Lok Sabha Question No. 2464 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-03
Subject: Flood Management
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal, Riti Pathak, Navneet Ravi Rana, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Rama Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2464

ANSWERED ON 03.08.2023

## FLOOD MANAGEMENT

## †2464.       SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA SHRI JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  projects/proposals  pending  with  or  sanctioned  by  the  Government  regarding  the management and control of flood caused by Bagmati, Burhi Gandak, Lalbakeya rivers in North Bihar, Koshi, Subarnarekha rivers in some parts of Madhya Pradesh, Northern Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Tawi river in Jammu and Kashmir;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  for  control  and  management  of  flood  caused  by  the aforesaid rivers;

(c) if so, the, details of the recommendations of such reports thereof; and

(d) the reaction of the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) Flood  management including erosion control falls within the purview of the States. Flood management and anti-erosion 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.

The list of flood management projects in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & West Bengal which have been considered and accepted for their techno-economic viability by the Advisory Committee of Department of Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation   during  last  3  years  is  at Annexure-I. No projects  from  the  states  of  Maharashtra,  Jharkhand  and  Odisha  have  been considered  by  the  Advisory Committee during last 3 years.

Details of flood management projects currently under technical appraisal of GFCC is at Annexure-II . The completion of appraisal is dependent on the compliance of the observations of GFCC by the state government.

(b) to (d) Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) is responsible for preparation and periodic updation of comprehensive  master  plans  for  flood  management  in  the  Ganga  basin.  GFCC  has  prepared  comprehensive master plans for 23 river systems in Ganga Basin including Bagmati  & its tributary Lal Bakiya, Burhi Gandak and  Kosi  between  1975  and  1990.  These  comprehensive  plans  were  circulated  to  the  concerned  States  for preparing specific schemes for implementation as per recommendations given therein.

## ANNEXURE TO BE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2464 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2023 REGARDING 'FLOOD MANAGEMENT'

## List of Flood Management Projects in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh & West Bengal  considered and accepted by the Advisory Committee during last 3 years  (2020-2023)

|   S.No | Project Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Name of the State   |   Estimated Cost in Rs. crore |   Area to be benefitted in ha |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|      1 | Bagmati Flood Management Scheme Phase III (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar               |                        913.22 |                      130900   |
|      2 | Anti Erosion works on left bank of river Ganga at Bali Tola (Nazarmira) to Sabalpur Pachhiyari Tola                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar               |                         45.1  |                        1553   |
|      3 | Extension of left Bhutahi Balan embankment from Km 25.00 to Km 31.610 (up to Ghoghardiha to Nirmali Railway line near Parsa halt) with Revetment                                                                                                                                                                                    | Bihar               |                         48.44 |                       16900   |
|      4 | Construction of extended Sikarahatta Majhari low bund from Parsauri to Mahisha in length of 4.60 Km                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Bihar               |                         41.92 |                        6500   |
|      5 | Breach closure work on Left Kamla Balan embankment at km 7.38 (Village-Terha), km 36.60 )Village -Rakhwari) and right kamla balan embankment at km 40.60 (village-Gopalkha), km-47.30 (village-Naruar), km 55.80 (village-Kathiwar), km 57.50( village kakodha), km 71.80( village Kumharaul), and km 79.60 (village Bath Mansara ) | Bihar               |                         74.11 |                       72300   |
|      6 | Anti-Erosion and restoration work at different points on the right bank of left channel and left bank of right channel of river Ganga in Raghopur Block of Vaishali District.                                                                                                                                                       | Bihar               |                         46.02 |                      100000   |
|      7 | Anti Erosion works before flood 2020 at different location situated on left and right bank of Ganga river under Bhagalpur and Katihar district.                                                                                                                                                                                     | Bihar               |                         77.14 |                       14910   |
|      8 | Anti Erosion/Restoration works at different point on left and right bank of Ganga river in district of Buxar, Bhojpur and Patna in state of Bihar                                                                                                                                                                                   | Bihar               |                         67.87 |                       76200   |
|      9 | Erosion Protection at Right Bank &Ghat construction work at Left Bank of Mandakini river in Chitrakoot Distt. Satna                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh      |                         30.09 |                         181.5 |
|     10 | Anti -erosion work to the right bank of river Padma at AOR of BOP Atrosia and Renu for a total length of 1830.00 m in Block & P.S. - Lalgola, district - Murshidabad, West Bengal                                                                                                                                                   | West Bengal         |                         73.83 |                        2500   |
|     11 | Raising, Strengthening and Puccikaran of Left Kamla Balan embankment & Right Kamla Balan embankment Phase-I (Pipraghat Bridge to Thangha bridge) LKBE between Km27.10 to km 66.30 & RKBE between km23.20 to km 64.00.                                                                                                               | Bihar               |                        325.12 |                       48000   |
|     12 | 'Raising, strengthening and Puccikaran of left and right Kamla Balan embankment (Phase-II) from km 66.300 (Fatki Kutti) to km 92.500 (Punach) of L.K.B.E. and from km 64.00 (Thengha) to km 94.00 (Palwa) of R.K.B.E.                                                                                                               | Bihar               |                        297.07 |                       72300   |

ANNEXURE TO BE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2464  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  03.08.2023  REGARDING  'FLOOD MANAGEMENT'.

List of Flood Management Projects currently under technical appraisal of GFCC

|   S.No. | Name of Scheme                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Estd. Cost (in crore)                  | Name of river         |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|       1 | River Training work in between Benipur village to Katra village with construction of pilot channel and laying of porcupine including cofer dam at Bagmati Right embankment.                                                                                       | 24.41                                  | Bagmati               |
|       2 | Raising and strengthening of Bagmati left Afflux bundh from 0.00 km to 19.750 km U/S (At Dheng village) to Sitamarhi-Narkatiyaganj railway line (At Dularpur Village)along the Indo-Nepal Border in block of Suppi, Majorganj and Sonebarsa of Sitamarhi District | 14.00                                  | Bagmati               |
|       3 | Construction of Sikrahana Left embankment from Chanpatia to U/S of Tilawe River in total 44.676 km &Sikrahana Right embankment from Chanpatia to Sikrahana Bund End in total 56.560 km allied stuctures.                                                          | 520.17 (revised cost Rs. 241.04 Crore) | Burhi Gandak          |
|       4 | A.E. work between spur km 8.09 to 9.18 & 9.43, 9.60 of WKE (WKE/B/05/2021, WKE/B/07/2021)                                                                                                                                                                         | 28.38                                  | Kosi                  |
|       5 | Bagmati Flood Management Scheme-Phase-V(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 564.68                                 | Bagmati               |
|       6 | Bagmati Flood Management Scheme-Phase-IV(a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 139.02                                 | Bagmati               |
|       7 | Bagmati - Budhi Gandak River link (Belwadhar) [Construction of Belwa Meenapur link channel]                                                                                                                                                                       | 130.89                                 | Bagmati &Burhi Gandak |

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