Lok Sabha Question No. 62 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Flood Management Projects
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*62

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS

## *62. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

- (a) the details of flood management projects completed during the current Five Year Plan period and the benefit accrued as a result thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  ongoing,  pending  and  proposed  flood  mitigation  projects  in  the  country, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the financial and physical targets and the achievements thereof under such projects, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether any specific measures have been taken by the Government to check excessive rain water and flood in the country, especially in the current monsoon season particularly for Bihar; and (e) if so, the details thereof, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION No. 62 (Priority No. 2) FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2016 REGARDING 'FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS'

(a) to  (c)  Under  the  Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)  in  a  total  of  519  projects  have  been approved during the XI and XII Plan, out of which 297 projects have been completed till date. The completed projects have provided reasonable protection against floods in 19.59 lakh hectare area and benefited 197.23 lakh people in the country.

The  State-wise  details  of  projects  approved,  projects  completed  and  area  protected  under  Flood Management Programme (FMP) so far are given at Annex-1 & 2 respectively.

The  Ministry  also  provides  technical  guidance  to  State  Governments  through  the  expert  agencies-Central Water Commission (CWC) and Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) in formulation of flood  management projects.  During  the  XII  Plan,  a  total  of  537  projects  were  received  for  technoeconomic appraisal out of which 256 projects were cleared by the appraisal agencies. The State-wise details are given at Annex-3.

Out  of  the  techno-economically  cleared  256  projects,  99  projects  for  Rs.  5344.15crore  have  been approved under Flood Management Programme (FMP). A total central assistance of Rs.4723.08 crore has been released to various States till date, which includes Rs. 907.82 crores for Bihar.

(d) & (e) The subject of flood management being under the purview of the States, the schemes for flood  control  are  formulated  and  implemented  by  concerned  States  as  per  their  priority.  The  Union Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  technical  guidance  and  also promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical  areas.  In addition, during  XII Plan, the Ministry has approved a plan scheme for Rs.281 crore for flood forecasting, modernisation and expansion of the flood forecasting network for automatic data collection, expeditious transmission and flood forecast dissemination. The scheme has the following components;

- i) The Flood Forecasting network is proposed to be expanded from existing 183 flood forecasting stations to 275 stations as per details in Annexure 4 . Simultaneously, the support network of 708 hydrological observation sites would be increased to 1118.  The entire network of 1118 stations would be on an automatic satellite based telemetry system.  Currently only 507 stations are having telemetry facility.As a result of the telemetry network, live information would be available on the real time basis.  It will eliminate the delays in dissemination of flood warnings to the States due to the manual system of dissemination.
2. ii) All  the  12  regional  offices  of  CWC  will  have  the  facility  of  carrying  out  data  modeling  for making timely forecasts to forewarn the community and the local authorities with lead time upto 72 hours before occurrence of the event.  This is in contrast with the existing forecast lead time of 24 hours.
3. iii) The  enhanced  network  will  ensure  coverage  of  the  hitherto  uncovered  additional  regions  in sub-basins  of  Ganga,  Brahmaputra,  Mahanadi&  Godavari,  which  are  amongst  highly  flood prone areas and experience huge flood damages.
4. iv) It is also proposed to provide inundation forecast on pilot basis in 3 mha flood prone area of Kosi,  Brahmaputra,  Godavari  and  Sabri  sub-basins  using  high  resolution  Digital  Elevation Models already available with National Remote Sensing Centre.
- v) Currently,  on  an  average  6000  flood  warnings  are  issued  annually  with  an  accuracy  of  over 98%.  It is expected that with expanded network of flood forecast systems, these would go upto 10,000 annual warnings covering hitherto uncovered areas in the basins mentioned above, with an enhanced lead time of upto 72 hours. This would give community enough time to ensure preventive action to save life and property.

In addition, the Government of India is having continuous dialogue with Government of Nepal for construction of storage projects in Nepal for mitigation of floods in India especially Bihar.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha starred question no.62 (priority no-2) for answer on 21.07.2016 regarding  'FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS'

