Lok Sabha Question No. 1707 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Use of Geographic Information Systems for Flood Forecasting
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1707

ANSWERED ON 20.12 .201 8

## USE OF GEOGRAPHIC IN FORMATION SYSTEMS FO R FLOOD FORECASTING

1707. DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has the details of the loss of life, property and livestock re prone areas for the current as well as the last y ear and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has adopted advanced technologies such as mapping based on s imagery and Geographic Information Systems for flood forecasting and if so, the details th (c) whether the Government has issued any standard operating procedures to ensure the safety and conduct their post monsoon inspections and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  compiles  the  damages  due  to  flood  and  heavy  rains  a confirmation by the respective State Governments. The statement showing S tate - wise flood damage during the year 2017 is given at Annexure - I. During the year 2018, the tentative assessment of los life and cattles lost as per National Emergency Response Centre website of Ministry of Ho is 881 and 50348 respectively.

(b) Advanced  technologies  like  mapping  based  on  satellite  imagery  &  Geographic  Inform Systems  (GIS)  for  flood  forecasting  are  being  used  for  finding  flood  extent,  devel mathematical  models  and  verification  of  model  outputs.  Google  Earth  En gine  for  Satellite  Data Analysis and ARCGIS/QGIS software for spatial data processing are also being used.

(c) The responsibility of operation and maintenance of the dams lies with dam owners. Mo dam owners are the Irrigation/ Water Resources De partments of State Governments. CWC provides technical assistance to dam owners and has issued following guidelines as part of Standar Procedures (SOP):

- Guidelines for safety Inspection of Dams.
- Guidelines for preparation of Operation and Maintenance Manuals of Dams.
- Guidelines for Developing Emergency Action Plans for Dams

Ministry of Water Resources has constituted National Committee on Dam Safety (NCDS) u chairmanship of Chairman, CWC in which most of the States/dam owners are membe rs. In NCDS meetings, apart from discussing numerous dam safety related issues, the dam owners are al to prepare Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manuals of dams, Emergency Action Plan (EAP) their dams and inspect them regularly before and af ter monsoon in accordance with guidelines issue by CWC. Every dam requires separate O&M manual and the consolidated status on preparati O&M manuals is at Annexure - II as reported by the dam owners.

## ANNEXURE - I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1707  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.12.2018  REGARDING  ' USE  OF  GEOGRAPHIC  INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR FLOOD FORECASTING '

STATEMENT SHOWING STATE -WISE FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 2017*

| Sl.N o   | Name of State            | Area Affected (Mha)   | Population Affected (Million)   | Damages    | Damages           | Damage to Houses   | Damage to Houses   | Cattle Lost Nos.   | Human Lives Lost Nos.   | Damage to Public      | Total Damages Crops,Houses & Public   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------|------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl.N o   | Name of State            | Area Affected (Mha)   | Population Affected (Million)   | Area (Mha) | Value (Rs. Crore) | Nos.               | Value (Rs. Crore)  | Cattle Lost Nos.   |                         | Utilities (Rs. Crore) | Utilities (Rs. Crore)                 |
| 1        | 2                        | 3                     | 4                               | 5          | 6                 | 7                  | 8                  | 9                  | 10                      | 11                    | 12                                    |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 25                 | 0.000              | 0                  | 1                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 0.106                 | 0.199                           | 0.041      | 97.540            | 1463               | 5.550              | 1177               | 60                      | 1471.590              | 1574.680                              |
| 3        | ASSAM                    | 0.398                 | 5.602                           | 0.398      | 0.000             | 78287              | 0.000              | 0                  | 160                     | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 4        | BIHAR                    | 0.810                 | 17.164                          | 0.810      | 0.000             | 118410             | 0.000              | 373                | 514                     | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 5        | CHATTISGARH              | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 929                | 0.000              | 0                  | 52                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 6        | GOA                      | 0                     | 0                               | 0          | 0                 | 64                 | 0                  | 0                  | 1                       | 0                     | 0                                     |
| 7        | GUJARAT                  | 0.891                 | 0.520                           | 0.891      | 0.000             | 38796              | 0.000              | 0                  | 284                     | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 8        | HARYANA                  | 0.001                 | 0.000                           | 0.001      | 17.960            | 8                  | 0.047              | 0                  | 0                       | 0.000                 | 18.007                                |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 0.006                 | 6.865                           | 0.003      | 34.607            | 2195               | 13.300             | 199                | 75                      | 3.460                 | 51.367                                |
| 10       | JAMMU & KASHMIR          | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 92                 | 0.000              | 0                  | 7                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 11       | JHARKHAND                | 0.000                 | 0.010                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 2668               | 0.000              | 0                  | 12                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 12       | KARNATAKA                | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 1910               | 0.000              | 0                  | 84                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 13       | KERALA                   | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 3836               |                    | 0                  | 66                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH           | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 0                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 0                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA              | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 0                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 148                     | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 16       | MANIPUR                  | 0.089                 | 0.000                           | 0.089      | 0.000             | 18989              | 0.000              | 0                  | 21                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA                | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 148                | 0.000              | 0                  | 3                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 18       | MIZORAM                  | 0.046                 | 0.000                           | 0.046      | 0.000             | 5437               | 0.000              | 0                  | 11                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 19       | NAGALAND                 | 0.568                 | 0.667                           | 0.568      | 9.300             | 4200               | 18.200             | 2515               | 29                      | 524.090               | 551.590                               |
| 20       | ODISHA                   | 0.658                 | 0.697                           | 0.021      | 0.000             | 5610               | 0.000              | 1316               | 3                       | 334.315               | 334.315                               |
| 21       | PUNJAB                   | 0.006                 | 0.000                           | 0.006      | 18.230            | 130                | 0.410              | 6                  | 5                       | 0.000                 | 18.640                                |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN                | 1.087                 | 3.586                           | 0.739      | 1333.221          | 57290              | 30.450             | 5536               | 101                     | 513.186               | 1876.857                              |
| 23       | SIKKIM                   | 0.002                 | 0.033                           | 0.001      | 5.000             | 810                | 9.270              | 110                | 10                      | 231.170               | 245.440                               |
| 24       | TAMILNADU                | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 9                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 1                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 25       | TRIPURA                  | 0.004                 | 0.000                           | 0.004      | 0.000             | 4091               | 0.000              | 0                  | 17                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 26       | UTTAR PRADESH            | 0.437                 | 2.923                           | 0.396      | 308.053           | 26834              | 0.000              | 93                 | 121                     | 0.000                 | 308.053                               |
| 27       | UTTARAKHAND              | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 1410               | 0.000              | 0                  | 59                      | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 28       | WEST BENGAL              | 1.033                 | 8.723                           | 1.033      | 6914.500          | 826982             | 9158.280           | 2857               | 217                     | 1655.160              | 17727.940                             |
| 29       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLAND | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 0                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 0                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 30       | CHANDIGARH               | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 0                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 0                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 31       | DADAR & NAGAR HAVELI     | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 0                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 0                       | 0.100                 | 0.100                                 |
| 32       | DAMAN & DIU              | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 0                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 0                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 33       | DELHI                    | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      |                   | 0                  |                    |                    |                         | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 34       | LAKSHADWEEP              | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000 0.000       | 0                  | 0.000 0.000        | 0 0                | 0 0                     | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
| 35       | PUDUCHERRY               | 0.000                 | 0.000                           | 0.000      | 0.000             | 0                  | 0.000              | 0                  | 0                       | 0.000                 | 0.000                                 |
|          | Total                    | 6.140                 | 46.988                          | 5.046      | 8738.411          | 1200623            | 9235.507           | 14182              | 2062                    | 4733.071              | 22706.989                             |

