Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Area Affected by Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Midhun Reddy, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## AREA AFFECTED BY FLOODS

## 1437.  SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY: SHRI P.V. MIDHUN REDDY: SHRI N. REDDEPPA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether it is  true  that  as  per  the  National  Commission on Floods and the Working Group Report in 2011,  the  extent  of  maximum  area  affected  by  floods  in  any  year  during  1953-2010  is  49.815  million hectares and Andhra Pradesh is the most affected with 9 million hectares in the country, if so, the details thereof

(b) the details of schemes/programmes under which Government is extending financial, technical and other assistance to Andhra Pradesh for flood management, erosion control, etc., during the last five years;

(c) whether it is true that Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) expired in March, 2021; and

- (d) if so, whether the Ministry proposes to extend this programme and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) The  assessment  of  flood  prone  area  of  the  country  has  been  carried  out  by  different  expert committees. The National Commission on Floods (Rashtriya Barh Ayog) in the year  1980 estimated the total area liable to floods in the country as 40 Million Hectare (mha). The extent of maximum area affected by  floods  in  any  year  during  1953-2010  as  per  the  Working  Group  Report  (year  2011)  on  Flood Management and Region Specific Issues for XII Plan is 49.815 mha, the State-wise break up of which is given at Annexure.

(b) Flood  management  including  erosion  control  falls  within  the  purview  of  the  States.  Flood management and anti-erosion schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical guidance and also promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. No project of flood management in the State of Andhra Pradesh has been included for central funding during last five years  under  Flood  Management  and  Border  Areas  Programme  (FMBAP)  of  Department  of  Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

(c) & (d) The ongoing Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) of Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has been extended up to September, 2022.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of unstarred question no. 1437 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 10.02.2022 regarding 'Area Affected by Floods'.

The extent of maximum area affected by floods in any year during 1953-2010 as per the Working Group Report on Flood Management and Region Specific Issues for XII Plan

| S. No.   | State               | Max. Area affected (million ha)   |
|----------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh*     | 9.040                             |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 0.207                             |
| 3        | Assam               | 3.820                             |
| 4        | Bihar               | 4.986                             |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        | 0.089                             |
| 6        | Delhi               | 0.458                             |
| 7        | Goa                 | 0.000                             |
| 8        | Gujarat             | 2.050                             |
| 9        | Haryana             | 1.000                             |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh    | 2.870                             |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 0.514                             |
| 12       | Jharkhand           | 0.000                             |
| 13       | Karnataka           | 0.900                             |
| 14       | Kerala              | 1.470                             |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh      | 0.377                             |
| 16       | Maharashtra         | 0.391                             |
| 17       | Manipur             | 0.080                             |
| 18       | Meghalaya           | 0.095                             |
| 19       | Mizoram             | 0.541                             |
| 20       | Nagaland            | 0.009                             |
| 21       | Orissa              | 1.400                             |
| 22       | Punjab              | 2.790                             |
| 23       | Rajasthan           | 3.260                             |
| 24       | Sikkim              | 1.170                             |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu          | 1.466                             |
| 26       | Tripura             | 0.330                             |
| 27       | U.P.                | 7.340                             |
| 28       | Uttarakhand         | 0.002                             |
| 29       | West Bengal         | 3.080                             |
| 30       | Andaman&Nicobar     | 0.030                             |
| 31       | Chandigarh          | -                                 |
| 32       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -                                 |
| 33       | Daman &Diu          | -                                 |
| 34       | Lakshadweep         | -                                 |
| 35       | Puducherry          | 0.050                             |
|          | Total               | 49.815                            |