Lok Sabha Question No. 3893 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rama Devi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3893 ANSWERED ON 1 8.03 .2021

## PANCHESHWAR MULTIPUR POSE PROJECT

## †3893. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether Pancheshwar multipurpose project, Sankoshi reservoir cum diversion scheme on r Kamala and Bagmati river multipurpose projects and rivers causing floods in India have been t with the Government of Nepal for the purpose of proper use of water;

(b) if so, the time since when these projects are under consideration, project - wise;

(c) the reasons for not being successful so far in implementing the said projects; and

(d) the rea ction of the government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to  (d) Floods  are  natural  calamity  that  the  country  faces  almost  every  year,  in  varyin magnitude. The occurrence floods can be attributed to various factors, including wide variat both in time and space with frequent departures from th e normal pattern, inadequate carrying capacitie rivers, river bank erosion and silting of river beds, landslides, poor natural drainage in snowmelt and glacial lake out - bursts.

Flood management schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments as per  their  priority. The  Union  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  te guidance and also promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical area Main reason for floods i n the State of Bihar is on account of increased discharge in rivers of North Bihar Burhi Gandak and Bagmati, Kamla, Kosi and Mahananda due to heavy rainfall in the upper c areas which mainly lie in Nepal. The management of floods due to these rivers has been a concern. T related issues are discussed in the existing Indo -Nepal bilateral three tier mechanisms comprising of Joint  Ministerial  Level  Commission  on  Water  Resources  (JMCWR)  (ii)  Joint  Committee  on Resources (JCWR) a nd (iii) Joint Standing Technical Committee (JSTC). Government of India is regular dialogue with the Government of Nepal for construction of dams on these rivers for m of the two countries which includes flood control. In this regard, m ajor projects taken up with Nepal ar detailed below:

- A "Treaty concerning the Integrated Development of the Mahakali River, including Sarada Tanakpur Barrage and Pancheshwar Project" was signed during the visit of the then Nepalese Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to India in February 1996. Under this Treaty, India and Nepal h agreed to implement the Pancheshwar Multi - p rpose Project as an integrated project.
- Saptakoshi High Dam Multipurpose Project and Sunkoshi Storage - cum - Diversion Scheme: A Joint Project  Office  (JPO - SKSKI)  was  constituted  in  2003  with  the  mandate  to  prepare  the  De Project Report (DPR) for the project. The JPO - SKSKI is functional since 2004.
- Irr igation and flood management in Kosi river basin is governed by India -Nepal Agreement on Kosi Project signed in 1954 and amended in 1966.
- All the jointly identified river training works in Kamala and Bagmati rivers have be with Indian grant as sistance.

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