(a) whether acres of lands is being eroded every year due to floods or otherwise on the banks of different rivers in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the steps being taken to stop soil erosion;
(c) whether the Government proposes to raise protection to avoid future erosion; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) Soil erosion is caused by heavy floods and consequent damages. Soil erosion by river is a dynamic and natural process resulting in changes in river course and causing loss of land, the intensity of which varies with time and space. The extent of maximum area affected in a year by floods as per XII Plan Working Group Report on “Flood Management and Region Specific Issues” is 49.815 million hectare. The State-wise details of losses due to floods are compiled by Central water Commission (CWC) based on the data provided by the States. The details during the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 are given in Annexure-I to III.
(b) to (d) Flood management & anti-erosion schemes are planned, investigated and implemented by the State Governments with their own resources as per priority within the State. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by way of technical guidance and promotional financial assistance for flood management in critical areas. Government of India launched “Flood Management Programme (FMP)” during XI Plan period for providing central assistance to the State Governments for taking up works related to river management, flood control, anti-erosion, drainage development, flood proofing works, restoration of damaged flood management works and anti-sea erosion works which was continued during XII Plan. A scheme viz. “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” for flood management works in entire country and River Management activities and works related to Border Areas with an outlay of Rs.3342 crores is under implementation during 2017-18 to 2019-20. Central Assistance amounting to Rs.5863.95 crores has been released since XI Plan till March 2019 to States/UTs under this programme.
******
ANNEXURE-I
Annexure referred to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1759 to be answered on 28.11.2019 regarding “Soil Erosion due to Floods”
STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 2016
Sl.No Name of State Area Affected (Mha) Population Affected (Million) Damages to Crops Damage to Houses Cattle Lost Nos. Human Lives Lost Nos. Damage to Public Utilities (Rs. Crore) Total Damages Crops,Houses& Public Utilities (Rs. Crore)
Area (Mha) Value (Rs. Crore) Nos. Value (Rs. Crore)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 0.003 0.386 0.003 0.000 0 0.000 4 3 0.000 0.000
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 354 0.000 15671 42 0.000 0.000
3 ASSAM 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 36 17.890 17.890
4 BIHAR 0.410 8.823 0.410 443.530 16717 44.262 246 254 40.970 528.762
5 CHATTISGARH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
6 GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 GUJARAT 0.000 0.012 0.000 0.000 128 0.000 322 99 0.000 0.000
8 HARYANA 0.004 0.000 0.004 518.235 49 4.212 1 2 0.000 522.447
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.035 6.865 0.035 26.830 2283 15.270 136 40 3.020 45.120
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 3 0.000 0.000
11 JHARKHAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
12 KARNATAKA 3.780 2.180 3.780 1771.260 21224 5.370 521 63 236.180 2012.810
13 KERALA 0.002 0.006 0.002 42.680 5809 0.000 56 66 0.000 42.680
14 MADHYA PRAADESH 1.304 1.560 1.304 0.000 168267 0.000 2623 327 207.860 207.860
15 MAHARASHTRA 0.015 0.077 0.015 0.000 8164 0.000 1036 145 0.000 0.000
16 MANIPUR 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
17 MEGHALAYA 0.003 0.124 0.003 17.730 1412 15.477 0 4 29.322 62.529
18 MIZORAM 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 1.790 1.790
19 NAGALAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
20 ORISSA 0.009 0.015 0.000 0.000 9 0.050 0 3 31.245 31.295
21 PUNJAB 0.001 0.000 0.001 1.140 20 0.025 0 13 0.495 1.660
22 RAJASTHAN 0.884 4.381 0.796 1014.221 14494 20.378 635 129 164.514 1199.113
23 SIKKIM 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 6 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
24 TAMILNADU 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
25 TRIPURA 0.037 0.091 0.019 89.122 455 0.235 0 3 0.000 89.357
26 UTTAR PRADESH 0.569 2.032 0.277 123.776 35525 0.000 293 74 0.000 123.776
27 UTTARAKHAND 0.010 0.000 0.010 4.200 3324 9.397 823 114 774.640 788.237
28 WEST BENGAL 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
29 A & N ISLAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
30 CHANDIGARH Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
31 D & N HAVELI Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
32 DAMAN & DIU 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
33 DELHI 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
34 LAKSHADWEEP 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
35 PUDUCHCHERRY 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
Total 7.065 26.555 6.658 4052.723 278240 114.676 22367 1420 1507.926 5675.325
ANNEXURE-II
Annexure referred to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1759 to be answered on 28.11.2019 regarding “Soil Erosion due to Floods”
STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 2017
Sl.No Name of State Area Affected (Mha) Population Affected (Million) Damages to Crops Damage to Houses Cattle Lost Nos. Human Lives Lost Nos. Damage to Public Utilities (Rs. Crore) Total Damages Crops,
Houses& Public Utilities (Rs. Crore)
Area (Mha) Value (Rs. Crore) Nos. Value (Rs. Crore)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 25 0.000 0 1 0.000 0.000
