Lok Sabha Question No. 340 (STARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Soil Erosion due to Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dulal Chandra Goswami

†*340.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*340

ANSWERED ON 1 8. 03.20 21

## SOIL EROSION DUE TO FLOODS

SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is formulating any scheme to check the soil erosion caused due to floods in the major rivers of West Bengal and Bihar like Mahananda and Ganga;

(b) if so, the de tails thereof;

- (c) whether large population of villages in Kadwa, Azampur, Pranpur and Amdabad blocks in district of Bihar are affected from the massive soil erosion caused by floods in Mahanand rivers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (d)

A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO ( d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. †*340 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  18.03.2021  REGARDING  'SOIL EROSION DUE TO FLOODS' ASKED BY SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI, HON'BLE M.P.

(a) & (b) Soil erosion is caused by heavy floods and is a dynamic and natural process resulting changes in river course and causing loss of land, the intensity of which varies with time flood  management  and  anti - erosion  schemes  are  planned,  investigated  and  implemented  by  S Governments with their own resources as per their priority. The Union Government suppleme efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical  guidance  and  promotional  financial  as management of floods in critical areas. The Government of India has been ma king continuous efforts to assist the State Governments in effective flood management. During XI Plan Government of launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing Central Assistance to States for w related to river management, flood control, anti - erosion, drainage development, anti - sea  erosion, etc. which continued during XII Plan and thereafter as a component of "Flood Management and Areas Programme" (FMBAP) for the period from 2017 - 18 to 2020 - 21.

Central assistance amounting to Rs.148.67 Crores has been released to State Govern Bihar  and  West  Bengal  for  various  flood  management/  anti  erosion  projects  on  river  G Mahananda under FMP as per the Annexure I

(c) & (d) The Central Water Commission compiles flood damage data state - wise as reported by states and  the  district - wise  data  is  not  maintained  centrally.  However,  it  has  been  reported  t State Government of Bihar is constructing new flood embankments about 1195.87 Km in length on either side  of  different  rivers  such  as  Mahananda,  Mechl,  Donk,  Kankai  and  Ratwa  in  upper Mahananda Basin under Mahananda Flood Management Scheme.  Similarly, for the constructi new  embankment  along  the  river  Ganga  for  protecting  Amdabad  Blo ck  from  soil  erosion,  land acquisition process has been taken up.

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## Annexure referred to Part ( a) &  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  S tarred Question No. †*340 to be answered on 18.03.2021 regarding 'Soil Erosion due to Floods'

