Lok Sabha Question No. 478 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Urban Flood Risk Management Programme
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama, Dr. Hemang Joshi, Dr. K Sudhakar, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Shri Mukeshkumar Chandrakaant Dalal, Shri Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Jugal Kishore, Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Kaushalendra Kumar, Shri P P Chaudhary, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 478

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026/ MAGHA 14, 1947 (SAKA)

URBAN FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

## 478.  SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

DR. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

SHRI MUKESHKUMAR CHANDRAKAANT DALAL:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

DR. K SUDHAKAR:

SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

DR. HEMANG JOSHI:

SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

## Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has evaluated the manner in which the increased financial assistance and technology deployment strengthened Urban Flood
- Risk Management;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  put  in  place  mechanisms  for  timely implementation, real-time monitoring, and accountability of projects sanctioned under UFRMP;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (d) whether any evaluation has been undertaken to measure tangible floodresilience outcomes, including reduction in urban flood incidence, response time,  damage  to  infrastructure,  and  loss  of  life  and  property  including Maharashtra in Palghar District and Rajasthan in pali Parliamentary Constituency; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a) to (e): Management of urban floods falls under the purview of the State Governments and the Urban Local Bodies / Urban Development Authorities. Central Government supplements the efforts of the States through schematic interventions / advisories and provides financial and technical support to the States.

The Central Government has approved Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme (UFRMP) Phase-I in seven (07) cities viz. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune at a total financial outlay of Rs. 3075.65 crore and has also approved UFRMP Phase-II in eleven (11) cities viz. Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Indore and Lucknow at a total financial outlay of  Rs.  2444.42  crore  for  financial  assistance  under  National  Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF).

The  approved  urban  flood  projects  are  subject  to  regular  monitoring  and review in accordance with the prescribed NDMF guidelines. A monitoring and Evaluation framework has been developed by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and shared with Cities to monitor the physical and financial progress of the programme in the concerned cities.

## L.S.US.Q.NO. 478 FOR 03.02.2026

The  National  Guidelines  for  the  Management  of  Urban  Flooding  issued  by NDMA  is  an  important  step  towards  the  development  of  plans  for  the management of urban flooding. The guidelines have been prepared to provide guidance to ministries/ departments, States/UTs and urban local bodies for the preparation of their Disaster Management (DM) plans. These guidelines call for a proactive, participatory, well-structured, failsafe, multi-disciplinary and multi-sector approach at various levels.

The  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has  issued  Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Urban Flooding in 2017 which lays down the specific  actions  to  be  undertaken  by  the  Urban  Local  Bodies,  District Administration and the State Government.

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