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

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 Released ( XI Plan) | Works Approved | Works Approved | Funds Released | Works Approved                 | Works Approved                 | Number of Works Completed ( upto 12.3.2015) | Total Funds Released ( XI + XII Plan) |
| Sl. No.   | State             | Nos.           | Estimated Cost | Funds Released ( XI Plan) | Nos.           | Estimated Cost | ( XII Plan)    | Nos.                           | Estimated Cost                 | Number of Works Completed ( upto 12.3.2015) | 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        | 171.87         | 7                              | 1364.94                        | 1                                           | 337.85                                |
| 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                     | 3              | 37.38          | 31.04          | 14                             | 86.73                          | 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        | Tamilnadu         | 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        | Uttrankhand       | 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                   | 99             | 5344.15        | 1157.08        | 519                            | 13201.23                       | 297                                         | 4723.08                               |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.62(PRIORITY  NO-2)  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.07.2016  REGARDING  'FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS'

| Sl. No   | State              |   Area protected in lakh ha |   Population benefited in Lakh |
|----------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal. Pradesh |                       0.566 |                          0.697 |
| 2        | Assam              |                       4.871 |                         97.848 |
| 3        | Bihar              |                      10.522 |                         70.92  |
| 4        | Goa                |                       0.002 |                          0.15  |
| 5        | J&K                |                       0.9   |                          0     |
| 6        | Manipur            |                       0.28  |                          1.582 |
| 7        | Nagaland           |                       0.004 |                          0.6   |
| 8        | Orissa             |                       1.556 |                          7.202 |
| 9        | Sikkim             |                       0.201 |                          2.397 |
| 10       | Uttar Pradesh      |                       0.538 |                          4.005 |
| 11       | Uttrankhand        |                       0.001 |                          0.053 |
| 12       | West Bengal        |                       0.15  |                         11.81  |
| 13       | Tripura            |                       0.002 |                          0.013 |
|          | Total              |                      19.593 |                        197.277 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.62 (PRIORITY NO-2) FOR ANSWER ON 21.07.2016 REGARDING 'FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS'

State/UT- wise Status of Appraisal of Flood Management Projects Received  in CWC and GFCC  during XII Plan

(Rs. In crore )

| S N   | State / UT / Organisation   | Received                    | Received                    | Cleared                     | Cleared                     | Returned/ deleted           | Returned/ deleted           | Compliance pending from     | Compliance pending from     | Under Examination           | Under Examination           |
|-------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S N   | State / UT / Organisation   | Nos                         | cost                        | No s                        | cost                        | No                          | cost                        | No s                        | States cost                 | No s                        | cost                        |
| A     | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC | s Status of Appraisal inCWC |
| 1     | Assam                       | 135                         | 11756.07                    | 54                          | 1625.34                     | 4                           | 137.76                      | 65                          | 7781.69                     | 12                          | 2211.21                     |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 24                          | 590.66                      | 12                          | 176.45                      | 1                           | 10.00                       | 10                          | 312.21                      | 1                           | 92.00                       |
| 3     | Manipur                     | 6                           | 2226.40                     | 0                           | 0.00                        | 5                           | 1599.17                     | 1                           | 627.23                      | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 4     | Meghalaya                   | 9                           | 441.64                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 12.78                       | 5                           | 425.05                      | 3                           | 3.81                        |
| 5     | Mizoram                     | 4                           | 45.44                       | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 4                           | 45.44                       | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 6     | Nagaland                    | 26                          | 385.54                      | 8                           | 62.40                       | 4                           | 44.26                       | 14                          | 278.95                      | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 7     | Sikkim                      | 18                          | 356.78                      | 17                          | 261.40                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 95.38                       | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 8     | Tripura                     | 4                           | 273.90                      | 3                           | 188.98                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 84.92                       |
| 9     | Br. Board                   | 22                          | 897.78                      | 10                          | 208.98                      | 2                           | 147.53                      | 6                           | 83.86                       | 4                           | 457.41                      |
| 10    | west Bengal                 | 7                           | 145.59                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 3                           | 114.40                      | 4                           | 31.19                       |
| 11    | Karnatka                    | 8                           | 360.99                      | 7                           | 290.36                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 70.63                       | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 12    | Kerala                      | 11                          | 3329.54                     | 1                           | 255.34                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 10                          | 3074.20                     | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 13    | Tamilnadu                   | 2                           | 7028.00                     | 0                           | 0.00                        | 2                           | 7028.00                     | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 14    | Lakshadweep                 | 1                           | 9.36                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 9.36                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 15    | Chattishgarh                | 21                          | 254.20                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 21                          | 254.20                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 16    | Rajasthan                   | 1                           | 9.10                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 9.10                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 17    | Himachal                    | 9                           | 2398.89                     | 7                           | 1181.28                     | 0                           | 0.00                        | 2                           | 1217.61                     | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 18    | Haryana                     | 1                           | 181.42                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 181.42                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 19    | J&K                         | 104                         | 6966.73                     | 43                          | 1140.94                     | 2                           | 51.70                       | 51                          | 5649.88                     | 8                           | 124.21                      |
| 20    | Punjab                      | 10                          | 727.39                      | 7                           | 310.09                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 2                           | 132.32                      | 1                           | 284.98                      |
| 21    | Andhra Pradesh              | 2                           | 1125.70                     | 0                           | 0.00                        | 2                           | 1125.70                     | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 22    | Goa                         | 2                           | 22.73                       | 2                           | 22.73                       | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 23    | Puducherry                  | 1                           | 139.67                      | 1                           | 139.67                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 24    | Maharashtra                 | 2                           | 39.02                       | 1                           | 24.37                       | 1                           | 14.65                       | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 25    | Telangana                   | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 26    | Odisha                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 27    | Madhya Pradesh              | 0                           | 0.00                        | 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                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 29    | UP                          | 0                           | 0.00                        | 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                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
|       | Sub-Total (CWC)             | 430                         | 39712.53                    | 173                         | 5888.32                     | 46                          | 10607.16                    | 177                         | 19927.31                    | 34                          | 3289.73                     |
|       | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC | Status of Appraisal in GFCC |
| B 1   | Bihar                       | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 2     | Jharkhand                   | 1                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 3     | Himachal Pradesh            | 1                           | 0.00                        | 1                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 4     | Rajasthan                   | 2                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 2                           | 0.00                        |
| 5     | Uttarakhand                 | 53                          | 0.00                        | 41                          | 0.00                        | 5                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 7                           | 0.00                        |
|       | Uttarakhand Special Package | 1                           | 532.27                      | 1                           | 532.27                      | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 6     | Uttar Pradesh               | 39                          | 31.69                       | 39                          | 31.69                       | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        |
| 7     | West Bengal                 | 10                          | 90.98                       | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 10                          | 90.98                       |
|       | Sub-Total ( GFCC)           | 107                         | 654.94                      | 83                          | 563.96                      | 5                           | 0.00                        | 0                           | 0.00                        | 19                          | 90.98                       |
|       | Grand Total                 | 537                         | 40367.47                    | 256                         | 6452.28                     | 51                          | 10607.16                    | 177                         | 19927.31                    | 53                          | 3380.71                     |