* Tentative

## Annexure -II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1707 TO  BE  ANSWERED IN  LOK  SABHA ON 20.12.2018  REGARDING  ' USE  OF  GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR FLOOD FORECASTING '

## Status of Operation & Maintenance Manual

|   Sl. No. | State                                                 | Number of O&M Manuals                        | Status of O&M manual                                                                                |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh                                        | 1                                            | O&M manual completed and rest are under progress.                                                   |
|         2 | Bihar                                                 | 20                                           | O&M manual of 2 large dams under preparation.                                                       |
|         3 | Chhatisgarh                                           | 1                                            | Preparation of other dams O&M manuals has requested.                                                |
|         4 | Gujarat                                               | 1                                            | Field offices have been requested for preparation manuals.                                          |
|         5 | Himachal Pradesh                                      | 16                                           | 16 O&M manuals have been received.                                                                  |
|         6 | Jharkhand                                             | 1                                            | Preparation of other dams O&M manuals has been requested.                                           |
|         7 | Karnataka                                             | -                                            | Chairman, NCDS requested WRD Karnataka to O&M manuals.                                              |
|         8 | Kerala (Irrg.)                                        | -                                            | Chairman, NCDS requested WRD Kerala irrigation prepare O&M manuals.                                 |
|         9 | Madhya Pradesh                                        | 25                                           | Other dams O&M manuals preparation under process.                                                   |
|        10 | Maharashtra                                           | 111                                          | Rest O&M manuals preparation under process.                                                         |
|        11 | Odisha                                                | 7                                            | 6 more O&M manuals under progress.                                                                  |
|        12 | Punjab                                                | 12                                           | Chairman, NCDS requested Punjab Irrigation prepare O&M manuals.                                     |
|        13 | Rajasthan                                             | O&M of important dams are under preparation. | O&M of important dams are under preparation.                                                        |
|        14 | Tamil Nadu                                            | 89                                           | O&M rules for flood regulation of all 89 dams of have been prepared.                                |
|        15 | Telangana                                             | -                                            | Telangana WRD informed that field authorities requested for preparation of O&M manuals.             |
|        16 | Uttar Pradesh                                         | -                                            | U P Irrigation & WRD informed that field authorities been requested for preparation of O&M manuals. |
|        17 | Uttarakhand                                           | -                                            | Chairman, NCDS has requested WRD Utarakhand prepare O&M manuals.                                    |
|        18 | West Bengal                                           | -                                            | Chairman, NCDS has requested WRD West Bengal prepare O&M manuals.                                   |
|        19 | Bhakra Beas Management Board(BBMB)                    | 3                                            | Completed and Digitization of Drawings is under                                                     |
|        20 | Damodar Valley Corp. (DVC)                            | 4                                            | Completed.                                                                                          |
|        21 | Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB)                 | -                                            | Chairman, NCDS requested KSEB to prepare manuals.                                                   |
|        22 | Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation limited(MePGL) | -                                            | Chairman, NCDS requested MePGLto prepare O&M manuals.                                               |
|        23 | National Hydro Power Corp.(NHPC)                      | 18                                           | Data Book & O&M Manuals for 18 dams completed Teesta low Dam - IV is under preparation.             |

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