Lok Sabha Question No. 1235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-03
Subject: Assessment of Damages and Rehabilitation of Flood Affected Areas
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Basavaraj Bommai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1235

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2024/ AGRAHAYANA 12, 1946 (SAKA)

ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES AND REHABILITATION OF FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS

1235.     SHRI BASAVARAJ BOMMAI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has conducted an assessment of the damage caused by recent floods in Karnataka, particularly in Haveri/Gadag districts and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government  has  provided any immediate relief or rehabilitation assistance to affected areas in Haveri/Gadag;

(c) if so, whether any measures have been planned by the Government to prevent similar flood-related damage in the future; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (d): As per the National Policy on Disaster Management, the primary responsibility of disaster management, including damage assessment and providing relief measures on ground level, rests with the State Governments concerned.    The  Central  Government  provides  requisite  logistics  and financial  support  to  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments.  The  State Governments provide financial relief to the affected people in the event of 12 notified natural disasters which includes floods and landslides, from the

State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF),  already  placed  at  its  disposal,  in accordance with approved items and norms of Government of India (GOI). However, in the event of disaster of a 'severe nature', additional financial assistance is extended from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure, which includes an assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT). The financial assistance provided under SDRF and NDRF is by way of relief and not for compensation. No memorandum for seeking additional assistance has been received from the Government of Karnataka regarding damage caused by recent floods in Karnataka, particularly in Haveri/ Gadag districts.

In  order  to  provide  financial  support  to  the  affected  people,  the  State Government of Karnataka has been allocated Rs. 976.00 crore (Rs. 732 crore as Central Share + Rs. 244 crore as State Share) for the year 2024-25 under the SDRF, out of which 1 st  instalment of Rs. 366.00 crore of Central share has been released from SDRF during 2024-25.  Further, an amount of Rs. 3454.22 crore have also been released from NDRF to Karnataka during 202425,  for  drought  relief  assistance  of  2023.    As  such,  sufficient  funds  are available  in  their  SDRF  account  for  management  of  notified  disasters, including floods.

To  strengthen  the  structural  measures  of  flood  management,  Union Government  had  implemented  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  for providing central assistance to States for works related to flood control, anti-erosion, 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 2020-21 and was further  extended  up  to  2026  with  limited  outlay.    As  a  non-structural measure,  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  has  established  a  flood forecasting  network  across  the  country  including  Karnataka  and  issues flood forecasts at 340 stations.  The level forecasts help the user agencies in  deciding  mitigating  measures  like  evacuation  of  people  and  shifting people  and  their movable  property  to  safer  locations. The  Inflow Forecasting  is  used  by  various  dam  authorities  in  optimum  operation  of reservoirs  for  safe  passage  of  flood  downstream  as  well  as  to  ensure adequate storage in the reservoirs for meeting demand during non-monsoon period.

Besides,  the  Central  Government  has  also  approved  Urban  Flood  Risk Management Programme for Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagar Palika (BBMP) under National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) with a financial outlay of

Rs. 275.00 crore including Rs. 238.72 crore of Central Share, for undertaking projects/ activities towards the risk of urban flood in Bengaluru city.  Further,  the  Government  has  allocated  Rs.  1164.80  crore  to  State Government of Karnataka under SDMF for the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 under which State Government  can  undertake  mitigation activities, including for flood, as per Government of India Guidelines.

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