Lok Sabha Question No. 3084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Initiatives to Mitigate Urban Flooding
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3084

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 21, 2023

## INITIATIVES TO MITIGATE URBAN FLOODING

NO. 3084.

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken initiatives to mitigate urban flooding;
- (b) if so, the details of the efforts made so far in this regard; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  enable  the  creation  of proper storm water drainage systems in the cities to mitigate urban flooding and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE INTHE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) to (c): As  per  12th  Schedule  of  the  Constitution  of  India,  urban planning including town planning, regulation of land use and construction of buildings is the function of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development Authorities. Government of India supplements the efforts  of  the  States  through  schematic  interventions/  advisories.  It provides financial and technical support to the States.

The  Urban  and  Regional  Development  Plans  Formulation  and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines 2014 (Chapter 6: Sustainable

Guidelines) published by the Ministry for adoption of the States also addresses the issues of Urban Flooding.

Ministry has published Standard Operating procedures (SOP) for Urban Flooding in 2017, which is an advisory and was circulated to all the  States/  Union  Territories  (UTs)  for  their  adoption  as  per  local conditions.

Engineering Organization (CPHEEO), Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has also published  Guidance  Document  on  Creation  of  Rain  Water  Harvesting

Central Public Health and Environmental Parks.

Ministry has launched a Sub Scheme on Formulation of GIS-based Master Plans for 500 Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Cities in October 2015, to support States for preparation of Master plans in AMRUT towns. At present 461 AMRUT Cities  are  on  board.  Final  GIS  database  has  been  created  for  443 towns, draft GIS based Master Plan prepared for 330 towns and final GIS based Master Plans has been notified for 180 towns.

Under AMRUT 2.0, Scheme for Formulation of GIS based Master Plans  of  Class-II  Towns  with  population  of  50,000  -  99,999  has  been launched by the Ministry to support States financially and technically for  undertaking  planning  initiatives  in  smaller  cities.  It  has  been approved for 675 towns with total  outlay of ₹631 Cr and is in initial stage of implementation.

Storm water drainage is one of the components of AMRUT, which involves construction and improvement of drains/ storm water drains in order to reduce and eliminate flooding. Under Storm Water Drainage Sector, out of total 813 projects worth around ₹2,999 crore, approved so  far  to  eliminate  3,788  water  logging  points,  739  projects  worth ₹1,864  crore  have  been  completed  resulting  in  elimination  of  3,416

water logging points.

Rejuvenation  of  water  bodies  and  wells  is  one  of  the  main components  under  AMRUT  2.0  launched  on  1 st   October  2021.  Under AMRUT 2.0, 2135 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹3,802 crore have been approved so far.

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