Lok Sabha Question No. 1808 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Floods in Bihar
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1808

ANSWERED ON 29 .07 .2021

## FLOODS IN BIHAR

## †1808. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to deal with floods across the country pa Bihar; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a)  &  (b)Floods are  natural  calamity  that  the  country  faces  almost  every  year,  in  varyin magnitude. The occurrence of floods can be attributed to various factors, including wide var both in time and space with frequent departures from the n ormal pattern, inadequate carrying capaciti rivers, river bank erosion and silting of river beds, landslides, poor natural drainage i snowmelt  and  glacial  lake  out - bursts.  Flood  management  schemes  are  formulated  and  implemented concerned State Governments as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the ef States by providing technical guidance and also promotional financial assistance for manageme critical areas. The Government of India has been making continuous efforts to assist the State Gover in  effective  flood  management. During  XI  Plan  Government  of  India  had  launched  Flood  Manageme Programme (FMP) for providing Central Assistance to States for works related to flood man and erosion control which continued during XII Plan and thereafter, as a component of "Flood Ma Border Areas Programme" (FMBAP) for the period from 2017 - 18 to 2020 - 21. Central Assistance to the tu of Rs. 924.41 Crores has been provided to State of Bihar up to March 2021 under FMP componen t of this Programme. Main reason for floods in the State of Bihar is on account of increased dischar North Bihar like Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Bagmati, Kamla, Kosi and Maha nanda due to heavy rainfall in t upper catchment areas which mainly lie in Nepal. The management of floods due to these rive concern. The related issues are discussed in the existing Indo - Nepal bilateral mechanisms comprising of Joint  M inisterial  Level  Commission  on  Water  Resources  (JMCWR)  (ii)  Joint  Committee Resources (JCWR) (iii) Joint Standing Technical Committee (JSTC), (iv) Joint Committee on Kosi  Projects  (JCKGP)  and    (v)  Joint  Committee  on  Inundation and  Flood  Management  (JCIFM). Government of India is having regular dialogue with the Government of Nepal for constructio these rivers for mutual benefit of the two countries which includes flood control.

As far as non structural mea sures of flood management are concerned, Central Water Commis (CWC) is the nodal Organisation entrusted with the task of flood forecasting & early flood country. Presently, CWC issues flood forecasts for 328 forecasting stations (190 ri ver level forecast statio & 138 dam/ barrage inflow forecast stations). These stations cover 20 major river basins i Union Territories. Out of these 328 stations, 43 stations (3 - inflow & 40 level forecast) are located in Performanceof Flood Forecasting Stations in India during Flood Season 2020 is attached at Annexure - I .

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1808 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 29.07.2021 REGARDING ' FLOODS IN BIHAR'

