Lok Sabha Question No. 1507 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-13
Subject: Project for Flood Management in Bihar
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Smt. Lovely Anand, Shri Ramprit Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1507

ANSWERED ON 13.02.2025

## PROJECT FOR FLOOD MANAGEMENT IN BIHAR

†1507.  SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

SHRI RAMPRIT MANDAL

SMT. LOVELY ANAND

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government proposes to formulate any comprehensive project for flood management in Bihar and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the State Government of Bihar has sought a special assistance of Rs.1300 crore from the Union Government for flood management and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the State Government of Bihar has also sent a proposal to the Union Government for constructing high dams in collaboration with the Nepal Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) & (b) 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  promotional,  financial  assistance  for  management  of  floods  in  critical  areas. To strengthen  the  structural  measures  of  flood  management,  Ministry  had  implemented  during  XI  &  XII  Plan Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing Central Assistance to States for works related to river management,  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 further extended up to March, 2026. Total Central assistance amounting to Rs 1624  Cr.  has  been  released  under  FMP  component  to  Bihar  since XI  plan  to  till  date. Water  Resources Department, Government of Bihar informed that recently State has submitted a total of 21 flood management projects  on  river  Ganga,  Kosi,  Gandak  and  Bagmati  of  Bihar  with  an  estimated  cost  of  approximately  ₹ 6198.68 crores for techno-economic appraisal.

As  informed  by  State,  Water  Resources  Department,  Government  of  Bihar  has  sought  special assistance  of  Rs.  1122.64  Cr.  for  Flood  Management  Projects  from  Finance  Department,  Govt.  of  Bihar  on 20.01.2025.

(c)  &  (d) In  December,  1991,  an  understanding  was  reached  between  Government  of  India  (Gol)  and Government  of  Nepal  (GoN)  to  jointly  prepare  the  detailed  project  report  (DPR)  of  Sapta  Kosi  high  dam multipurpose project (now renamed as Sapta-Kosi Multipurpose Project). A Joint Project Office - Sapta-Kosi Sun-Kosi  Investigation  (JPO-SKSKI)  was  established  at  Birat  Nagar  in  Nepal  in  August  2004  to  carry  out detailed  investigation/field  works  and  prepare  a  joint  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR).   The  JPO-SKSKI  has completed field works related to topographical survey, construction material survey, seismological studies, etc. The progress of works related to preparation of DPR is monitored through the established bilateral mechanism of the two countries.

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