Lok Sabha Question No. 372 (STARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Embankment of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

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

## LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO. †* 372

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## EMBANKMENT OF RIVERS

## †*372. SHRI RAM SWAROOP SHARMA

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

- (a)  the  details  of  measures  being  taken  by  the  Union  Government  for  the  embankment  of  rivers including  Beas  and  Sutlej  along  with  disposal  of  excessive  rain  water  and  flood  control  in  the country particularly in Himachal Pradesh;
- (b) whether any proposals for the embankment of certain rivers and flood control have been received from various States including Himachal Pradesh during the current Plan period; and (c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

- (a) to (c) :  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  No.  372  FOR  ANSWER  ON  11.08.2016  REGARDING  'EMBANKMENT  OF RIVERS'

(a) Flood Management being within the purview of States, the schemes for flood control including construction  of  embankments  are  formulated  and  implemented  by  State  Governments  as  per  their priorities.  The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical advice and also promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas.

The  Government  of  India  had  launched  a  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  for  providing central assistance to States for undertaking measures of flood management, raising and strengthening of  embankments,  anti-erosion,  restoration  of  damaged  works  and  anti-sea  erosion.  Under  FMP,  a total of 522 projects for Rs.13238Crore have been approved and the central assistance of Rs 4773.08 Crore has been released till date which includes the central assistance of Rs.  1207.08 Crore released in XII Plan. The State-wise details of works approved, works completed and funds released during XI and XII Plan under FMP are given at Annexure-1 .

In  the  State  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  a  total  of  7  projects  on  tributaries  on  River  Beas    and  Sutlej involving raising & strengthening of embankments, anti-erosion and channel improvement capacity for proper drainage of excessive rain water have been approved under FMP and the central assistance of Rs.387.85 crore has been released which includes Rs221.87crore   released in XII Plan.

(b)  & (c) The Central Water Commission (CWC) and Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) under the Ministry provide technical guidance to States in formulation of techno-economically viable measures of flood management in the country. During XII Plan, a total of 619 flood management projects were received from the States out which 277 projects were cleared by these organisations. State-wise status  of  appraisal  of  projects  including  the  projects  of  Himachal  Pradesh,  are  given  at Annexure-2 .

So far as the State of Himachal Pradesh is concerned, 9 flood management projects for Rs.2398.89 crore  including  the  projects  on  the  tributaries  of  Rivers  Beas  and  Sutlej  were  received  during  XII Plan, out of which 7 projects for Rs. 1364.94 crore were cleared.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF STARRED QUESTION No. 372 FOR ANSWER ON 11.08.2016 REGARDING 'EMBANKMENT OF RIVERS'