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.106 0.199 0.041 97.540 1463 5.550 1177 60 1471.590 1574.680
3 ASSAM 0.398 5.602 0.398 0.000 78287 0.000 0 160 0.000 0.000
4 BIHAR 0.810 17.164 0.810 0.000 118410 0.000 373 514 0.000 0.000
5 CHATTISGARH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 929 0.000 0 52 0.000 0.000
6 GOA 0 0 0 0 64 0 0 1 0 0
7 GUJARAT 0.891 0.520 0.891 8.600 38796 15.740 9445 284 3531.530 3555.870
8 HARYANA 0.001 0.000 0.001 17.960 8 0.047 0 0 0.000 18.007
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.006 6.865 0.003 34.607 2195 13.300 199 75 3.460 51.367
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 92 0.000 0 7 0.000 0.000
11 JHARKHAND 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.000 2668 0.000 0 12 0.000 0.000
12 KARNATAKA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1910 0.000 0 84 0.000 0.000
13 KERALA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3836 0 66 0.000 0.000
14 MADHYA PRAADESH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
15 MAHARASHTRA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 148 0.000 0.000
16 MANIPUR 0.089 0.000 0.089 0.000 18989 0.000 0 21 0.000 0.000
17 MEGHALAYA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 148 0.140 0 1 0.000 0.140
18 MIZORAM 0.046 0.000 0.046 0.000 5437 0.000 0 11 0.000 0.000
19 NAGALAND 0.568 0.667 0.568 9.300 4200 18.200 2515 29 524.090 551.590
20 ODISHA 0.658 0.697 0.021 0.000 5610 0.000 1316 3 334.315 334.315
21 PUNJAB 0.006 0.000 0.006 18.230 130 0.410 6 5 0.000 18.640
22 RAJASTHAN 1.087 3.586 0.739 1333.221 57290 30.450 5536 101 513.186 1876.857
23 SIKKIM 0.002 0.033 0.001 5.000 810 9.270 110 10 231.170 245.440
24 TAMILNADU 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 9 0.000 0 1 0.000 0.000
25 TRIPURA 0.057 0.020 0.047 14.387 24682 20.549 193 17 97.888 132.824
26 UTTAR PRADESH 0.437 2.923 0.396 308.053 26834 0.000 93 121 0.000 308.053
27 UTTARAKHAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1410 0.000 0 59 0.000 0.000
28 WEST BENGAL 1.033 8.723 1.033 6914.500 826982 9158.28 2857 217 1655.160 17727.940
29 A & N ISLAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
30 CHANDIGARH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
31 D & N HAVELI 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.100 0.100
32 DAMAN & DIU 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
33 DELHI 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
34 LAKSHADWEEP Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil
35 PUDUCHCHERRY 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
Total 6.194 47.007 5.089 8761.398 1221214 9271.936 23820 2060 8362.489 26395.823
ANNEXURE-III
Annexure referred to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1759 to be answered on 28.11.2019 regarding “Soil Erosion due to Floods”
STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 2018*
Sl.No Name of State Area Affected (Mha) Population Affected (Million) Damages to Crops Damage to Houses Cattle Lost Nos. Human Lives Lost Nos. Damage to Public Utilities (Rs. Crore) Total Damages Crops,
Houses & Public Utilities (Rs. Crore)
Area (Mha) Value (Rs. Crore) Nos. Value (Rs. Crore)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.743 0.000 0.743 462.915 1647 589.949 47 33 86096.328 87149.192
3 ASSAM 0.043 1.322 0.043 0.000 6277 0.000 193 53 0.000 0.000
4 BIHAR 0.000 0.167 0.000 0.000 1049 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
5 CHATTISGARH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
6 GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 GUJARAT 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2635 0.000 212 0 57.000 0.000
8 HARYANA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.006 68.650 0.411 12.570 6023 43.030 1285 343 10.300 65.900
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 17 0.000 38 6 0.000 0.000
11 JHARKHAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 5 0.200 0.200
12 KARNATAKA 0.328 0.350 0.232 2220.700 14955 367.510 1207 215 2032.570 4620.780
13 KERALA 3.150 5.412 0.087 168.480 324386 998.131 47953 450 2154.149 3320.760
14 MADHYA PRAADESH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 315 0.000 36 31 0.000 0.000
15 MAHARASHTRA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 65 68 0.000 0.000
16 MANIPUR 0.005 0.127 0.005 0.000 17846 0.000 400 9 0.000 0.000
17 MEGHALAYA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.038 0 0.029 0 0 0.000 0.000
18 MIZORAM 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 968 0.000 3 18 0.000 0.000
19 NAGALAND 0.002 0.261 0.002 0.000 5209 0.000 794 13 0.000 0.000
20 ODISHA 0.085 2.274 0.085 0.000 19110 0.000 122 31 0.000 0.000
21 PUNJAB 0.023 0.000 0.023 0.000 234 0.000 29 14 0.000 0.000
22 RAJASTHAN 0.002 0.017 0.002 2.200 2159 2.160 341 26 27.368 31.728
23 SIKKIM 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
24 TAMILNADU 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
25 TRIPURA 0.004 0.000 0.004 0.000 7593 0.000 5 21 0.000 0.000
26 UTTAR PRADESH 0.445 0.592 0.383 230.364 28063 13.724 149 105 303.336 547.423
27 UTTARAKHAND 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.000 2062 0.000 895 101 0.000 0.000
28 WEST BENGAL 0.049 0.321 0.049 0.000 23440 0.000 93 266 0.000 0.000
29 A & N ISLAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
30 CHANDIGARH 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
31 D & N HAVELI 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
32 DAMAN & DIU 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
33 DELHI 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
34 LAKSHADWEEP 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
35 PUDUCHCHERRY 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 0.000
Total 4.886 79.493 2.070 3097.266 463988 2014.532 53867 1808 90681.251 95735.983
Data is tentative as the confirmation from some of the State Governments has not yet been received
*****