Lok Sabha Question No. 737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Soil Erosion due to Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 737

ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## SOIL EROSION DUE TO FLOODS

## 737. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI  be pleased to state:

(a) the details of number of villages and area in hectares washed away due to soil erosion c floods in Bihar, district -wise;

(b) the manner by which the Government plans to tackle recu rring devastation in the North Bihar; and (c) whether the Government has any road map to prevent erosion by major rivers Mahananda, Me Donk, Kankai and Ratwa and if so, the details and time frame thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) District -wise data of area washed away due to soil erosion is not maintained centrally. C Commission maintains the flood damage data of the country and details of damages due to f State of Bihar for the period 2016 - 2018 is given in Annexure - I.

(b)& (c)The schemes for anti - erosion works, construction of new embankments and raising/strengt of existing and protection of embankments are formulated and implemented by concerned Sta their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of t he States by providing technical guidan and also promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. Main r in the State of Bihar is on account of increased discharge in rivers of North Bihar lik Gandak and Bagmati, Kamla, Kosi and Mahananda due to heavy rainfall in the upper catchm which mainly lie in Nepal. The management of floods due to these rivers has been a concern issues  are  discussed  in  the  existing  Indo - Nepal  bilateral three  tier  mechanisms  comprising  of  (i)  Jo Ministerial Level Commission on Water Resources (JMCWR) (ii) Joint Committee on Water Res (JCWR)  and  (iii)  Joint  Standing  Technical  Committee  (JSTC).  Government  of  India  is  havin dialogue with t he Government of Nepal for construction of dams on these rivers for mutual ben two countries which includes flood control. Broad outcomes of the dialogues mechanism are gi

- i) Pancheshwar Development Authority (PDA) has been set u p jointly by India and Nepal for executi operation and maintenance of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project on river Sarada. The DPR of the project has been prepared by M/s WAPCOS Limited.
2. ii)Survey and investigation including preparation of DPR of Sapta Kosi High Dam Project and Sun Kosi Storage - cum - Diversion scheme proposed in the Sapta Kosi basin in Nepal has been undertake by India and Nepal.

Water Resource Department, Government of Bihar has informed that flood protection o f large areas and habitation, infrastructures, crops and inundation due to flood water is proposed to construction  of  1195.87  km  new  flood  embankments  in  upper  reaches  of  Mahananda  basin  ( Mahananda, Mechi, Donk, Kankai and Ratwa). This work has already been taken up and is proposed t constructed in five phases under Mahananda Flood Management Scheme.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 737 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.09.2020 REGARDING 'SOIL EROSION DUE TO FLOODS' .

## STATEMENT SHOWING FLOOD DAMAGES IN BIHAR  DURING 2016. 2017 and 2018

| Sl.No   | Year   | Area Affected (Mha)   | Population Affected (Million)   | Damages to Crops   | Damages to Crops   | Damage to Houses   | Damage to Houses   | Cattle Lost Nos.   |                        |                                        | Total                                               |
|---------|--------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|         |        | Area Affected (Mha)   | Population Affected (Million)   | Area (Mha)         | Value (Rs. Crore)  | Nos.               | Value (Rs. Crore)  |                    | Hum an Lives Lost Nos. | Damage to Public Utilities (Rs. Crore) | Damages Crops,Ho uses& Public Utilities (Rs. Crore) |
| 1       | 2      | 3                     | 4                               | 5                  | 6                  | 7                  | 8                  | 9                  | 10                     | 11                                     | 12                                                  |
| 4       | 2016   | 0.410                 | 8.823                           | 0.410              | 443.530            | 16717              | 44.262             | 246                | 254                    | 40.970                                 | 528.762                                             |
| 5       | 2017   | 0.810                 | 17.164                          | 0.810              | 0.000              | 118410             | 0.000              | 373                | 514                    | 0.000                                  | 0.000                                               |
| 6       | 2018   | 0.034                 | 0.150                           | 0.001              | 5.137              | 1074               | 0.413              | 0.000              | 1.000                  | 0.010                                  | 5.560                                               |

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