Lok Sabha Question No. 738 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Kuttanad Inland Faring Region
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 738 ANSWERED ON 21.11 .2019

## KUTTANAD INLAND FARI NG REGION

## 738. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has allocated and released any funds for the purpose of st of the outer bunds of Kuttanad inland faring region in Kerala State during the last three yea
- (b) if so, the quantum of funds allocated and released for the purpose, year -wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  request  from  the  Government  of  Kerala regard;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Union Government thereon;
- (e) whether the Union Government is aware that the strengthening of outer bunds is necessar the paddy farming in Kuttanad which is a below mean sea level farming zone; and
- (f) if so, the details of action taken in this re gard so far?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a ) & (b) Four Projects in the Kuttanad region of Kerala were approved during XI Plan under Fl Management Programme (FMP) of the Ministry. The details of Central Assistance (CA) released dur last three years is as under:

| S. No.   | Scheme                                                                                                                                          | Central Assistance released Rs. Crores   | Central Assistance released Rs. Crores   | Central Assistance released Rs. Crores   | in Total Central Assistance released till date in Rs.   |
|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                                                                                                                                                 | 2016- 17                                 | 2017- 18                                 | 2018- 19                                 | Crores                                                  |
| 1.       | KEL - 1 Mitigation of Flood in Group - I (Padasekharams) in Kuttanad                                                                            | -                                        | 1.29                                     |                                          | 11.20                                                   |
| 2.       | region KEL - 2 Regulation of flood water in Kayal area, padesekharams and Mitigation of floods group 9, 5 nos. Padasekharams in Kuttanad region | 4 in -                                   | -                                        | -                                        | 65.86                                                   |
| 3.       | KEL - 3 Mitigation of floods in Kuttanad region - Phase - I (group -2 5, 7, 8, -10 19), 231 padasekharams (paddy fields)                        | -                                        | 17.76                                    | -                                        | 49.64                                                   |
| 4.       | KEL - 4 Mitigation of floods in Onattukara region comprising of 12 watersheds in Kerala                                                         | State -                                  | -                                        | -                                        | 11.25                                                   |

(c) & (d) No proposal forrelease of outstanding Central Assistance in respect of these four pr jects , as per extant guidelines of FMP ,has been received from the State Government of Kerala in this Ministry, in the current Financial year 2019 - 20.

(e) &(f)Union Government is aware that the strengthening of outer bunds is necessary to p paddy farming in Kuttanad which is below mean sea level farming zone. The flood management schemes are  formulated  and  implemented  by  concerned  States  as  per  t heir  p iority.  The  Union  Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical advice and promotional financ for management of floods in critical areas. Considering the situation in Kuttanad area above were app roved under FMP of Union Government wherein, outer bunds were strengthened in an area 16000 hectares.

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