| A. Central Assistance released to State of Bihar under Flood Management Programme                | A. Central Assistance released to State of Bihar under Flood Management Programme                | A. Central Assistance released to State of Bihar under Flood Management Programme                                                                                                                    | A. Central Assistance released to State of Bihar under Flood Management Programme                                                                                                                                                                           | A. Central Assistance released to State of Bihar under Flood Management Programme                | A. Central Assistance released to State of Bihar under Flood Management Programme                |
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| S.N .                                                                                            | Scheme Code                                                                                      | Scheme Code                                                                                                                                                                                          | Name of Scheme/ State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | River/ Tributary                                                                                 | Total CA Released (Rs. Lakhs)                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                | Br- 22                                                                                           | Br- 22                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti erosion works on left bank of river Ganga near Kasimchak in Danapur Diara with restoration work.                                                                                                                                                       | Hetampur & Ganga                                                                                 | 911.33                                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                                | Br- 24                                                                                           | Br- 24                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti Erosion Work on the left bank of River Ganga near Mathurapur under Dighwara Block of Saran district of Bihar.                                                                                                                                          | village Ganga                                                                                    | 70.20                                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                                | Br- 25                                                                                           | Br- 25                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti erosion work on right bank of river Ganga at Neeknamtola.                                                                                                                                                                                              | Ganga                                                                                            | 124.08                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                | Br- 26                                                                                           | Br- 26                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti erosion work on left bank of right channel of river Ganga Diara.                                                                                                                                                                                       | in Raghopur Ganga                                                                                | 464.20                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                | Br- 29                                                                                           | Br- 29                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti erosion work on right bank of river Ganga near Maniyarchak                                                                                                                                                                                             | village. Ganga                                                                                   | 258.65                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                | Br- 30                                                                                           | Br- 30                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti erosion work near village Mohli Taufeer Diyara under Munger district of Bihar.                                                                                                                                                                         | Ganga                                                                                            | 505.43                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                | Br- 33                                                                                           | Br- 33                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti - erosion works at Rustampur, Jafarabad - Jahangirpur and Jafarabad - Sukumarpur villages in Raghopur diara along river Ganga Vaishali.                                                                                                                | in district Ganga                                                                                | 985.87                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                | Br- 36                                                                                           | Br- 36                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti - erosion work in between 135 -160 ch. (sector - B) near village Kewatia, 143 - 160.38 ch. near village Majharia & 1491 - 1505.75 ch. near village Nainijore (sector - C) of BKG embankment on right bank of Ganga districts Bhojpur & Buxar in Bihar. | in Ganga                                                                                         | 529.39                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                | Br- 37                                                                                           | Br- 37                                                                                                                                                                                               | Anti - erosion works "Restoration of spurs & retired line embankment" Jarlahi - Karhagola scheme on the left bank of river Ganga in Katihar Bihar.                                                                                                          | in distt. of Ganga                                                                               | 698.60                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                               | Br- 38                                                                                           | Br- 38                                                                                                                                                                                               | Mahananda Flood Management Scheme in distt Katihar (Phase I).                                                                                                                                                                                               | Mahananda                                                                                        | 6880.06                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                               |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Anti erosion work with Breach closure work at KM (Ch 688) Chaukia Paharpur near Govindpur right embankmet of mahananda river raising 7 strengthing of azamnagar ring bund from 0.00 Km to Km (Ch. 84.50) on Left embankment of Mahananda river in the state | of Lava and 2.58 of Bihar Mahananda                                                              | 580.07                                                                                           |
| 12007.88 B. Central Assistance released to State of West Bengal under Flood Management Programme | 12007.88 B. Central Assistance released to State of West Bengal under Flood Management Programme | 12007.88 B. Central Assistance released to State of West Bengal under Flood Management Programme                                                                                                     | 12007.88 B. Central Assistance released to State of West Bengal under Flood Management Programme                                                                                                                                                            | 12007.88 B. Central Assistance released to State of West Bengal under Flood Management Programme | 12007.88 B. Central Assistance released to State of West Bengal under Flood Management Programme |
| S.N.                                                                                             | S.N.                                                                                             | Scheme Name of Scheme/ State                                                                                                                                                                         | Scheme Name of Scheme/ State                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | River/ Tributary                                                                                 | Total CA Released (Rs. Lakhs)                                                                    |
|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | WB10 Retirement of severely damaged Sea - dyke and protection by revetment with Concrete Block Pitching at Mouza Gobardhanpur (South - East Face) facing Bay of Bengal between Ch 2.25 km to 2.95 km | Patharpratima in the district of South 24 Parganas.                                                                                                                                                                                                         | in P.S. Ganga                                                                                    | 138.00                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | WB12 Raising & Strengthening of Sundarban Embankment by Cement Concrete Block Pitching at Mouza Patibonia (in reaches AB, and DQ) from 6.80 km to 8.24 km facing Bay of Bengal                       | WB12 Raising & Strengthening of Sundarban Embankment by Cement Concrete Block Pitching at Mouza Patibonia (in reaches AB, and DQ) from 6.80 km to 8.24 km facing Bay of Bengal                                                                              | BC, CD in PS Ganga                                                                               | 812.75                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  | WB15 Bank protection works along the right bank of river Ganga - Padma at Ichalipara, Moya, Galadarya, Paschim Beechpara (Bamnapad)                                                                  | WB15 Bank protection works along the right bank of river Ganga - Padma at Ichalipara, Moya, Galadarya, Paschim Beechpara (Bamnapad)                                                                                                                         | in Ganga- Padma                                                                                  | 1909.50                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                  |                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                  | 2860.25                                                                                          |

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