Lok Sabha Question No. 1567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: River Bank Erosion
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mala Roy, Khagen Murmu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1567

## ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## RIVER BANK EROSION

## 1567 SHRIMATI MALA ROY

## SHRI KHAGEN MURMU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has taken any initiatives to prevent the Ganges and Fulhar river bank erosion in  Malda  and  Murshidabad  districts  especially  in  Mahanandatola  and  Vilaimarianchal  villages  of  West Bengal;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government has released any funds to carry out erosion prevention projects and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  to  (c  ) Flood  management  including  erosion  control  falls  within  the  purview  of  the  States  and accordingly, 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. The State Government of West Bengal has informed that several initiatives have been taken to prevent the bank erosion of rivers Ganges and Fulhar  in Malda and Murshidabad districts including in Mahanandatola and  Vilaimarianchal  villages  of  Malda  district  in  West  Bengal  which  includes  the  bank protection  works  for  a  cumulative  length  of  1.795  Km  in  Vilaimari  village  at  a  cost  of  Rs.  6.65  crore during  2021-22.  Irrigation  &  Waterways  Department,  Government  of  West  Bengal  is  preparing  a comprehensive  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  for  taking  up  required  and  appropriate  anti-erosion measures in the entire 163 Km stretch of Ganga-Padma in West Bengal, which also includes 6 Km interstate border stretch.

To  strengthen  the  structural  measures  of  flood  management,  Ministry  had  implemented  Flood Management Programme (FMP) during XI & XII Plan, for providing central assistance to States for works related  to  flood  control,  anti-erosion,  drainage  development,  anti-sea  erosion,  etc.  which  subsequently continued as a component of "Flood Management and Border Areas Programme" (FMBAP) for the period from 2017-18 to 2020-21 and further extended up to September 2022 with limited outlay. From the State of West Bengal, 18 projects were included for central assistance under FMP component of FMBAP.   The completed projects have given protection to an area of around 0.937Lakh ha and protected a population of about 23.5 Lakh. So far central assistance amounting to  Rs. 1051.96 Crore has been released to the State of West Bengal under FMP component of FMBAP. The details of three ongoing projects under FMP in the State of West Bengal, the year-wise central assistance released, etc. is at Annexure-I. Further, the Farakka Barrage Project, located in Murshidabad District of West Bengal under DoWR, RD&GR takes up river bank  protection  works  it  its  jurisdiction  (12.5  km  in  the  upstream  and  6.9  km  in  the  downstream  of Farakka Barrage) for the safety and security of  the barrage and its appurtenant structures built on river Ganga.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1567  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  15.12.2022  REGARDING  'RIVER  BANK EROSION'

|   S. No. | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                   | Central assistance released in Rs. Crores   |   Central assistance released in Rs. Crores |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Reconstruction, remodeling and improvement of embankments in Sunderban and adjoining areas in the districts of North and South 24 Parganas, damaged by severe cyclone, 'AILA'. | Up to March, 2016                           |                                      525.75 |
|        1 |                                                                                                                                                                                | FY 2018-19                                  |                                       23.65 |
|        1 | (WB-16)                                                                                                                                                                        | FY 2019-20                                  |                                      117.12 |
|        2 | Drainage Scheme for Kaliaghai-Kapaleshwari- Baghai Basin in district Madinipur (WB). (WB-17)                                                                                   | Up to March, 2016                           |                                      162.19 |
|        2 |                                                                                                                                                                                | FY 2017-18                                  |                                        8.09 |
|        3 | Improvement of embankment and ancillary works in Kandi and other adjoining areas of district of Murshidabad. (WB-18)                                                           | Up to March, 2016                           |                                       12.38 |
|        3 | Improvement of embankment and ancillary works in Kandi and other adjoining areas of district of Murshidabad. (WB-18)                                                           | FY 2016-17                                  |                                       12.61 |
|        3 | Improvement of embankment and ancillary works in Kandi and other adjoining areas of district of Murshidabad. (WB-18)                                                           | FY 2017-18                                  |                                       56.94 |
|        3 | Improvement of embankment and ancillary works in Kandi and other adjoining areas of district of Murshidabad. (WB-18)                                                           | FY 2021-23                                  |                                       44.15 |

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