Lok Sabha Question No. 846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Urban Flood Risk Management Programme
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## NO. 846.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 846

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 04, 2025

## URBAN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  India  Meteorological Department's  recent  warning  about  heavy  rains  across  Southern regions;
- (b) if  so, the specific steps being taken under urban flood management initiatives to mitigate the impact of these heavy rains, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details regarding the progress of the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP) in the  country  including  specific milestone  achieved,  ongoing  activities  and  expected  timelines  for completion; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  and  utilized  for  urban  flood management  and  related  infrastructure  development  across  the country in response to such climate and monsoon challenges since the inception of the programme, year and State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a)    As informed by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Red Alerts issued from India Meteorological Department (IMD) during the period 01 June 2025 to 28 November, 2025 for southern region are as under:

| State          | No. of Red Alerts   |
|----------------|---------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh | Nil                 |
| Telangana      | 17                  |
| Tamil Nadu     | 6                   |
| Karnataka      | 9                   |
| Kerala         | 20                  |

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

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

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

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

- ii. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Urban Flooding (https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/SOP%20Urban%20flooding\_5 %20May%202017.pdf)

iii. River Centric Urban Planning Guidelines in 2021 to enable cities in the development  of  conjunctive  water  management  approaches  including nature-based solution

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

- iv.  Guidance  Document  on  Creation  of  Rain  Water  Harvesting  Parks (https://mohua.gov.in/pdf/6566e1048ab41guidance-document-on-rainwaterharvesting-parks-final.pdf)

- v. Manual on Storm Water Drainage System (https://mohua.gov.in/publication/manual-on-storm-water-drainage-systems- -2019.php)

Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT) launched  in  the  year  2015,  inter  alia,  has  a  component  on  storm  water drainage,  which  involved  construction  and  improvement  of  drains/  storm water drains in order to reduce and eliminate flooding and creating green spaces and parks. Under AMRUT, 838 Storm Water Drainage projects worth ₹3016.82 crore were approved. As reported by the States on AMRUT Portal, 813  Storm  Water  Drainage  projects  worth  ₹2,403.35  crore  have  been completed.    Under  AMRUT,  2,529  green  spaces  and  park  projects  worth ₹1,606.31  crore  have  been  taken  up  by  all  States/UTs,  of  which,  2,489 projects  worth  ₹1,571.86  crore  have  been  completed.  5,271  acre  of permeable green space area have been developed through these projects.

Under AMRUT  2.0, projects for green spaces and parks and rejuvenation of water bodies and wells can be taken up by the States. Under AMRUT 2.0, proposals of the States/ UTs for 3,031 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹6,270.51 crore and 1,669 green sp aces and park projects worth ₹1,089.31 crore covering 13,707.64 acre, have been approved.

Besides,  under  AMRUT  and  AMRUT  2.0  sewerage  and  septage management  projects  have  been  undertaken,  which  inter  alia  help  in evacuation of storm water. Under AMRUT, 890 sewerage/septage management projects have been grounded, which has led to creation of 21,754 km length of sewer network. Under AMRUT 2.0 so far, 588 Sewerage and Septage Management projects have been approved covering 35,801 KM of sewer network.

XV Finance Commission  has recommended an allocation of ₹ 2500/crore from 2021-22 to 2025-26 from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to enable cities with a population of more than five million (Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad  and  Pune)  for Reducing  the  risk  of  Urban  Flooding.  Accordingly,  the  Urban  Flood  Risk Management Programme (UFRMP) with a total allocation of ₹2,500 crore is implemented in these seven Tier-I cities. The programme aims to assess urban flood risks, prepare city-level flood preparedness plans, create multihazard  frameworks,  and  enhance  community  resilience.  It  encompasses structural  interventions  such  as  stormwater  drainage  improvement  and nature-based solutions, along with non-structural initiatives including GISbased risk mapping, early warning systems, and public  awareness measures.

The second phase of the Urban Flood Risk Management Program (for Tier - II cities) with total central allocation of ₹ 2,200 crores has also been approved for eleven cities (Guwahati, Patna, Kanpur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam,  Bhubaneswar,  Bhopal,  Jaipur,  Indore,  Lucknow  and Raipur).  The  allocation  for  each  city is  ₹ 222.22 crores [INR 200 Cr from NDMF (90%) and INR 22.22 Cr from state share (10%)] as part of UFRMP (Phase II).

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