Lok Sabha Question No. 2790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Action Plan for Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ajay (Teni) Misra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## †2790 ANSWERED ON 05.12 .2019

## ACTION PLAN FOR FLOO DS

## †2790. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has chalked out or proposes to chalk out any action plan to tackl of flood with the assistance of States and also to prevent scams taking place in controllin loss of life and property in recurring floods;

(b) if so, the time by which the said plan is likely to be implemented and the extent to w life and property claimed by the flood is likely to be controlled; and (c) if not, the reasons ther efor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

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(a) to (c) Flood  management  schemes  are  formulated  and  implemented  by  concerned  State Governments as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the St providing technical guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of f loods in critical areas.

The Government of India has been making regular efforts to assist the State Governm effective flood management and it had taken several important actions, including setting up Various Expert Committees / Task Forces/ C ommissions from time to time, which studied the flood problem and recommended suitable flood management measures for implementation by the State Governmen A gist of important initiatives is as under:

- (i) The Government of India issued National Water Polic y- 2012 which emphasizes construction of large storage reservoirs and other non - structural measures for integrated flood management.
- (ii) G anga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) was set up at Patna in 1972 to address the flood erosion problems of Ganga basin States. It has prepared 23 Comprehensive Master Plans for Ganga Basin States and circulated them to concerned States for implementation.
- (iii) Rashtriya  Barh  Ayog  (RBA)  was  set  up  in  1976  which  submitted  its  report  in  1 recommending various measu res of flood control.

- (iv) Brahmaputra  Board  was  set  up  in  1980  to  address  the  flood  erosion  problems  in  the Eastern  States  including  North  Bengal  and  Sikkim.  It  has  prepared  57  Master  Plan circulated them to concerned States for implementation.
- (v) The  Task  Force - 2004  on  F lood  Management  /  Erosion  Control,  set  up  in  August,  2004, submitted its Report in December, 2004 recommending immediate, short - term and long - term measures for flood management and erosion control in the States of Assam & neighbou North - Eastern States, Bihar, West Bengal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
- (vi) The Government of India is having continuous dialogue with neighbouring countries viz. Bhutan,  Bangladesh  and  China  on  flood  management  aspects  in  India,  besides  other  i related to water resources.
- (vii) As  a  non - structural  measure,  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  has  established  a  flo forecasting  network  across  the  country  and  issues  flood  forecasts  at  325  stations. forecasts help the user agencies in deciding mitigating measures like evacuatio n of people and shifting people and their movable property to safer locations. The Inflow Forecasting various  dam  authorities  in  optimum  operation  of  reservoirs  for  safe  passage  of downstream as well as to ensure adequate storage in the re servoirs for meeting demand during non- monsoon period.
- (viii)Government  of  India  launched  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  during  XI  Plan  for providing  central  assistance  to  the  State  Governments  for  taking  up  works  related management,  flood  control, anti - erosion,  drainage  development,  flood  proofing  works, restoration  of  damaged  flood  management  works  and  anti - sea  erosion  works  which  was continued during XII Plan. A total of 522 projects costing Rs.13238.36 crore were a and  included  under  FMP. Since  start  of  XI  Plan,  total  Central  Assistance  released  to under FMP up till March, 2019 is Rs.5863.95 crore.
- (ix) D uring XII Plan, Government of India approved implementation of the Central Sector Sc 'River Management Activities and Works related to Border Areas (RMBA)' for carrying out activities relating to investigation of projects, flood forecasting, flood managemen common/border rivers with neighbouring countries.
- (x) FMP and RMBA schemes have been merged into a single scheme "Flood Management and Border Areas Programme" (FMBAP) for the three year period from 2017 -18 to 2019 - 20 with an outlay of Rs. 3342 Crore.

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