Lok Sabha Question No. 3157 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Anti-Erosion Measures
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Abu Taher Khan

## 3157    SHRI ABU TAHER KHAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the anti-erosion measures taken up by the Ministry in West Bengal; and

(b)  whether  the  Ministry  has  taken  up  any  flood  control  measures  in  river  Ganga  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  &  (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.  Integrated flood  management  approach  aims  at  adopting  judicious  mix  of  structural  and  non-structural  measures  to provide a reasonable degree of protection against flood damages at economic cost.

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 ongoing  Flood  Management  and  Border  Area  Programme  (FMBAP)  of  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti.  The  16 completed projects have given protection to an area of around 0.937 Lakh ha and protected a population of about 2.35 million. Central assistance amounting to the tune of Rs. 1051.96 Crore has been released to the State  of  West  Bengal  under  FMP.  Bank  protection,  anti-erosion  measures,  river  training  works  are  also carried out by Farakka Barrage Project on River Ganga within its jurisdiction of 12.5 km upstream & 6.9 km downstream of Farakka Barrage. During last ten years, an expenditure of Rs. 165 Crores has been incurred by Farakka Barrage Project for implementing such works.

For Non structural measures, Central Water Commission (CWC) is the nodal Organisation entrusted with the task of flood forecasting & early flood warnings in the country. CWC has 16 flood forecasting stations (12 level forecasting stations and 4 inflow forecasting stations) and 80 gauge stations in the State of West Bengal.  During flood season 2021 ending 31st December 2021, a total of 488 forecasts have been issued for West Bengal out of which 466 have been found to be within the accuracy limit which works out to 95.49%.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3157

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## ANTI-EROSION MEASURES