Lok Sabha Question No. 3423 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Acceleration of Smart City Projects in Bihar
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Abhay Kumar Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3423

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 20, 2025

## ACCELERATION OF SMART CITY PROJECTS IN BIHAR

NO. 3423.  SHRI ABHAY KUMAR SINHA:

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

- (a) whether the Government is adopting any special strategy to accelerate smart city projects in urban areas of Bihar and if so, the current status of these projects in Patna and other cities;
- (b) the number of new urban development projects, such as multi-level parking and market complexes started in Bihar during the last five years along with the number of projects proposed for the future, particularly in Aurangabad district;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  running  any  training  or  schemes  to  provide employment opportunities in housing and urban development sectors for the youth in Aurangabad district of Bihar and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  the  details  of  the  schemes  proposed  by  the  Government  to  prevent waterlogging  and  housing  damage  in  the  flood-affected  urban  areas  of Bihar  along  with  the  time  by  which  the  said  schemes  are  likely  to  be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) & (b) Four  (04)  cities  in  the  State  of  Bihar  viz.  Bhagalpur,  Biharsharif, Muzaffarpur and Patna have been selected under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM). As informed by the State Government of Bihar on 04.03.2025, 126 SCM  projects  amounting  to  ₹4,210  crore  have  been  completed  and  26 projects amounting to ₹1,138 crore are at implementation stage. The Citywise status of physical progress of projects under SCM in these 4 cities including Patna, are at Annexure-I.

Aurangabad district of Bihar is not included in the 100 cities selected under SCM.

- (c) Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  is  not  running  any  training  or schemes to provide employment opportunities for the youth in Aurangabad district of Bihar.
- (d) Disaster Management in urban areas, including urban flooding, is a State subject and falls under the domain of the concerned State/UT Governments and the Urban Local Bodies/Urban Development Authorities. Under AMRUT Mission, storm water drainage is an admissible component which involves construction and improvement of drains/ storm water drains to reduce and eliminate flooding. Under AMRUT, 03 drainage projects worth ₹ 237.99 crore have  been  taken  up  in  Bihar.  The  details  of  the  drainage  projects  are mentioned in Annexure II. Management of urban flooding falls under purview of the State Governments and the Urban Local Bodies / Urban Development Authorities who are responsible for maintaining the drainage and sewerage system. However, MoHUA has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) on Urban Flooding in 2017 and published manual on Storm Water Drainage Systems, 2019 to assist the States/ Union Territories (UTs) and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and other stakeholders on the planning, design, operation and maintenance of Storm water drainage systems and to assist all States/ UTs to raise the level of preparedness in the event of urban flooding, and for  emergency  operations  including  rescue  and  restoration  of  services. Under AMRUT 2.0, rejuvenation of water bodies and wells is one of the main components.  The  admissible  elements  under  this  include  harvesting  the rainwater  through  storm  water  drains  into  water  body  (which  is  not receiving  sewage/  effluent)  and  creation/  strengthening  of  storm  water drains around water body is one of the project components.

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## Reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 3423 to be answered on 20.03.2025 regarding Acceleration of Smart City Projects in Bihar

## City-wise status of projects in 4 cities selected under SCM from the State of Bihar

## (Amount in ₹ crore)

| City        | Total    | Total   | Completed   | Completed   | Ongoing   | Ongoing   |
|-------------|----------|---------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|             | Projects | Amount  | Projects    | Amount      | Projects  | Amount    |
| Bhagalpur   | 27       | 1,504   | 25          | 1,395       | 2         | 109       |
| Biharsharif | 61       | 1,449   | 52          | 1,143       | 9         | 306       |
| Muzaffarpur | 30       | 966     | 22          | 626         | 8         | 340       |
| Patna       | 34       | 1,430   | 27          | 1,046       | 7         | 383       |
| Total       | 152      | 5,349   | 126         | 4,210       | 26        | 1,138     |

As per information provided by States / UTs / cities under SCM as on 4 March 2025.

Annexure-II

Reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 3423 to be answered on 20.03.2025 regarding Acceleration of Smart City Projects in Bihar

Details of the drainage projects under AMRUT in the State of Bihar (in ₹ crore)

|   S. No. | State   | City        | Title                                                        | Sector   | Milestone        |   Project Cost (In Rs. Cr.)) |   Project Completion Status | Cumulative Total Expenditure   |
|----------|---------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|        1 | Bihar   | Bhagalpur   | Drainage Project in selected area under smart city Bhagalpur | Drainage | Work Completed   |                        32.66 |                         100 | 25.95                          |
|        2 | Bihar   | Patna       | Drainage Project (Mithapur to Beur)                          | Drainage | Work Completed   |                        46.55 |                         100 | 43.14                          |
|        3 | Bihar   | Muzaffarpur | Storm Water Drainage Project (Phase- 1), Muzaffarpur         | Drainage | Contract Awarded |                       158.78 |                          77 |                                |