Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Losses due to Floods in Rapti River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Ram Shiromani Verma

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI C R PAATIL)

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *77

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## LOSSES DUE TO FLOODS IN RAPTI RIVER

†*77.   SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government has conducted any survey on loss of life and property due to the floods that occur in the Rapti river almost every year;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the measures being taken to prevent the same;

(c)  the  details  of  loss  of  life  and  property  caused  by  floods  due  to  Rapti  river  in  Shravasti  Lok  Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;

(d) whether the Government has any plan to raise the existing embankments and construct new dams on both banks of the Rapti river in these flood-affected areas; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *77  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  04.12.2025  IN  LOK  SABHA  REGARDING  'LOSSES  DUE  TO FLOODS IN RAPTI RIVER'

(a) to (c) As per information provided by State Government of Uttar Pradesh, the losses due to flood during the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  (2022-23  to  2025-26)  from  Rapti  River  in  Shravasti  Lok  Sabha Constituency and adjoining 7 districts including Balrampur is at Annexure .

Following measures and provision of essential facilities/relief have been taken by State to mitigate losses to public and property due to the floods:

- i. Food packets, lunch packets, water pouches, ORS packets, chlorine tablets, tripal, dignity kits have been distributed.
- ii. Medical teams have been camped in the affected area.
- iii. Under  animal  relief  efforts  animal  camps  have  been  established  for  treating  animals,  vaccinating animals.
- iv. Distributing fodder for animals.
- v. For  damaged  houses  due  to  rainfall  and  flooding,  compensation  has  been  provided  to  the  owners according to SDRF guidelines.
- vi. Relief and rescue efforts have been set up and boats have been positioned.
- vii. Control room at district level and state level remain active & in well coordinated manner 24x7.

CWC maintains  4  level  forecasting  stations  on  Rapti  river,  namely,  Balrampur  (Balrampur  District), Bansi (Sidharthnagar District), Birdghat (Gorakhpur District) and Kakradhari (Shravasti district).

Two flood management projects on river Rapti benefitting Siddharthnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur & Deoria  districts  of  Uttar  Pradesh  have  been  implemented  under  Flood  Management  and  Border  Areas Programme (FMBAP), a centrally sponsored Scheme of Govt. of India. Central assistance of Rs. 66.65 Crore has been released to Govt. of Uttar Pradesh under FMBAP.

(d) & (e) Flood management and anti-erosion schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments  as  per  their  priority.  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  has  no  plan  to  raise  the  existing embankments and to construct new embankments on both banks of the Rapti river in the flood affected areas of Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar and Deoria Districts.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025 REGARDING 'LOSSES DUE TO FLOODS IN RAPTI RIVER'

| The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   | The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | District                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Number of casualties due to floods                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Number of injured                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Number of animal casualties                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Number of houses damaged                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Details of funds distributed in respect of loss of life, injuries, animal loss and house damage due to floods                                                                                                                         | Number of farmers affected by floods                                                                                                                                                                                                  | affected area                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Details of funds distributed in respect of agricultura l damage caused by floods                                                                                                                                                      |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Shravasti                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1321                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 12790000                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 44123                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 27859.111                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 236802441                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Shravasti                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 67                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1986000                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Shravasti                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 127                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5560500                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Shravasti                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2025-26                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 960000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Shravasti                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 9                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1523                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 21296500                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 44123                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 27859.111                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 236802441                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Balrampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 14                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1396                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 11979700                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 83984                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 47676.544                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 251727543                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Balrampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Balrampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 423                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 6387482                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 1150                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 166.2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 4784639                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Balrampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2025-26                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 32                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1264000                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Balrampur                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1851                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 19631182                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 85134                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 47842.744                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 256512182                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Siddharthnaga r                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 21                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 126                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 10190000                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 66014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 58857                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 351166550                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Siddharthnaga r                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Siddharthnaga r                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 18                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 1319500                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 38028                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 12304                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 190242721                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Siddharthnaga r                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2025-26                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Siddharthnaga r                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 144                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 11509500                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 104042                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | 71161                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 541409271                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharajganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharajganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2023-24                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharajganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2024-25                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharajganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | 2025-26                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Maharajganj                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Kushinagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 2022-23                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |

|    | 2023-24     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |           0 |          0 |
|----|-------------|-----|-----|-----|------|----------|--------|-------------|------------|
|    | 2024-25     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | 2025-26     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | Total       |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | 2022-23     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |    842 |    135      |    2432838 |
|    | 2023-24     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
| 6  | 2024-25     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | 2025-26     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | Total       |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |    842 |    135      |    2432838 |
|    | 2022-23     |   2 |   0 |   0 |    2 |   990200 |  28096 |   5378.78   |  112786791 |
|    | 2023-24     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
| 7  | 2024-25     |   0 |   0 |   0 |   27 |  2344000 |   6581 |   1496.98   |   30501732 |
|    | 2025-26     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    3 |   248000 |    413 |     30.0315 |    2633726 |
|    | Total       |   2 |   0 |   0 |   32 |  3582200 |  35090 |   6905.79   |  145922249 |
|    | 2022-23     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | 2023-24     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
| 8  | 2024-25     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | 2025-26     |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | Total       |   0 |   0 |   0 |    0 |        0 |      0 |      0      |          0 |
|    | Grand Total |  53 |   0 |  14 | 3550 | 56019382 | 269231 | 153904      | 1183078981 |