Lok Sabha Question No. 1917 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Flood Control in Odisha
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mahesh Sahoo

## 1917.   SHRI MAHESH SAHOO

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of displacement of people and economic loss due to flood in Odisha; (b) if so, the measures taken by the Government to control flood in Odisha;

(c) whether the Government proposes to construct embankments to control flood and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the funds spent related to flood management in Odisha during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) Central Water Commission compiles flood damage data on the basis of information received from States. As per flood damage statistics complied by CWC for the state of Odisha for last 5 years from 2017 to 2021, average damage of crops, houses and public utilities per year is about 596 crore.

(b) Flood management falls within the purview of the States  and accordingly, flood management 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.  Central  assistance  amounting  to  Rs.  119.42 crore has been released to Government of Odisha under Flood Management component of FMBAP scheme since its inception in XI Plan.

(c) Flood Embankments as one of the measures of flood protection are planned and executed by State Governments. Government of Odisha has informed that  about 7473.20 km of different categories of Flood Protective Embankments have been constructed in the State. There is no proposal under consideration of Government of India to construct flood embankments in the states.

(d) As per information provided by the Government of Odisha, details of funds spent related to flood management in last five years by the State Government is given at Annexure.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1917

## ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## FLOOD CONTROL IN ODISHA

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1917 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 14.12.2023 REGARDING 'FLOOD CONTROL IN ODISHA'.

Funds spent related to flood management in last five years by the State Government of Odisha

| Sl.No.   | Schemes                                                                                                | Amount (Rs. in crore)   | Amount (Rs. in crore)   | Amount (Rs. in crore)   | Amount (Rs. in crore)   | Amount (Rs. in crore)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|          |                                                                                                        | 2018-19                 | 2019-20                 | 2020-21                 | 2021-22                 | 2022-23                 |
| 1        | 2                                                                                                      | 3                       | 4                       | 5                       | 6                       | 7                       |
| 1        | Rural Infrastructure Development Fund - Flood Control                                                  | 458.49                  | 459.40                  | 390.62                  | 355.04                  | 383.33                  |
| 2        | Normal Flood Control Works (Bank Protection, Bank Restoration, Anti Sea erosion,coastal erosion works) | 366.80                  | 371.06                  | 328.52                  | 281.95                  | 347.97                  |

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