## Performance of Flood Forecasting Stations (State - wise) in India during Flood Season 2020

| Sl. No   | Name of the Major River basin   | Total no.of   | Total no.of    | Total no.of      | FF sites No.of FF sites no forecast issued   | FF sites No.of FF sites no forecast issued   | FF sites No.of FF sites no forecast issued   | Level Forecasts   | Level Forecasts   | Level Forecasts   | Inflow Forecasts   | Inflow Forecasts   | Inflow Forecasts   | Overall Forecasts   | Overall Forecasts   | Overall Forecasts   |
|----------|---------------------------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the Major River basin   | Total no      | Level FF sites | Inflo w FF sites | Total no                                     | Level FF sites                               | Inflow FF sites                              | Total No.         | Within limits     | Accurac y (%)     | Total No.          | Within limits      | Accuracy (%)       | Total No.           | Within limits       | Accura cy (%)       |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                  | 20            | 10             | 10               | 3                                            | 1                                            | 2                                            | 97                | 81                | 83.51             | 659                | 608                | 92.26              | 756                 | 689                 | 91.14               |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh               | 3             | 3              | 0                | 2                                            | 2                                            | 0                                            | 130               | 129               | 99.23             | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 130                 | 129                 | 99.23               |
| 3        | Assam                           | 30            | 30             | 0                | 3                                            | 3                                            | 0                                            | 3094              | 3081              | 99.58             | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 3094                | 3081                | 99.58               |
| 4        | Bihar                           | 43            | 40             | 3                | 6                                            | 5                                            | 1                                            | 3213              | 3192              | 99.35             | 10                 | 0                  | 0.00               | 3223                | 3192                | 99.04               |
| 5        | Chattisgarh                     | 3             | 1              | 2                | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 6                 | 5                 | 83.33             | 11                 | 9                  | 81.82              | 17                  | 14                  | 82.35               |
| 6        | Daman n Diu                     | 1             | 1              | 0                | 1                                            | 1                                            | 0                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                   | 0                   | -                   |
| 7        | Gujarat                         | 13            | 6              | 7                | 5                                            | 3                                            | 2                                            | 29                | 29                | 100.00            | 155                | 151                | 97.42              | 184                 | 180                 | 97.83               |
| 8        | Haryana                         | 2             | 1              | 1                | 2                                            | 1                                            | 1                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                   | 0                   | -                   |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                | 1             | 1              | 0                | 1                                            | 1                                            | 0                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                   | 0                   | -                   |
| 10       | Jammu & Kashmir                 | 3             | 3              | 0                | 3                                            | 3                                            | 0                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                   | 0                   | -                   |
| 11       | Jharkhand                       | 17            | 2              | 15               | 10                                           | 1                                            | 9                                            | 90                | 90                | 100.00            | 274                | 249                | 90.88              | 364                 | 339                 | 93.13               |
| 12       | Karnataka                       | 15            | 1              | 14               | 1                                            | 0                                            | 1                                            | 13                | 10                | 76.92             | 870                | 783                | 90.00              | 883                 | 793                 | 89.81               |
| 13       | Kerala                          | 5             | 3              | 2                | 1                                            | 1                                            | 0                                            | 15                | 15                | 100.00            | 19                 | 11                 | 57.89              | 34                  | 26                  | 76.47               |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh                  | 12            | 2              | 10               | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                            | 52                | 52                | 100.00            | 183                | 138                | 75.41              | 235                 | 190                 | 80.85               |
| 15       | Maharashtra                     | 21            | 8              | 13               | 12                                           | 6                                            | 6                                            | 25                | 25                | 100.00            | 128                | 111                | 86.72              | 153                 | 136                 | 88.89               |
| 16       | NCT, DELHI                      | 2             | 2              | 0                | 2                                            | 2                                            | 0                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                   | 0                   | -                   |
| 17       | Odisha                          | 19            | 12             | 7                | 5                                            | 0                                            | 5                                            | 155               | 135               | 87.10             | 111                | 104                | 93.69              | 266                 | 239                 | 89.85               |
| 18       | Rajasthan                       | 14            | 3              | 11               | 4                                            | 1                                            | 3                                            | 10                | 9                 | 90.00             | 49                 | 23                 | 46.94              | 59                  | 32                  | 54.24               |
| 19       | Sikkim                          | 8             | 3              | 5                | 8                                            | 3                                            | 5                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                   | 0                   | -                   |
| 20       | Tamilnadu                       | 15            | 4              | 11               | 8                                            | 4                                            | 4                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 445                | 370                | 83.15              | 445                 | 370                 | 83.15               |
| 21       | Telangana                       | 13            | 5              | 8                | 2                                            | 1                                            | 1                                            | 44                | 40                | 90.91             | 291                | 270                | 92.78              | 335                 | 310                 | 92.54               |
| 22       | Tripura                         | 2             | 2              | 0                | 2                                            | 2                                            | 0                                            | 0                 | 0                 | -                 | 0                  | 0                  | -                  | 0                   | 0                   | -                   |
| 23       | Uttar Pradesh                   | 44            | 39             | 5                | 22                                           | 22                                           | 0                                            | 803               | 800               | 99.63             | 108                | 80                 | 74.07              | 911                 | 880                 | 96.60               |
| 24       | Uttarakhand                     | 6             | 4              | 2                | 2                                            | 1                                            | 1                                            | 15                | 14                | 93.33             | 7                  | 7                  | 100.00             | 22                  | 21                  | 95.45               |
| 25       | West Bengal                     | 16            | 12             | 4                | 6                                            | 5                                            | 1                                            | 452               | 426               | 94.25             | 158                | 151                | 95.57              | 610                 | 577                 | 94.59               |
|          | Total                           | 328           | 198            | 130              | 111                                          | 69                                           | 42                                           | 8243              | 8133              | 98.67             | 3478               | 3065               | 88.13              | 11721               | 11198               | 95.54               |

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