Lok Sabha Question No. 811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Modernisation of Urban Drainage Systems
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 811

TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 24, 2025

## MODERNISATION OF URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS

## NO. 811. SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  percentage  of  urban  areas  in  the  country  covered  by  proper drainage systems along with the number of cities and towns still dependent on open drains, State-wise;
- (b) the total length, capacity and condition of existing stormwater and sewage drainage networks in major cities with details of uncovered, under-served or flood-prone areas;
- the  number  of  urban  floods  and  waterlogging  incidents  reported during the last five years, city-wise along with the estimated social
- (c) and economic impact of such incidents;
- the details of the funds allocated, sanctioned and utilised for urban drainage infrastructure under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  Smart  Cities  Mission  (SCM)  and Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) during each of the last five
- (d) years, State-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  introduce  new  guidelines, investments or technologies for modernising urban drainage systems to enhance flood resilience and climate adaptation and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) & (b): As per 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India, urban planning falls  under the purview of the State Governments and the Urban Local Bodies  (ULBs)/  Urban  Development  Authorities  at  city  level,  who  are responsible for maintaining the drainage and sewerage system. Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  through schematic interventions/ advisories. It provides financial and technical support  to  the  States  to  strengthen  Urban  Planning  ecosystem.  Statewise/ city-wise data of drainage system in the country is not centrally maintained.

(c) to (e)  Management of urban flooding falls under the purview of the State Governments and the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development  Authorities, who  are  responsible  for maintaining the drainage  and  sewerage  system.  Usually,  increased  incidence  of  high intensity rainfall in short duration is mainly responsible for urban floods, which  is  further  compounded  by  unplanned  growth,  encroachment  of natural water bodies, inadequate sewer systems, inadequate rainwater drainage systems, encroachments, etc. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through schematic interventions/ advisories. It provides financial and technical support to the States to strengthen  Urban  Planning  ecosystem.  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban Affairs does not centrally maintain the details of the incidents of urban floods and water logging incidents in cities.

Under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT),  storm  water  drainage  was  an  admissible  component  which involved construction and improvement of drains/ storm water drains in order to reduce and eliminate flooding. Under AMRUT, 838 Storm Water Drainage projects worth ₹3016.82 crore have been approved. As reported by the States, 809 Storm Water Drainage projects worth ₹2,401.38 crore have been completed, which has resulted in elimination of 3,759 water logging points. State-wise details are given in Annexure-I.

Under AMRUT 2.0, rejuvenation of water bodies and wells is one of the  main  components.  The  admissible  elements  under  this  include harvesting  the  rainwater  through  storm  water  drains  into  water  body (which is not receiving sewage/ effluent). Under AMRUT 2.0, 3,032 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹6,210.66 crore have been approved so far. State-wise details are given in Annexure-II.

Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM-U) 2.0 has been launched on October 1,  2021.  SBM-U  2.0  also  includes  a  new  component  i.e.  Used  Water management  (UWM)  under  which  Central  share  funds  for  Urban  Local Bodies (ULBs) with population less than 1 lakh are released for taking up the activities for setting up of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs)/ STP-cumFSTP;  laying  Interception and  Diversion  (I&D)  structures  including provision of pumping stations and pumping main/gravity main upto STP and; procuring adequate numbers of septic tank desludging equipments. State-wise details of funds allocated under UWM component of SBM-U 2.0 and year-wise released is at Annexure-III.

SCM  followed an area-based development approach through retrofitting, redevelopment and greenfield development in 100 cities. The cities  under  SCM  are  being  developed  based  on  Smart  City  Proposals (SCPs)  across  various  sectors  viz.  smart  mobility,  Water,  Sanitation, Hygiene  (WASH),  smart  governance,  smart  energy,  environment  etc., approved  by  High  Powered  Steering  Committee  (HPSC),  received  from States/UTs. For Water Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH), 1545 projects worth ₹49,621 crore have been taken up by Smart Cities in convergence with other Mission/ Schemes , of which 1465 projects worth ₹ 47,396 crore have been completed. As on 11.07.2025, out of a total 8063 projects amounting to  ₹  1,64,695  crore  undertaken  in  the  100  cities  selected  under  SCM, 7,636 projects (95% of total projects) amounting to ₹1,53,977 crore have been completed and the remaining 427 projects amounting t o  ₹10,718 crore are ongoing. With the closure of SCM on March 31, 2025, there is no Budgetary allocation under SCM for this financial year.

