forecasting stations ncluding locations in Uttar Pradesh by March 2020 .

(e) Existing flood foreca sting network covers 22 States / Union Territories and 19 major river bas -basins in the country.

Annexure referred to in reply to part ( b) of Unstarred Question No. 1430 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 26.07.2018 regarding 'Flood Forecasting Stations'.

## Number of Flood Forecasting Stations established in the country (State - wise)

| Sl. No.   | State             | Flood Forecasting Station as on   | Flood Forecasting Station as on   | Flood Forecasting Station as on   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State             | Level                             | Inflow                            | Total                             |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 7                                 | 7                                 | 14                                |
| 2         | Telangana         | 4                                 | 6                                 | 10                                |
| 3         | Assam             | 29                                | 0                                 | 29                                |
| 4         | Bihar             | 34                                | 0                                 | 34                                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 1                                 | 0                                 | 1                                 |
| 6         | Gujarat           | 6                                 | 6                                 | 12                                |
| 7         | Haryana           | 0                                 | 1                                 | 1                                 |
| 8         | Jharkhand         | 2                                 | 5                                 | 7                                 |
| 9         | Karnataka         | 1                                 | 9                                 | 10                                |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2                                 | 2                                 | 4                                 |
| 11        | Maharashtra       | 7                                 | 3                                 | 10                                |
| 12        | Odisha            | 11                                | 2                                 | 13                                |
| 13        | Tripura           | 2                                 | 0                                 | 2                                 |
| 14        | Uttar Pradesh     | 38                                | 2                                 | 40                                |
| 15        | Uttarakhand       | 3                                 | 1                                 | 4                                 |
| 16        | West Bengal       | 11                                | 3                                 | 14                                |
| 17        | NCT Delhi         | 2                                 | 0                                 | 2                                 |
| 18        | Daman & Diu       | 1                                 | 0                                 | 1                                 |
| 19        | Arunachal Pradesh | 2                                 | 0                                 | 2                                 |
| 20        | Jammu and Kashmir | 3                                 | 0                                 | 3                                 |
| 21        | Tamil Nadu        | 0                                 | 10                                | 10                                |
| 22        | Rajasthan         | 0                                 | 3                                 | 3                                 |
|           | Total             | 166                               | 60                                | 226                               |