Lok Sabha Question No. 2047 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Flood Control Schemes
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Rita Bahuguna Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2047

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## FLOOD CONTROL SCHEMES

| 2047.   | DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV   | DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL   |
|---------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|         | DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT    | SHRIUNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL        |
|         | DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE    | PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI            |

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has implemented any schemes for flood control and drainage in flood prone areas;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c)  whether  any  flood  control  and  drainage  projects  have  been  introduced  in  flood  prone  areas  of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh;

(d) if so, the details thereof including the outcomes and benefits achieved and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the details of other steps taken to achieve flood control and drainage in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) to (e) Flood management falls within the purview of the States and accordingly, flood control and drainage projects are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments from own resources 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  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  management,  antierosion,  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 2000-21 and further  extended  up  to  September  2022  with  limited  outlay.  So  far,  central  assistance  amounting  to  Rs. 7013.22 crores have been released to State Government/Union Territories under FMP component of this Programme since inception.  29 nos. of projects from Uttar Pradesh were included for central funding under

FMP component of FMBAP out of which 24 projects have been completed which protect an area of 2.65 Lakh ha  and  population of 39.65 Lakh from flood.  No project from the State of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have been included for central funding under FMBAP.

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.  Presently,  CWC  issues  flood forecasts for 338 forecasting stations (200 river level forecast stations & 138 dam/ barrage inflow forecast stations). These stations cover 20 major river basins in 23 States & 2 Union Territories. In order to provide more lead time to the local authorities to plan evacuation of people & take other remedial measures, Central Water  Commission  (CWC)  has  developed  basin  wise  flood  forecasting  model  based  on  rainfall-runoff mathematical modelling for 7 days advance flood forecast advisory at its forecasting stations. CWC operates following flood forecasting stations in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh:

| State          |   Level Forecast |   Inflow Forecast |   Total |
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|---------|
| Maharashtra,   |                8 |                14 |      22 |
| Uttar Pradesh  |               39 |                 5 |      44 |
| Madhya Pradesh |                2 |                12 |      14 |

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