Lok Sabha Question No. 2927 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Flood Prone Districts
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2927

## ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015

## 

**Flood Prone Districts**

†2927.	 SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the flood prone districts of various States including Gujarat, Statewise;

(b) whether the Government proposes to provide any special economic package to flood prone States to deal with such challenges; and

## (c) if so, the details thereof?

## 

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

1. In 2006, a Committee, headed by Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna had identified a total of 39 districts in the country as flood prone. The details are given at Annex-I.

(b) & (c)   Flood Management being a State subject, the flood control schemes are planned, executed and funded by the State Governments as per their own priority. The Government of India provides support to States in the form of technical advice and financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. The Government of India has launched a Flood Management Programme (FMP) under State Sector to provide central assistance to the State Governments to undertake the flood management, anti-erosion, anti-sea erosion, drainage development, flood proofing works, etc. in the critical reaches. An outlay of Rs.10,000 crore has been earmarked for the programme for the 12 th plan. The State-Wise Works Approved, Completed and Funds Released under Flood Management Programme (FMP) during XI and XII Plan till date are given in **Annexure-II** .

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**Annexure-I**

**ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2927 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2015 REAGRDING ‘FLOOD PRONE DISTRICTS’**

| **SN**   | **Name of States**   | **SN**   | **Name of Flood Prone District**   |
|----------|----------------------|----------|------------------------------------|
| **1.**   | **Assam**            | **1.**   | **Dhubri**                         |
|          |                      | **2.**   | **Lakhimpur**                      |
|          |                      | **3.**   | **Morigaon**                       |
|          |                      | **4.**   | **Dhemaji**                        |
|          |                      | **5.**   | **Barpeta**                        |
|          |                      | **6.**   | **Jorhat**                         |
|          |                      | **7.**   | **Goalpara**                       |
|          |                      | **8.**   | **Sibsagar**                       |
|          |                      | **9.**   | **Nalbari**                        |
| **2.**   | **Bihar**            | **10.**  | **Sheohar**                        |
|          |                      | **11.**  | **Sitamarhi**                      |
|          |                      | **12.**  | **Darbhanga**                      |
|          |                      | **13.**  | **Gopalganj**                      |
|          |                      | **14.**  | **Saharsha**                       |
|          |                      | **15.**  | **Muzaffarpur**                    |
|          |                      | **16.**  | **Supaul**                         |
|          |                      | **17.**  | **Madhubani**                      |
|          |                      | **18.**  | **Katihar**                        |
|          |                      | **19.**  | **Samastipur**                     |
|          |                      | **20.**  | **Bhagalpur**                      |
|          |                      | **21.**  | **Vaishali**                       |
|          |                      | **22.**  | **East Champaran**                 |
|          |                      | **23.**  | **Pumea**                          |
|          |                      | **24.**  | **Araria**                         |
| **3.**   | **Orissa**           | **25.**  | **Jaipur**                         |
|          |                      | **26.**  | **Jagatsinghpur**                  |
|          |                      | **27.**  | **Kendrapara**                     |
|          |                      | **28.**  | **Bhadrak**                        |
|          |                      | **29.**  | **Puri**                           |
|          |                      | **30.**  | **Cuttack**                        |
| **4.**   | **Uttar Pradesh**    | **31.**  | **Mirzapur**                       |
|          |                      | **32.**  | **Sidharathnagar**                 |
|          |                      | **33.**  | **Gorakhpur**                      |
|          |                      | **34.**  | **Basti**                          |
|          |                      | **35.**  | **Farukabad**                      |
|          |                      | **36.**  | **Balia**                          |
| **5.**   | **West Bengal**      | **37.**  | **Murshidabad**                    |
|          |                      | **38.**  | **Nadia**                          |
|          |                      | **39.**  | **Birbum**                         |

**Annexure-II**

**ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2927 FOR ANSWER ON 06.08.2015 REAGRDING ‘FLOOD PRONE DISTRICTS’**

**State-Wise Works Approved, Works Completed and Funds Released under Flood Management Programme   ( FMP)  during XI and XII  Plan**

