Lok Sabha Question No. 4415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-19
Subject: Restoration of Urban Infrastructure damaged by Floods
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Neeraj Maurya, Shri Devesh Shakya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4415

## ANSWERED ON 19.03.2026

## RESTORATION OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGED BY FLOODS

## †4415. SHRI DEVESH SHAKYA:

## SHRI NEERAJ MAURYA:

## Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  total  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  utilised  under  the  Central  schemes  for restoration  of  urban  infrastructure  damaged  due  to  floods  during  the  last  three  years,  Statewise, particularly for Etah and Kasganj districts of Uttar Pradesh;

(b)  the  number  of  restoration  projects  approved,  completed  and  lying  pending  including  the  cases  of delay beyond the approved timelines or cost overruns, State and district/city-wise, particularly for Etah and Kasganj districts of Uttar Pradesh;

(c)  whether  any  proposals  related  to  restoration  of  flood-damaged  urban  infrastructure  are  currently pending with the Government, if so, the details thereof along with the reasons for such delay, particularly for Etah and Kasganj districts; and

(d)  whether  any  deficiencies  in  effective  implementation  or  any  diversion  of  the  funds  have  been identified during the third-party technical audit or review of Utilisation Certificates (UCs) has revealed implementation irregularities in such projects and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY)

(a) to (d) State Government is primary responsible for providing necessary relief/restoration measures in  the  wake  of  notified  calamities.  The  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State Government  and  provides  requisite  logistics  and  financial  support.  The  State  Government  undertakes assessment of damages caused due to 12 notified natural calamities including rain and floods and provide relief  assistance  from  State  Disaster  Response  Fund  (SDRF)  already  placed  at  their  disposal  as  per Government  of  India's  approved  norms.  Additional  financial  assistance  is  provided  from  National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF), as per laid down procedure in case of disaster of 'severe nature' which includes an assessment based on the visit of an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT).

Details of allocation and Mitigation measures in the seven cities, namely Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad under Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme during the period 2021-26 is given below:

| City      |   Mitigation Measures |   NDMF* (in Cr. ₹) |   STATE (in Cr. ₹) |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Mumbai    |                     6 |                500 |             207.71 |
| Pune      |                    17 |                250 |             228.22 |
| Hyderabad |                     4 |                250 |              69.53 |
| Kolkata   |                     6 |                500 |             150.43 |
| Bengaluru |                    12 |                250 |              25    |
| Ahmedabad |                     6 |                250 |              25    |
| Chennai   |                     5 |                500 |              61.29 |
| Total     |                    56 |               2500 |             767.18 |

## *NDMF- National Disaster Mitigation Fund

Of this  allocation,  ₹500 crore  each  has  been  earmarked  for  Mumbai,  Chennai  and  Kolkata,  while ₹250 crore each has been earmarked for Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad. Project proposals of Chennai was approved on 27 November 2023, and the proposals of the remaining cities was approved collectively  on  25  July  2024.  The  first  instalment  amounting  to  30%  of  the  total  allocation,  has  been released to all seven cities.

The second phase of the Urban Flood Risk Management Program includes eleven cities Guwahati, Patna,  Kanpur,  Trivandrum,  Vishakhapatnam,  Bhubaneswar,  Bhopal,  Jaipur,  Indore,  Lucknow  and Raipur.  The first installment, amounting to 30% of the total allocation, has been released to Guwahati city. Details of allocation are given below:

| City Name          |   NDMFShare |   State Share |   Total |
|--------------------|-------------|---------------|---------|
| Bhopal             |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Bhubaneshwar       |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Guwahati           |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Jaipur             |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Kanpur             |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Patna              |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Raipur             |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Thiruvananthapuram |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Vishakhapatnam     |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Indore             |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Lucknow            |         200 |         22.22 |  222.22 |
| Total              |        2200 |        244.42 | 2444.42 |

Under  AMRUT  2.0  of  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Development  for  augmentation  of  basic infrastructure  in  urban  areas  in  the  sectors  of  water  supply,  sewerage  management,  water  body rejuvenation, etc., six projects worth ₹222.14 crore in Etah district and four projects worth ₹81.73 crore in Kasganj district of Uttar Pradesh have been approved.

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