Lok Sabha Question No. 1960 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Action Plan to Prevent Flood
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Saikia Dilip

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1960

ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## ACTION PLAN TO PREVENT FLOOD

## †1960.      SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK SHRI DILIP SAIKIA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the country has been suffering huge losses due to flood for the last few years;

(b) if so, the details thereof including Assam;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  action  plan  to  overcome  the  situation  of  flood  in  the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Assam?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  &  (b)  Floods  are  natural  calamity  that  the  country  faces  almost  every  year,  in  varying  degrees  of magnitude. The occurrence of  floods  can  be  attributed  to  various  factors,  including  wide  variations  in rainfall  both  in  time  and  space  with  frequent  departures  from  the  normal  pattern,  inadequate  carrying capacities of rivers, river bank erosion and silting of river beds, landslides, poor natural drainage in flood prone  areas,  snowmelt  and  glacial  lake  out-bursts.  Central  Water  Commission  compiles  flood  damage data  on  the  basis  of  information  received  from  States.  As  per  the  data  of  last  20  years,  no  trend  is perceived  in  the  economic  loss  because  of  floods  in  the  State  of  Assam.  Maximum  loss  occurred  in economic term was Rs 4164.81 Cr in year 2017. Statement showing flood damages during last twenty years in State of Assam is given at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d) Flood management comes under the purview of the States; the schemes for flood control and erosion  control  are  formulated  and  implemented  by  concerned  States  as  per  their  priority.  The  Union Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical  guidance  and  promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. 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  control,  etc.  with  an  outlay  of  Rs  8,000  Cr  which  continued during XII Plan with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Cr. Financial assistance was also provided to the States/UTs for  undertaking  flood  management  works  project under the scheme 'River Management Activities and

Works  related  to  Border  Areas'  during  XII  Plan.  The  'Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)'  and 'River Management Activities & Works related to Border Areas (RMBA)' under operation during XII Five Year Plan were merged as 'Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)' for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20 and further extended upto March, 2021.

In Assam, a total 141 projects costing Rs 2383.11 Cr were approved during XI Plan and XII Plan. A Central Assistance of Rs 748.86 Cr was released during XI Plan and Rs. 64.89 Cr during XII Plan.  Further,  a  Central  Assistance  of  Rs  245.49  Cr  was  released  to  Assam  during  year  2017-18,  Rs 142.12 Cr in the year 2018-19 and Rs 85.03 Croes in the year 2019-20. Thus, since start of XI Plan, total Central  Assistance  released  to  the  state  of  Assam  is  Rs  1286.39  Cr.  Out  of  these  141  projects,  105 projects  have  been  completed  which  has  given  reasonable  protection  to  an  area  of  6.7  Lakh  ha  and protected a population of 160.63 lakh.

The state-wise  details  of  central  assistance  released  under  Flood  Management  Programme  is given at Annexure-II

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1960  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2021  REGARDING  'ACTION  PLAN  TO PREVENT FLOOD'.