## 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        | XI Plan         | XI Plan                    | XII Plan       | XII Plan        | XII Plan                    | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status   | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status   | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status   | Total (XI + XII Plan) Status          |
|------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No .   | State             | Works Approved | Works Approved  | Funds Release d ( XI Plan) | Works Approved | Works Approved  | Funds Release d ( XII Plan) | Works Approved                 | Works Approved                 | Number of Works Comple ted     | Total Funds Released ( XI + XII Plan) |
| Sl. No .   | State             | Nos.           | Estimate d Cost | Funds Release d ( XI Plan) | Nos .          | Estimate d Cost | Funds Release d ( XII Plan) | Nos .                          | Estimate d Cost                | Number of Works Comple ted     | Total Funds Released ( XI + XII Plan) |
| 1          | Arunachal Pradesh | 21             | 224.69          | 81.69                      | 0              | 0.00            | 64.22                       | 21                             | 224.69                         | 11                             | 145.91                                |
| 2          | Assam             | 100            | 996.14          | 748.86                     | 41             | 1386.97         | 64.89                       | 141                            | 2383.11                        | 94                             | 813.75                                |
| 3          | Bihar             | 43             | 1370.42         | 723.18                     | 4              | 447.63          | 184.64                      | 47                             | 1818.05                        | 41                             | 907.82                                |
| 4          | Chhattisgarh      | 3              | 31.13           | 15.57                      | 0              | 0.00            | 3.75                        | 3                              | 31.13                          | 0                              | 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                         | 0                              | 46.91                                 |
| 8          | Himachal Pradesh  | 3              | 225.32          | 165.98                     | 4              | 1139.62         | 221.87                      | 7                              | 1364.94                        | 1                              | 387.85                                |
| 9          | Jammu & Kashmir   | 28             | 408.22          | 252.57                     | 15             | 562.47          | 129.39                      | 43                             | 970.69                         | 8                              | 381.96                                |
| 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                          | 0                              | 23.80                                 |
| 12         | Kerala            | 4              | 279.74          | 63.68                      | 0              | 0.00            | 55.22                       | 4                              | 279.74                         | 0                              | 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            | 1.93                        | 2                              | 9.13                           | 0                              | 16.41                                 |
| 16         | Nagaland          | 11             | 49.35           | 28.96                      | 6              | 74.52           | 31.04                       | 17                             | 123.87                         | 9                              | 60.00                                 |
| 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                         | 0                              | 7.50                                  |
| 19         | Punjab            | 5              | 153.40          | 40.43                      | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                        | 5                              | 153.40                         | 0                              | 40.43                                 |
| 20         | Sikkim            | 28             | 104.92          | 83.69                      | 17             | 261.40          | 8.15                        | 45                             | 366.32                         | 21                             | 91.84                                 |
| 21         | Tamil Nadu        | 5              | 635.54          | 59.82                      | 0              | 0.00            | 0.00                        | 5                              | 635.54                         | 0                              | 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              | 291.70          | 111.22                      | 29                             | 959.27                         | 6                              | 401.91                                |
| 24         | Uttarakhand       | 12             | 119.82          | 49.63                      | 10             | 715.72          | 153.98                      | 22                             | 835.54                         | 8                              | 203.61                                |
| 25         | West Bengal       | 17             | 1822.08         | 643.26                     | 1              | 438.94          | 146.14                      | 18                             | 2261.02                        | 6                              | 789.40                                |
|            | Total             | 420            | 7857.08         | 3566.00                    | 102            | 5381.28         | 1207.08                     | 522                            | 13238.36                       | 297                            | 4773.08                               |

## Annexure-2

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION No. 372 FOR ANSWER ON 11.08.2016 REGARDING 'EMBANKMENT OF RIVERS'

