Lok Sabha Question No. 1899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Problem of Floods by Ganga River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1899

ANSWERED ON 22 .09.2020

## PROBLEM OF FLOODS BY GANGA RIVER

## †1899. SHRI MALOOK NAGAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  provisions  being  made  by  the  Government  to  address  the  problem  of  floods  along kilometers stretch of Ganga river in Bijnor region of Uttar Pradesh which leads to inundation ges due to soil erosion;

(b) the funds spent on cleaning of Ganga river and the details of specific works on which been spent; and

(c) the targeted length of the dam to be built on both sides of Ganga river?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  The occurrence floods can be attributed to various factors, including wide variations time and space with frequent departures from t he normal pattern, inadequate carrying capacities of river bank erosion and silting of river beds, landslides, poor natural drainage in flood pro and  glacial  lake  out - bursts. Flood  management  schemes  are  formulated  and  implemented by  concerned States  as  per  their  priority.  The  Union  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States technical  guidance  and  promotional  financial  assistance  for  management  of  floods  in  c Government  of  India  launched  Flood  Manag ement  Programme  (FMP)  during  XI  Plan  for  providing financial  assistance  to  the  State  Governments  for  taking  up  works  related  to  river  mana control,  anti - erosion,  drainage  development,  flood  proofing  works,  restoration  of  damage manageme nt works and anti - sea erosion works which was continued during XII Plan and further ex up to March 2021 as a component under Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP). far  central  assistance  amounting  to  Rs.6409.96  Crores  has  been  releas ed  to  States/UTs  under  this Programme. Irrigation and Water Resource Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh has informe project  for  anti - erosion  and  flood  protection  works  to  protect  villages  Gauspur.  Sukkhapur.  K Mirzapuri, Simali. Rajar ampur, Raghunathpur etc. in District Bijnor on the left bank of River Gan Rs.6113.80 Lakh has been contemplated by the Department.

(b)  Government of India has launched the Namami Gange Programme (NGP) in 2014 - 15 for conservation of river Ganga and its tributaries with the total budgetary outlay of Rs.20,000 crore for 2014- 15 till 2020 - 21. The final allocation for Namami Gange Programe from the financial year 20 - 15 to financial y ear 2019 - 20 was Rs.12,324.86 crore Under NGP for conservation and pollution abatement River Ganga and its tributaries, a total of 315 projects have been sanctioned at a cost of The  projects  were  sanctioned  for  various  activities  suc h  as  sewerage  infrastructure,  industrial  pol abatement,  Ghats  &  Crematoria,  River  Front  Development,  River  Surface  Cleaning,  Ins Development,  Biodiversity  Conservation,  Afforestation,  Rural  Sanitation  etc.  Out  of  315 projects have  been  completed  and  rest  of  the  projects  are  at  various  stages  of  implementati incurred as on 31.7.2020 on these projects under NGP is Rs.9066 crore.

(c)  Irrigation and Water Resource Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that a proposal is under consideration to construct about 30 km long marginal bund along left bank of riv Jahanabad to Narnaur in Tehsil Chandpur of District Bijnor.

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