Lok Sabha Question No. 4477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Destruction of Houses and Erosion of Agricultural Land due to Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. Anand Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4477

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## DESTRUCTION OF HOUSES AND EROSION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND DUE TO FLOODS

## †4477. DR. ANAND KUMAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plan to prevent the destruction of houses and erosion of agricultural land caused by floods in Saryu and Ghaghra rivers in Bahraich Parliamentary Constituency every year and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the details of the people who have lost their houses and agricultural land due to such floods and erosion; and

(c) whether the Government has implemented/proposes to implement any scheme for the rehabilitation and employment of such affected people and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Flood  management  and  anti-erosion  schemes  are  formulated  and  implemented  by  concerned  State Governments 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.

Govt. of Uttar Pradesh has informed that two flood protection embankments namely Belha-Behrauli (95.00 km long) and Rewali-Adampur (15.50 km long) have been constructed along the left bank of rivers Ghaghra  and  Saryu  in  Bahraich  constituency,  which  protects  3.93  Lakh  population  and  1.76  hectares agricultural land.

Central Water Commission (CWC) issues flood forecasts as a non-structural measure of flood management, to  concerned  State  Governments  at  identified  locations.  CWC  also  issues  inflow  forecasts  to  identified reservoirs  for  proper  reservoir  regulation.  The  network  has  been  established  in  consultation  with  State Govt./Project authorities. Presently, flood forecasts are issued by CWC at 340 stations (140 Inflow Forecast Stations + 200 Level Forecast Stations) as per Standard Operating Procedure. There are total of 44 Flood Forecasting stations in Uttar Pradesh (39 level forecasting stations and 5 are inflow forecasting stations) in river  Ganga  and its tributaries.There are 3 level forecasting stations and one inflow forecasting station on river Ghaghra in Uttar Pradesh.

(b)  &  (c) Govt.  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  informed  that  in  the  year  2024-25,  a  total  of  315  beneficiaries  of residential houses (pucca/kutcha/hut/cattle shed) lost due to erosion of Saryu and Ghaghra river have been given housing grant  assistance of Rs. 2,17,12,000.00 and a total of 1142 farmers having  agricultural land have been given assistance of Rs. 98,08,541.00. Relief assistance of Rs. 2,02,75,000.00 to 173 people for kutcha/pukka/complete/residential  houses,  Rs.  14,28,000.00  to  139  people  for  residential  huts  and  Rs. 9,000.00 to 03 persons for damage to cattle shed has been immediately transferred to the accounts of the affected persons from the Disaster Relief Fund.

Ministry of Home Affairs has issued (i) Guidelines for Appraisal and Release of Funds for Coastal and River Erosion under National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), and (ii) Policy on Resettlement of people affected  by  erosion  under  National  Disaster  Response  Fund  (NDRF).  XVth  Finance  Commission  in  its recommendations, has made specific provision of funds for the resettlement of people affected by erosion under NDRF.

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