| **Rs. in crore**   |                   |                    |                    |                                |                    |                    |                                  |                                  |                    |                                |                                            |
|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| **Sl. No.**        | **State**         | **XI Plan**        |                    |                                | **XII Plan**       |                    |                                  | **Total (XI + XII Plan) Status** |                    |                                |                                            |
|                    |                   | **Works Approved** |                    | **Funds Released  ( XI Plan)** | **Works Approved** |                    | **Funds  Released  ( XII Plan)** | **Works Approved**               |                    | **Number of Works  Completed** | **Total Funds Released  ( XI + XII Plan)** |
|                    |                   | **Nos.**           | **Estimated Cost** |                                | **Nos.**           | **Estimated Cost** |                                  | **Nos.**                         | **Estimated Cost** |                                |                                            |
| 1                  | Arunachal Pradesh | 21                 | 107.33             | 81.69                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 16.83                            | 21                               | **107.33**         | 11                             | **98.52**                                  |
| 2                  | Assam             | 100                | 996.14             | 748.86                         | 41                 | 1386.97            | 17.76                            | 141                              | **2383.11**        | 94                             | **766.61**                                 |
| 3                  | Bihar             | 43                 | 1370.42            | 723.18                         | 4                  | 447.63             | 167.96                           | 47                               | **1818.05**        | 41                             | **891.15**                                 |
| 4                  | Chhattisgarh      | 3                  | 31.13              | 15.57                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 3.75                             | 3                                | **31.13**          |                                | **19.32**                                  |
| 5                  | Goa               | 2                  | 22.73              | 9.98                           | 0                  | 0.00               | 2.00                             | 2                                | **22.73**          | 2                              | **11.98**                                  |
| 6                  | Gujarat           | 2                  | 19.79              | 2.00                           | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 2                                | **19.79**          | 1                              | **2.00**                                   |
| 7                  | Haryana           | 1                  | 173.75             | 46.91                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 1                                | **173.75**         |                                | **46.91**                                  |
| 8                  | Himachal Pradesh  | 3                  | 225.32             | 165.98                         | 4                  | 1139.62            | 144.87                           | 7                                | **1364.94**        | 1                              | **310.85**                                 |
| 9                  | Jammu & Kashmir   | 28                 | 408.22             | 252.57                         | 14                 | 163.18             | 82.81                            | 42                               | **571.40**         | 8                              | **335.38**                                 |
| 10                 | Jharkhand         | 3                  | 39.30              | 18.44                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 4.27                             | 3                                | **39.30**          | 2                              | **22.71**                                  |
| 11                 | Karnataka         | 3                  | 59.46              | 23.80                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 3                                | **59.46**          |                                | **23.80**                                  |
| 12                 | Kerala            | 4                  | 279.74             | 63.68                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 55.22                            | 4                                | **279.74**         |                                | **118.90**                                 |
| 13                 | Manipur           | 22                 | 109.34             | 66.34                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 24.36                            | 22                               | **109.34**         | 19                             | **90.70**                                  |
| 14                 | Meghalaya         | 0                  | 0.00               | 3.81                           | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 0                                | **0.00**           | 0                              | **3.81**                                   |
| 15                 | Mizoram           | 2                  | 9.13               | 14.48                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 1.46                             | 2                                | **9.13**           |                                | **15.94**                                  |
| 16                 | Nagaland          | 11                 | 49.35              | 28.96                          | 3                  | 37.38              | 28.53                            | 14                               | **86.73**          | 9                              | **57.49**                                  |
| 17                 | Orissa            | 67                 | 169.00             | 101.12                         | 1                  | 62.32              | 0.00                             | 68                               | **231.32**         | 60                             | **101.12**                                 |
| 18                 | Puducherry        | 1                  | 139.67             | 7.50                           | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 1                                | **139.67**         |                                | **7.50**                                   |
| 19                 | Punjab            | 5                  | 153.40             | 40.43                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 5                                | **153.40**         |                                | **40.43**                                  |
| 20                 | Sikkim            | 28                 | 104.92             | 83.69                          | 17                 | 261.40             | 2.43                             | 45                               | **366.32**         | 21                             | **86.12**                                  |
| 21                 | Tamilnadu         | 5                  | 635.54             | 59.82                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 5                                | **635.54**         |                                | **59.82**                                  |
| 22                 | Tripura           | 11                 | 26.57              | 23.62                          | 0                  | 0.00               | 0.00                             | 11                               | **26.57**          | 8                              | **23.62**                                  |
| 23                 | Uttar Pradesh     | 26                 | 667.57             | 290.69                         | 3                  | 382.27             | 97.72                            | 29                               | **1049.84**        | 6                              | **388.41**                                 |
| 24                 | Uttrankhand       | 12                 | 119.82             | 49.63                          | 9                  | 183.45             | 96.95                            | 21                               | **303.27**         | 8                              | **146.58**                                 |
| 25                 | West Bengal       | 17                 | 1822.08            | 643.26                         | 1                  | 438.94             | 146.15                           | 18                               | **2261.02**        | 6                              | **789.41**                                 |
|                    | **Total**         | **420**            | **7739.72**        | **3566.00**                    | **97**             | **4503.16**        | **893.08**                       | **517**                          | **12242.88**       | **293**                        | **4459.08**                                |