MoHUA has published the following documents/advisory guidelines for improving urban drainage and flood management, viz.:

i. Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014:

https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines%20V ol%20I(2).pdf

- ii. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Urban Flooding https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/SOP%20Urban%20flooding\_5 %20May%202017.pdf

iii. River Centric Urban Planning Guidelines in 2021 to enable cities in the development  of  conjunctive  water  management  approaches  including nature-based solution https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/RCUP%20Guidelines.pdf iv. Guidance Document on Creation of Rain Water Harvesting Parks https://mohua.gov.in/pdf/6566e1048ab41guidance -document-onrainwater-harvesting-parks-final.pdf

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 811 REGARDING 'MODERNISATION OF URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025:

## STATE-WISE  DETAILS  OF  STORM  WATER  DRAINAGE  PROJECTS  UNDER AMRUT

| SI No.                    | State/UT's     | Total projects taken up   | Total projects taken up   | Work Completed   | Work Completed   | Work Completed                        |
|---------------------------|----------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                           |                | No of Projects            | Cost (In ₹ Cr.)           | No of Projects   | Cost (In ₹ Cr.)  | No of water logging points eliminated |
| 1 Andaman Nicobar Islands | & 8            |                           | 4.02                      | 8                | 4.02             | 11                                    |
| 2 Andhra Pradesh          | 14             |                           | 342.72                    | 4                | 100.81           | 6                                     |
| 3 Arunachal Pradesh       | 3              |                           | 40.37                     | 3                | 40.37            | 10                                    |
| 4                         | Bihar          | 3                         | 237.99                    | 2                | 79.21            | 13                                    |
| 5                         | Delhi          | 3                         | 5.38                      | 3                | 5.38             | 17                                    |
| 6                         | Gujarat        | 36                        | 224.49                    | 35               | 219.91           | 242                                   |
| 7                         | Haryana        | 19                        | 452.37                    | 18               | 323.26           | 241                                   |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh        |                | 10                        | 31.91                     | 10               | 31.91            | 244                                   |
| 9 Jammu and Kashmir       |                | 36                        | 184.73                    | 36               | 184.73           | 179                                   |
| 10                        | Karnataka      | 83                        | 238.06                    | 83               | 238.06           | 128                                   |
| 11                        | Kerala         | 535                       | 363.4                     | 524              | 339.42           | 1371                                  |
| 12                        | Madhya Pradesh | 23                        | 248.32                    | 23               | 248.32           | 223                                   |
| 13                        | Maharashtra    | 1                         | 94.06                     | 1                | 94.06            | 20                                    |
| 14                        | Mizoram        | 3                         | 57.2                      | 3                | 57.2             | 0                                     |
| 15                        | Nagaland       | 8                         | 79.75                     | 3                | 22.67            | 0                                     |
| 16                        | Rajasthan      | 6                         | 63.07                     | 6                | 63.07            | 30                                    |
| 17                        | Sikkim         | 25                        | 14.91                     | 25               | 14.91            | 853                                   |
| 18                        | Uttarakhand    | 15                        | 32.57                     | 15               | 32.57            | 103                                   |
| 19                        | West Bengal    | 7                         | 301.5                     | 7                | 301.5            | 68                                    |
|                           | Total          | 838                       | 3016.82                   | 809              | 2401.38          | 3759                                  |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 811 REGARDING 'MODERNISATION OF URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025:

## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF WATERBODY REJUVENATION PROJECTS UNDER AMRUT 2.0

| SI NO   | State/UT's        |   No |   T0tal Project Cost (in Cr.) |
|---------|-------------------|------|-------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH    |  196 |                     522.04    |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |    4 |                      12.32    |
| 3       | ASSAM             |   31 |                      18.48    |
| 4       | BIHAR             |    7 |                      11.6383  |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH      |   17 |                     119.06    |
| 6       | DELHI             |   45 |                     157.303   |
| 7       | GOA               |    2 |                      11.96    |
| 8       | GUJARAT           |  188 |                     650.566   |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |   19 |                       8.39472 |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |   50 |                      19.2924  |
| 11      | JHARKHAND         |   70 |                     106.283   |
| 12      | KARNATAKA         |  203 |                     542.267   |
| 13      | KERALA            |  371 |                     146.643   |
| 14      | LADAKH            |    1 |                       3       |
| 15      | MADHYA PRADESH    |  430 |                     511.754   |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA       |   96 |                    1535.87    |
| 17      | MANIPUR           |   21 |                       4.27643 |
| 18      | MIZORAM           |   73 |                      12       |
| 19      | NAGALAND          |    1 |                       0.76    |
| 20      | ODISHA            |  137 |                     184.313   |
| 21      | PUDUCHERRY        |    9 |                       9.1685  |
| 22      | PUNJAB            |   24 |                      63.2699  |
| 23      | RAJASTHAN         |   98 |                     356.33    |
| 24      | SIKKIM            |    1 |                       1.25    |
| 25      | TAMIL NADU        |  474 |                     229.188   |
| 26      | TELANGANA         |  142 |                     380.106   |
| 27      | TRIPURA           |    9 |                      22.464   |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH     |  194 |                     385.636   |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND       |    2 |                       0.9668  |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL       |  117 |                     184.059   |
|         | Total             | 3032 |                    6210.66    |