## Annex-4

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  &  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.62(PRIORITY  NO-2)  FOR  ANSWER  ON  21.07.2016  REGARDING  'FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROJECTS'

## State-wise Details of Flood Forecasting Network

| Sl. No.   | State               |   Existing Flood Forecasting Stations |   Additional Flood Forecasting Stations proposed to be installed |   Total flood Forecasting Network after expansion |
|-----------|---------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                                     8 |                                                                9 |                                                17 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                     1 |                                                                2 |                                                 3 |
| 3         | Assam               |                                    25 |                                                                4 |                                                29 |
| 4         | Bihar               |                                    32 |                                                                2 |                                                34 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |                                     1 |                                                                0 |                                                 1 |
| 6         | Gujarat             |                                    11 |                                                                1 |                                                12 |
| 7         | Haryana             |                                     1 |                                                                1 |                                                 2 |
| 8         | Himachal Pradesh.   |                                     0 |                                                                1 |                                                 1 |
| 9         | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                     1 |                                                                4 |                                                 5 |
| 10        | Jharkhand           |                                     5 |                                                               15 |                                                20 |
| 11        | Karnataka           |                                     8 |                                                                0 |                                                 8 |
| 12        | Kerala              |                                     0 |                                                                2 |                                                 2 |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                     3 |                                                                1 |                                                 4 |
| 14        | Maharashtra         |                                     9 |                                                                1 |                                                10 |
| 15        | Manipur             |                                     0 |                                                                0 |                                                 0 |
| 16        | Odisha              |                                    12 |                                                                2 |                                                14 |
| 17        | Rajasthan           |                                     0 |                                                               12 |                                                12 |
| 18        | Sikkim              |                                     0 |                                                                8 |                                                 8 |
| 19        | Tamil Nadu          |                                     1 |                                                               13 |                                                14 |
| 20        | Telangana           |                                     8 |                                                                5 |                                                13 |
| 21        | Tripura             |                                     2 |                                                                0 |                                                 2 |
| 22        | Uttar Pradesh       |                                    35 |                                                                5 |                                                40 |
| 23        | Uttarakhand         |                                     3 |                                                                4 |                                                 7 |
| 24        | West Bengal         |                                    14 |                                                                0 |                                                14 |
| 25        | NCT Delhi           |                                     2 |                                                                0 |                                                 2 |
| 26        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                     1 |                                                                0 |                                                 1 |
| Total     | Total               |                                   183 |                                                               92 |                                               275 |