Lok Sabha Question No. 4088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Protection from Flood in North-Eastern Region
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Tapir Gao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4088

## ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## PROTECTION FROM FLOOD IN NORTH-EASTERN REGION

## 4088.    SHRI TAPIR GAO

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the number of schemes pending with the Government for providing flood protections for North-Eastern Region (NER);

(b)  the  number  of  schemes  for  flood  protection  have  been  recommended  by  the  State  Governments  of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam;

(c) the number of schemes that are pending with the Government for protection of Pasighat, Tezu and Namsai in Arunachal Pradesh; and

(d) the time by which these schemes are likely to be approved/implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) The details of major schemes (cost above Rs 25 Cr) under appraisal for providing flood protection for North-Eastern Region (NER) is given in Annexure .

Ministry of DoNER informed that during the last 7 years (FY 2017-18 to FY 2023-24), a total no. of 24 projects costing Rs. 139.91 Crore were sanctioned under Schemes of NEC to check anti-erosion and flood control in NER. A project titled "Protection of Majuli Island from flood and erosion of river Brahmaputra" was sanctioned on 15th March 2017 with an estimated cost of Rs. 233.57 Crore.

(b) As intimated by Government of Arunachal Pradesh, there are 41 schemes for flood protection which have been recommended by the State Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. Government of Assam have informed that total  649  projects  have  been  recommended  from  2019-20  to  2023-24  under  different  Head  of  Account including FMBAP.

(c) As intimated by Government of Arunachal Pradesh, two schemes of Pasighat namely i) Erosion control and flood management over Sibokorong river under Pasighat sub-division amounting to Rs. 35.50 crore and ii)  Anti-erosion work at Dibang river basin under Dambuk sub-division amounting to Rs. 144.64 crore are pending with Government.

There are no pending schemes of Tezu and Namsai.

(d) The flood management & anti-erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by the State Governments with their own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Government supplements the  efforts  of  the  States  by  way  of  technical guidance  and  promotional  financial  assistance  for  flood management  in critical  areas.  To  strengthen  the  structural  measures  of  flood  management,  Ministry  had implemented during XI & XII Plan Flood Management (FMP) for providing Central Assistance to States for works  related  to  river  management,  flood  control,  anti-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 was further extended up to 2026. Two flood management projects of Arunachal Pradesh have been included for central funding under FMBAP in the year 2024.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4088 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024 REGARDING 'PROTECTION FROM FLOOD IN NORTH-EASTERN REGION'.

## Details of major Flood Management Projects under appraisal in Central Water Commission

|   S.No. | State    | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                                                     | Estimated Cost   | Remarks                                                   |
|---------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam    | R/s to B/Dyke from Bahari to Baghbar including protection of Bahari and its adjoining areas along with channelization of river Brahmaputra and Reclamation of eroded land within the reach (Review) | 513.14 Crore     | Compliance pending with project authority since Sept 2024 |
|       2 | Nagaland | Anti-erosion works on Chathe river from Patkai-4th mile bridge, district Chumoukedima, Nagaland                                                                                                     | 236.14 Crore     | Compliance pending with project authority since Sept 2024 |

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