Lok Sabha Question No. 2911 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Erosion Control
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## 2911. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to formulate a plan for erosion control in the country
- (b) if so, the details thereof particularly in Assam, if any; and
- (c) the details of funds released to A ssam for erosion control during the last three years, work don places where permanent erosion control has been achieved?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a) & (b) Erosion, movement and deposition of sediment in a river are natural regulating fu river. Rivers tend to maintain a balance between the silt load carried &silt load deposit river regime. Soil erosion caused by heavy floods is a matter of concern as it leads to several asso problems  like  changes  in  river  course,  causing  loss  of  land,  etc. Flood  management  including  erosion control falls within the purview of the States. Flood management and anti - erosion schemes are formulate d and  implemented  by  concerned  State  Governments  as  per  their  priority.  The  Union  Go supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical  guidance  and  also  promoti assistance for management of floods in critical areas. The Government of India has been making continuou efforts to assist the State Governments in effective flood management and erosion control.

Morphological  Studies  by  various  IITs  and  NIITs  have  been  carried  out  for  major Ganga, Sharda, Rapti, Kosi, Bagmati, Subansari, Krishna, Mahanadi Mahanada, etc. These Stu finding  the  vulnerable  spots  for  bank  erosion/deposition,  aggr adations/  degradation  etc. As  per  the morphological studies conducted by Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, the details o land eroded and deposited by river Brahmaputra between the period 2003 - 05 to 2008 - 11  is as under -

| Period                         |   Erosion (in sq. |   Depostion (in sq, |
|--------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| Between 2003 - 05 to 2008 - 11 |             252.6 |               118.6 |

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2911

ANSWERED ON 05.08 .2021

## EROSION CONTROL

(c)During  XI  Plan  Government  of  India  had  launched  Flood  Management Programme  (FMP)  for providing Central Assistance to States for works related to flood management and erosion co continued  during  XII  Plan  and  thereafter,  as  a  component  of  "Flood  Management  and  Borde Programme"  (FMBAP)  for  the  period  from 2017- 18  to  2020 - 21.  Central  Assistance  to  the  tune  o Rs.1286.39 crores has been provided to State of Assam up to March 2021 under FMP componen t of this Programme. Government of India released an amount of Rs. 142.1 2 Crores during 2018 - 19 and Rs. 85.03 Crores during 2019 - 20  to  Assam  for  the  projects  taken  up  by  the  Water  Resources  Department Flood Management Programme. Brahmaputra Board in Assam has taken up several anti -erosion measures in River Brahmaputra like protection of Majuli Island f rom flood and erosion, avulsion of river at Dh Hatighuli in Tinsukia District, protection of Mankachar Kalair - Alga at India - Bangladesh Border area from erosion, protection of Masalabari area from erosion in Dhubri District of Assam. The list of rried out by Brahmaputra Board is at Annexure - I.

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## Annexure referred to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2911 to be answered on 05.08.2021 regarding 'Erosion Control' .

| Details of works done by Brahmaputra Board Assam for erosion control during the last                                                             | in three Fund released during the last three years   | in three Fund released during the last three years   | in three Fund released during the last three years   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| years                                                                                                                                            | 2018- 19                                             | 2019- 20                                             | 2020- 21                                             |
| Schemes implemented by Brohmaputra Board                                                                                                         |                                                      |                                                      |                                                      |
| i. Protection of Majuli Island from flood and river Brahmaputra in Majuli district of Assam                                                      | erosion of 72.14                                     | 78.19                                                | 25.58                                                |
| ii. Avulsion of river Brahmaputra at Dhola Hatighuli Tinsukia district of Assam.                                                                 | in 0.02                                              | 0.03                                                 | 4. 6                                                 |
| iii. Protection of Mankachar Kalair - Alga Indo-Bangladesh Border area from erosion of Brahmaputra in South Sahara - Mankochar district of Assam | river 5.54                                           | 3.69                                                 | 1.14                                                 |
| iv. Protection Mof asalabari area from erosion of Brahmaputra in Dhubri district of Assam                                                        | river 5. 2                                           | 0.13                                                 | Nil                                                  |

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