Lok Sabha Question No. 3396 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-12
Subject: Initiatives to Strengthen Urban Flood Risk Management
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Bharti Pardhi, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Dr. D. Purandeswari, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3396 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 12, 2026

## INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN URBAN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT

NO. 3396.

SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR:

DR. D. PURANDESWARI:

SMT. BHARTI PARDHI:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE:

SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) the details of initiatives undertaken to strengthen urban flood risk management  including  stormwater  drainage  improvements  and resilience planning in flood-prone cities;
- (b) the technical guidelines issued to municipal corporations for incorporating climate resilience in urban infrastructure;
- (c) the details of financial allocations  and project approvals made for flood mitigation works across metropolitan and Tier-II cities, particularly in Maharashtra;
- (d) whether any coordination mechanisms  have  been  established between the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, State Governments and disaster management authorities for implementation,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e)    whether any impact evaluation has been conducted on reduced flood damage losses and improved emergency response capacity, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (c): Management of urban flooding falls under the purview of the State Governments  and  the  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)/  Urban  Development Authorities, who  are  responsible for maintaining the drainage and sewerage  system.  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the States through schematic interventions/ advisories. It provides financial and  technical  support  to  the  States  to  strengthen  Urban  Planning ecosystem.

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has published the following documents/advisory guidelines for improving urban drainage and flood management:

- i. Urban and Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014

(https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines%20Vo l%20I(2).pdf )

- ii. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Urban Flooding (https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/SOP%20Urban%20flooding\_5 %20May%202017.pdf)
- iii. River Centric Urban Planning Guidelines in 2021 to enable cities in the development  of  conjunctive  water  management  approaches  including nature-based solution

(https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/RCUP%20Guidelines.pdf)

- iv.  Guidance  Document  on  Creation  of  Rain  Water  Harvesting  Parks (https://mohua.gov.in/pdf/6566e1048ab41guidance-document-onrainwater-harvesting-parks-final.pdf)
- v. Manual on Storm Water Drainage System (https://mohua.gov.in/publication/manual-on-storm-water-drainagesystems--2019.php)
- vi. Guidelines  on  Management  of  Urban  Flooding  issued  by  National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)

Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT) launched in the year 2015, inter alia, has a component on storm water drainage, which involved construction and improvement of drains/ storm water drains in order to reduce and eliminate flooding and creating green spaces and parks. Under AMRUT, 838 Storm Water Drainage projects worth ₹3017.13 crore were approved. As reported by the States on AMRUT Portal, 820  Storm  Water  Drainage  projects  worth  ₹2,448.12  crore  have  been completed.  Under AMRUT, 2,522 green spaces and park projects worth ₹1,604.13 crore have been taken up by the  States/UTs,  of  which,  2,502 projects  worth  ₹1,579.27  crore  have  been  completed.  5,286  acres  of permeable green space area have been developed through these projects so far.

Under  AMRUT  2.0,  projects  for green  spaces  and  parks  and rejuvenation of water bodies and wells are taken up by the States. Under AMRUT 2.0, proposals of the States/ UTs for 2,991 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹6,083.32 crore and 1,665 green spaces and park projects worth ₹1,103.71 crore covering 13,893.82 acre, have been approved.

Besides,  under  AMRUT  and  AMRUT  2.0  sewerage  and  septage management  projects  have  been  undertaken,  which  inter  alia  help  in evacuation  of  storm  water.  Under  AMRUT,  as  updated  by  State/UTs  on AMRUT  portal,  889  sewerage/septage  management  projects  have  been grounded, which has led to creation of 22,477 km length of sewer network. Under AMRUT 2.0, the State/UTs have taken up 584 Sewerage and Septage Management projects covering 34,559 KM of sewer network.

The  Government  has  launched  the  Urban  Flood  Risk  Management Programme (UFRMP) under the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) in 2021. This initiative specifically targets seven major metropolitan cities namely,  Mumbai,  Chennai,  Kolkata,  Bengaluru,  Hyderabad,  Ahmedabad, and Pune, with a total allocation of ₹2,500 crore. The allocation for Mumbai is Rs.500 crore. In Maharashtra, the UFRMP targets Mumbai and Pune, with a  combined  total  of  23  mitigation  measures  approved.  These  projects represent a significant investment in the state's urban resilience, with a collective budget of ₹1,185.93 crore. Both the cities ha ve received their first instalment (30% of the NDMF allocation) to initiate the implementation of  these  flood-risk  reduction  strategies.  The  details  of  UFRMP  fund  to Maharashtra is as under

| City   |   Mitigation Measures |   NDMF (₹ Cr) |   State Share (₹ Cr) | Total Budget (₹ Cr)   |
|--------|-----------------------|---------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
| Mumbai |                     6 |           500 |               207.71 | 707.71                |
| Pune   |                    17 |           250 |               228.22 | 478.22                |
| Total  |                    23 |           750 |               435.93 | 1,185.93              |

The UFRMP Phase II, with a budget of ₹2,200 crores, targets flood risk mitigation in eleven cities  (Tier-II cities) namely, Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur, Trivandrum, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Bhopal, Jaipur, Indore,  Lucknow,  and  Raipur  with  an  allocation  of  Rs.  222.22  crore each[INR 200 Cr from NDMF(90%) and INR 22.22 Cr from State share (10%)] to assess flood risks, develop preparedness plans, establish multi-hazard frameworks, and enhance community resilience.

(d):    For AMRUT/ AMRUT 2.0 projects, the Mission guidelines provide for formation of State High Powered Steering Committee (SHPSC) headed by the Chief Secretary of the State, to monitor and supervise implementation of  the  scheme  at  the  State/  UT  level.  State  Level  Technical  Committee (SLTC) headed by the Secretary, Urban Development & Housing Department provides technical support to the SHPSC in monitoring and supervising the scheme at the State level. Further, an Apex Committee constituted under the ambit of Mission guidelines reviews and monitors the Mission periodically.

Under NDMF guidelines, NDMA has constituted Appraisal Committee under the Chairmanship of concerned Member NDMA, alongwith representative  of  line  Ministries/Departments  viz  MoHUA  and  MoJS  and other eminent experts in the field of disaster management like IITs, CDRI, UN-  Habitat  for  technical  appraisal  of  the  proposals  received  from concerned States/cities.The concerned city officials and the line Departments of the concerned States vet all original PPR and the same has been  submitted  to  NDMA/MHA  with  the  approval  of  State  Executive Committee (SEC).

(e):    MoHUA has not conducted any specific impact evaluation study of reduced flood damage losses and improved emergency response capacity.

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