## Flood Damage data in Assam during 2000-2020

| Year             | Area affected    | Popul ation Affect ed in millio n   | Damage to Crops   | Damage to Crops    | Damage to Houses   | Damage to Houses   | Cattle           |                        | Damage                           | Total damages                                              |
|------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year             | m.ha             | Popul ation Affect ed in millio n   | Area m.ha         | Value in Rs. Crore | Nos.               | Value in Rs. Crore | lost nos.        | Huma n lives lost nos. | to public utilities in Rs. Crore | crops, houses& public utilities in Rs. Crore (Col.5+7+1 0) |
| 1                | 2                | 3                                   | 4                 | 5                  | 6                  | 7                  | 8                | 9                      | 10                               | 11                                                         |
| 2000             | 0.966            | 3.888                               | 0.32              | 173.51             | 55014              | 16.48              | 19988            | 36                     | 54.063                           | 244.064                                                    |
| 2001             | 0.203            | 0.543                               | 0.03              | 8.358              | 14680              | 2.595              | 15               | 4                      | 0.196                            | 11.149                                                     |
| 2002             | 1.187            | 7.551                               | 0.29              | 145.60             | 96705              | 41.18              | 4294             | 65                     | 566.243                          | 753.030                                                    |
| 2003             | 0.932            | 5.652                               | 0.93              | 147.00             | 74638              | 18.69              | 4319             | 52                     | 181.402                          | 347.094                                                    |
| 2004             | 2.364            | 12.63                               | 0.52              | 37.470             | 663168             | 2.190              | 118772           | 497                    | 17.685                           | 57.345                                                     |
| 2005             | 0.222            | 1.025                               | 9.84              | 23.470             | 10789              | 9.344              | 15               | 29                     | 0.068                            | 32.882                                                     |
| 2006             | 0.058            | 0.555                               | 0.01              | 1.110              | 7346               | 1.630              | 28               | 7                      | 0.240                            | 2.980                                                      |
| 2007             | 1.504            | 10.86                               | 0.67              | NR                 | 15846              | NR                 | NR               | 134                    | NR                               | NR                                                         |
| 2008             | 0.416            | 2.906                               | 0.31              | 3.290              | 56550              | 0.029              | 8002             | 40                     | 0.233                            | 3.552                                                      |
| 2009             | NR               | NR                                  | NR                | NR                 | NR                 | NR                 | NR               | NR                     | NR                               | NR                                                         |
| 2010             | 0.000            | 2.546                               | 1.47              | 36.788             | 54502              | 10.99              | 3754             | 17                     | 19.783                           | 67.567                                                     |
| 2011             | NR               | NR                                  | NR                | NR                 | NR                 | NR                 | NR               | NR                     | NR                               | NR                                                         |
| 2012             | 0.935            | 2.914                               | 0.32              | NR                 | NR                 | NR                 | 6249             | 144                    | 3200.31                          | 3200.310                                                   |
| 2013             | 0.001            | 0.006                               | 0.00              | NR                 | NR                 | NR                 | NR               | NR                     | 13.843                           | 13.843                                                     |
| 2014             | 0.002            | 0.003                               | 0.00              | NR                 | NR                 | NR                 | NR               | NR                     | 2.393                            | 2.393                                                      |
| 2015             | 0.002            | 0.018                               | 0.02              | NR                 | 16                 | NR                 | NR               | NR                     | 3.318                            | 3.318                                                      |
| 2016             | NR               | 0.003                               | 0.00              | NR                 | NR                 | NR                 | NR               | 36                     | 17.890                           | 17.890                                                     |
| 2017             | 0.280            | 5.602                               | 0.20              | 178.69             | 111070             | 90.94              | 2763             | 160                    | 3895.18                          | 4164.810                                                   |
| 2018             | 0.043            | 1.322                               | 0.03              | 23.490             | 102737             | 84.01              | 122              | 53                     | 2373.48                          | 2480.980                                                   |
| 2019             | 0.233            | 7.355                               | 0.23              | 167.47             | 117831             | 151.4              | 281              | 103                    | 2803.11                          | 3121.980                                                   |
| 2020             | 0.188            | 5.789                               | 0.18              | 145.87             | 8122               | 93.36              | 702              | 150                    | 2201.50                          | 2440.730                                                   |
| NR- Not Reported | NR- Not Reported | NR- Not Reported                    | NR- Not Reported  | NR- Not Reported   | NR- Not Reported   | NR- Not Reported   | NR- Not Reported | NR- Not Reported       | NR- Not Reported                 | NR- Not Reported                                           |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO PART (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.†1960  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2021  REGARDING  'ACTION  PLAN  TO PREVENT FLOOD'

State-wise funds released under FMP Component up to 2020-21

(Rs. In crores)

| Sl. No.   | State             |   Total funds released under FMP |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1         | Arunachal Pradesh |                           190.78 |
| 2         | Assam             |                          1286.39 |
| 3         | Bihar             |                           924.41 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh      |                            19.32 |
| 5         | Goa               |                            11.98 |
| 6         | Gujarat           |                             2    |
| 7         | Haryana           |                            46.91 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh  |                           826.22 |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir    |                           688    |
| 10        | Jharkhand         |                            22.71 |
| 11        | Karnataka         |                            23.8  |
| 12        | Kerala            |                           137.95 |
| 13        | Manipur           |                            90.7  |
| 14        | Meghalaya         |                             3.81 |
| 15        | Mizoram           |                            16.89 |
| 16        | Nagaland          |                            93.96 |
| 17        | Odisha            |                           116.91 |
| 18        | Puducherry        |                             7.5  |
| 19        | Punjab            |                            40.43 |
| 20        | Sikkim            |                            91.84 |
| 21        | Tamilnadu         |                            59.82 |
| 22        | Tripura           |                            23.62 |
| 23        | Uttar Pradesh     |                           470.18 |
| 24        | Uttrakhand        |                           243.82 |
| 25        | West Bengal       |                          1007.81 |
|           | Total             |                          6447.76 |

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