ANNEXURE-III  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  to  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  811  REGARDING  'MODERNISATION  OF  URBAN  DRAINAGE SYSTEMS', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025: STATE-WISE DETAILS OF FUNDS ALLOCATED UNDER UWM COMPONENT OF

## SBM-U 2.0 AND YEAR-WISE RELEASED

|   Sl. No. | State/UT                             |   Mission Allocation (In ₹ Cr) |   Central Allocation 2021-22 (In ₹ Cr) |   Central Allocation 2022-23 (In ₹ Cr) |   Central Allocation 2023-24 (In ₹ Cr) |   Central Allocation 2024-25 (In ₹ Cr) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|         1 | A&N Islands                          |                           0    |                                   0.02 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                       |                         694.1  |                                   2.2  |                                 150    |                                   0    |                                   3.75 |
|         3 | Arunachal Pradesh                    |                          79.3  |                                   0.56 |                                   0    |                                  19.27 |                                   0    |
|         4 | Assam                                |                         315.7  |                                   1.92 |                                  41    |                                   0    |                                   1.28 |
|         5 | Bihar                                |                         666.5  |                                   2.86 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                 163.77 |
|         6 | Chandigarh                           |                           0    |                                   0.02 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh                         |                         414.6  |                                   3.38 |                                 162.46 |                                   0    |                                   0.57 |
|         8 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |                          23.1  |                                   0.06 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|         9 | Delhi                                |                           0    |                                   0.2  |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|        10 | Goa                                  |                          56.9  |                                   0.28 |                                   2.87 |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|        11 | Gujarat                              |                         806.9  |                                   3.3  |                                   0    |                                  10.15 |                                  68.92 |
|        12 | Haryana                              |                         284.4  |                                   1.86 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0.5  |
|        13 | Himachal Pradesh                     |                         101    |                                   1.22 |                                   0    |                                  24.01 |                                   0    |
|        14 | Jammu & Kashmir                      |                         226.4  |                                   3.2  |                                   0    |                                  53.4  |                                   0    |
|        15 | Jharkhand                            |                         236.8  |                                   0.84 |                                   0    |                                  46.49 |                                   0    |
|        16 | Karnataka                            |                        1128.6  |                                   5.74 |                                   0    |                                 232.41 |                                   0    |
|        17 | Kerala                               |                         521.7  |                                   1.88 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|        18 | Ladakh                               |                          34.1  |                                   0.14 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|        19 | Madhya Pradesh                       |                        1229.5  |                                   8.24 |                                   0    |                                  54.85 |                                 237.78 |
|        20 | Maharashtra                          |                        1484.8  |                                   8.04 |                                  19.56 |                                 282.02 |                                   0    |
|        21 | Manipur                              |                          58.7  |                                   0.54 |                                   4.85 |                                   0    |                                   9.28 |
|        22 | Meghalaya                            |                          40.8  |                                   0.2  |                                   0    |                                  10    |                                   0    |
|        23 | Mizoram                              |                          48.1  |                                   0.46 |                                   0    |                                  11.57 |                                   0    |
|        24 | Nagaland                             |                         103.27 |                                   0.78 |                                   0    |                                  25.04 |                                   0    |
|        25 | Odisha                               |                         491    |                                   2.28 |                                   0    |                                 120.47 |                                   1.63 |
|        25 | Puducherry                           |                          26.08 |                                   0.2  |                                   7.96 |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|        27 | Punjab                               |                         589    |                                   3.32 |                                  87.42 |                                   0    |                                   0.63 |
|        28 | Rajasthan                            |                         916.1  |                                   3.96 |                                  35.9  |                                 100.1  |                                   2.89 |
|        29 | Sikkim                               |                           9.8  |                                   0.14 |                                   0    |                                   2.31 |                                   0    |
|        30 | Tamil Nadu                           |                        1999.7  |                                  13.32 |                                 326.75 |                                   0    |                                 160.5  |
|        31 | Telangana                            |                         463.1  |                                   2.82 |                                 182.42 |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|        32 | Tripura                              |                          48.4  |                                   0.4  |                                   0    |                                   7.78 |                                   0    |
|        33 | Uttar Pradesh                        |                        2117.2  |                                  14.48 |                                   0    |                                 256.31 |                                   0    |
|        34 | Uttarakhand                          |                         203    |                                   2.02 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                   0    |
|        35 | West Bengal                          |                         507.9  |                                   2.56 |                                   0    |                                   0    |                                 121.61 |