| State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   | State/UT wise details of Flood Management Project Proposals coordinated by CWC&GFCCreceived during XII Plan *   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                 | SN                                                                                                              | State/Org                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | Received* Cleared                                                                                               | Received* Cleared                                                                                               | Returned/                                                                                                       | Returned/                                                                                                       | (Rs. in crore) Under                                                                                            |
| (CWC)                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | Nos                                                                                                             | cost                                                                                                            | Nos                                                                                                             | cost                                                                                                            | deleted Nos cost                                                                                                | Nos                                                                                                             | Examination cost                                                                                                |
| A                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | Assam                                                                                                           | 135                                                                                                             | 11756.07                                                                                                        | 54                                                                                                              | 1625.34                                                                                                         | 4 137.76                                                                                                        | 12                                                                                                              | 2211.21                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                               | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 24                                                                                                              | 590.66                                                                                                          | 12                                                                                                              | 176.45                                                                                                          | 1 10.00                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                               | 92.00                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                               | Manipur                                                                                                         | 6                                                                                                               | 2226.40                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                               | 441.64                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 1599.17 1 12.78                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                               | 3.81                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                               | 45.44                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                        | 26                                                                                                              | 385.54                                                                                                          | 8                                                                                                               | 62.40                                                                                                           | 4 44.26                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                                                          | 18                                                                                                              | 356.78                                                                                                          | 17                                                                                                              | 261.40                                                                                                          | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 8                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                         | 4                                                                                                               | 273.90                                                                                                          | 3                                                                                                               | 188.98                                                                                                          | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                               | 84.92                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                               | Br. Board                                                                                                       | 22                                                                                                              | 897.78                                                                                                          | 10                                                                                                              | 208.98                                                                                                          | 2 147.53                                                                                                        | 4                                                                                                               | 457.41                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                 | 10                                                                                                              | West Bengal                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                               | 145.59                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                               | 31.19                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                               | 360.99                                                                                                          | 7                                                                                                               | 290.36                                                                                                          | 0.00 0 0.00                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 12                                                                                                              | Kerala                                                                                                          | 11                                                                                                              | 3329.54                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                               | 255.34                                                                                                          | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                               | 7028.00                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 2 7028.00                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 14                                                                                                              | Lakshadweep                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                               | 9.36                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                    | 21                                                                                                              | 254.20                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 21 254.20                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                               | 9.10                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 17                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 9                                                                                                               | 2398.890                                                                                                        | 7                                                                                                               | 1181.28                                                                                                         | 0 0 0.00                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                              | Haryana                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                               | 181.420                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 1 181.42                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               |
|                                                                                                                 | 19                                                                                                              | J&K                                                                                                             | 104                                                                                                             | 6966.733                                                                                                        | 43                                                                                                              | 1140.94                                                                                                         | 2 51.70                                                                                                         | 8                                                                                                               | 124.21                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                 | 20                                                                                                              | Punjab                                                                                                          | 10                                                                                                              | 727.386                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                               | 310.0864                                                                                                        | 0 0                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                               | 284.98                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                 | 21                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                               | 1125.70                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 2 1125.70                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 22                                                                                                              | Goa                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                               | 22.73                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                               | 22.73                                                                                                           | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 23                                                                                                              | Puducherry                                                                                                      | 1                                                                                                               | 139.67                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                               | 139.67                                                                                                          | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                               | 39.02                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                               | 24.37                                                                                                           | 1 14.65                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                              | Telangana                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 26                                                                                                              | Odisha                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0.00 0 0.00                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 27                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 28                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 29                                                                                                              | UP                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 30                                                                                                              | Delhi                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | Sub-Total (CWC)                                                                                                 | 430                                                                                                             | 39712.53                                                                                                        | 173                                                                                                             | 5888.32                                                                                                         | 10607.16                                                                                                        | 34                                                                                                              | 3289.73                                                                                                         |
| 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        | 46 *- The schemes received during 2011-12 (appraised during XII Plan)are also included .                        |
| B                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                               | Bihar                                                                                                           | 41                                                                                                              | 9466.30                                                                                                         | 20                                                                                                              | 1792.99                                                                                                         | 6 4469.83                                                                                                       | 15                                                                                                              | 3203.47                                                                                                         |
| (GFCC)                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                               | 54.15                                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                               | 52.63                                                                                                           | 1 1.52                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 3                                                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                               | 190.82                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                               | 190.82                                                                                                          | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 4                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                               | 192.84                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 2                                                                                                               | 192.84                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                 | 5                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                     | 53                                                                                                              | 1476.24                                                                                                         | 41                                                                                                              | 1161.60                                                                                                         | 5 98.68                                                                                                         | 7                                                                                                               | 215.96                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                               | 532.27                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                               | 532.27                                                                                                          | 0 0.00                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                                            |
|                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                               | (Special Package) Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 | 84                                                                                                              | 3462.93                                                                                                         | 39                                                                                                              | 1316.69                                                                                                         | 917.67                                                                                                          | 20                                                                                                              | 1228.57                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                 | 7                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                               | 3557.15                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                               | 1192.43                                                                                                         | 25 2 43.71                                                                                                      | 2                                                                                                               | 2321.01                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | Sub-Total(GFCC)                                                                                                 | 189                                                                                                             | 18932.70                                                                                                        | 104                                                                                                             | 6239.43                                                                                                         | 39 5531.42                                                                                                      | 46                                                                                                              | 7161.85                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                 | Grand Total                                                                                                     | 619                                                                                                             | 58645.24                                                                                                        | 277                                                                                                             | 12127.75                                                                                                        | 85 16138.58                                                                                                     | 80                                                                                                              | 10451.58                                                                                                        |