Lok Sabha Question No. 1934 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Erosion by Ganga River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Malook Nagar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1934

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## EROSION BY GANGA RIVER

## †1934 SHRI MALOOK NAGAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to tackle the erosion of villages caused by the floods in Ganga river flowing through approximately hundred kilometre area in Bijnor Parliamentary Constituency;

(b)  the  details  of  the  funds  spent  so  far  on  the  cleanliness  of  Ganga  along  with  the  details  of  works  on which the said funds have been spent, location-wise; and

(c) the details of the length of embankments targeted to be constructed every year on either banks of the Ganga river?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) The State Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that several anti-erosion works have been carried out in different years in Bijnor Lok Sabha Constituency to protect the villages situated on the right and left banks of the river Ganga from erosion. The Assembly segments of Meerapur, Hastinapur, Bijnor sadar, Najibabad, Chandpur and Nagina come under Bijnor Lok Sabha Constituency.  In Meerapur, anti-erosion works of 1.5 km have been completed for protecting the villages Ujiali Khurd, Ishaqvala, Ahmedwala and Alluvala, located on the right bank of the Bijnor barrage on river Ganga in Muzaffarnagar district with an estimated cost of Rs.3.71 crore. In Hastinapur, several anti-erosion projects have been constructed in the last  three  years  for  protection  of  village  Fatehpur  Prem,  Haripur,  Hansapur,  Parsapur,  Sirjepur  Kunda, Aidalpur,  Nimka,  Khanpur,  Gadhi,  Shivnagar  and  Sikandarpur  with  total  cost  of  Rs.  30.58  crore.  In Najibabad   &  Bijnor,  anti-erosion  works  have  been  carried  to  protect  villages  on  the  left  bank  of  river Ganga and State Government of Uttar Pradesh is contemplating anti-erosion and flood protection works for the protection of villages Ganspur, Sukhapur, Kundanpur, Mirzapur, Simli, Rajarampur, Raghunathpur etc. situated  on  the  left  bank  of  river  Ganga  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  63.29  crore  with  funding  from NABARD.

(b) Under Namami Gange Programme, a comprehensive set of interventions such as wastewater treatment, solid waste management, river front management (ghats and crematoria development), e-flow, afforestation, biodiversity conservation and public participation etc. have been taken up for rejuvenation of river  Ganga  and  its  tributaries.  The  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  (NMCG)  releases  funds  to  State Governments /State Missions for Clean Ganga/ CPSUSs/ Other Executing Agencies. Under the Namami Gange Programme, Rs.13,109.72 crore were released by the Government of India to NMCG during the period FY 2014-15 to 2022-23 (till 30 June 2022). NMCG, in turn, released/expended Rs.12,377.23 crore to  various  implementing  agencies,  including  State  Governments,  for  implementation  of  the  program. Amounts released/expended by NMCG to various agencies, compiled State-wise, during the said period, are given below-

| State                                                                 | Total (Rs. in cr.)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Uttarakhand                                                           | 1,097.09             |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                         | 4,107.32             |
| Bihar                                                                 | 3,153.26             |
| Jharkhand                                                             | 250.05               |
| West Bengal                                                           | 1,232.87             |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                        | 9.89                 |
| Delhi                                                                 | 1,253.86             |
| Haryana                                                               | 89.61                |
| Rajasthan                                                             | 71.25                |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                      | 3.75                 |
| Other basin wide interventions, including NMCG's operational expenses | 1,108.28             |
| Grand Total                                                           | 12,377.23            |

(c) As  far  as  embankments  are  concerned,  these  are  generally  considered  economical,  quick  and  most popular  method  of  flood  protection  and  have  been  constructed  extensively  in  the  past.  Embankments (including  ring  bunds  and  town  protection  works)  confine  the  flood  flows  and  prevent  spilling,  thereby reducing the damage. However, construction of embankments is to be carried out after proper scientific, morphological and modelling studies of river for identifying changes in river courses, vulnerable locations, rise in afflux due to jacketing etc. State Government of Uttar Pradesh has informed that  there is no annual target set by the Irrigation and Water Resources Department for the construction of embankments.

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