THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) & (b) The occurrence floods can be attributed to various factors, including wide variations in rainfall both in time and space with frequent departures from the normal pattern, inadequate carrying capacities of rivers, river bank erosion and silting of river beds, landslides, poor natural drainage in flood prone areas, snowmelt and glacial lake out-bursts. As informed by Irrigation and Water Resource Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh, the Districts highly sensitive to floods are Peelibhit, Lakhimpur-Kheeri, Seetapur, Behraich, Barambanki, Ghonda, Ayodhya, Ambedkarnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Aazamgarh, Gazipur, Mau, Baliya, Devriya, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Siddharth Nagar, Bijnor, Badaiyun, Farrukhabad, Balrampur, Shravasti, Maharajganj .
(c) The Flood damage Data as supplied by the State Government and compiled by Central Water Commission for the period 2016 to 2018 is given in Annexure- I. Government of India launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) during XI Plan for providing financial 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 and further extended up to March 2021 as a component under Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) . State-wise central assistance released to States/UTs under FMBAP during the last three years is at Annexure II.
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(d) & (e) The Rashtriya Barh Ayog (RBA) estimated the total area liable to floods in the country as 40 Million Hectare (mha). Considering the maximum area affected by floods in any year during 1953-2010, the Working Group Report on Flood Management and Region Specific Issues for XII Plan reported the area liable to floods in the country as 49.815 mha, the State-wise break up of which is given at Annexure-III.
(f) The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. The Government of India has been making regular efforts to assist the State Governments in effective flood management and it had taken several important actions, including setting up of Various Expert Committees / Task Forces/ Commissions from time to time, which studied the flood problems and recommended suitable flood management measures for implementation by the State Governments. A gist of important initiatives is as under:
(i) Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) was set up at Patna in 1972 to address the flood and erosion problems of Ganga basin States.
(ii) Rashtriya Barh Ayog (RBA) was set up in 1976 which submitted its report in 1980 recommending various measures of flood control.
(iii) Brahmaputra Board was set up in 1980 to address the flood erosion problems in the North Eastern States including North Bengal and Sikkim. It has prepared 57 Master Plans and circulated them to concerned States for implementation.
(iv) The Task Force - 2004 on Flood Management / Erosion Control, set up in August, 2004, submitted its Report in December, 2004 recommending immediate, short-term and long-term measures for flood management and erosion control in the States of Assam & neighbouring North-Eastern States, Bihar, West Bengal, Eastern Uttar Pradesh.
(v) The Government of India is having regular dialogue with neighbouring countries viz. Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and China on flood management aspects in India, besides other issues related to water resources.
(vi) As a non-structural measure, Central Water Commission (CWC) has established a flood forecasting network across the country and issues flood forecasts at 328 stations.
(vii) The Government of India issued National Water Policy-2012 which emphasizes construction of large storage reservoirs and other non-structural measures for integrated flood management.
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ANNEXURE -I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.868 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.09.2020 REGARDING “FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS”
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
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
STATEMENT SHOWING STATE-WISE FLOOD DAMAGE DURING 2018
Sl. No. Name of State Area affected in Population affected in Damage to Crops Damage to Houses Cattle lost Human lives lost Damage to public utilities Total damages crops,house, & public utilities
Mha Million Area mha Value in Rs Crore Nos. Value in Rs Crore Nos. Nos. Value in Rs Crore in Rs.Crore
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 ANDHRA PRADESH 0.170 1.910 0.170 237.480 51849 243.910 1259 22 3205.781 3687.171
2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 0.743 NR 0.743 462.915 1647 589.949 47 33 860.963 1913.827
3 ASSAM 0.043 1.322 0.031 23.490 102737 84.010 122 53 2373.480 2480.980
4 BIHAR 0.034 0.150 0.001 5.137 1074 0.413 0.000 1.000 0.010 5.560
5 CHATTISGARH 0.005 0.194 0.004 12.246 10831 4.140 183 135 25.304 41.689
6 GOA NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
7 GUJARAT 2.378 18.600 0.054 47.820 2635 2.068 212 57 68.160 118.048
8 HARYANA 0.079 0.000 0.079 88.446 54 0.580 0 3 0.000 89.026
9 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0.006 6.865 0.411 12.570 6023 43.030 1285 343 10.300 65.900
10 JAMMU & KASHMIR NR NR NR NR 17 NR 38 6 NR NR
11 JHARKHAND 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 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 PRADESH Nil Nil Nil Nil 315 1.670 36 31 Nil 1.670
15 MAHARASHTRA NR NR NR NR NR NR 65 68 NR NR
16 MANIPUR 0.005 0.127 0.005 NR 17846 NR 400 9 NR NR
17 MEGHALAYA 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.038 0 0.029 0 0 0.000 0.066
18 MIZORAM NR NR 0.000 NR 987 NR 3 11 NR NR
19 NAGALAND 0.002 0.261 0.002 NR 5209 NR 794 13 NR NR
20 ODISHA 0.033 0.624 0.026 29.020 43360 23.980 164 21 246.840 299.840
21 PUNJAB 0.057 NR 0.057 120.410 1477 4.110 29 26 0.000 124.520
22 RAJASTHAN 0.002 0.017 0.002 2.200 2159 2.160 341 26 27.368 31.728
23 SIKKIM NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
24 TAMILNADU 0.191 0.560 0.191 220000 1040 52 3500.000
25 TRIPURA 0.004 0.250 0.025 24.282 40897 115.945 3905 22 805.950 946.178
26 UTTAR PRADESH 0.445 0.592 0.383 230.364 28063 13.724 149 105 303.336 547.423
27 UTTARAKHAND 0.001 NR 0.001 NR 2062 NR 895 101 NR NR
28 WEST BENGAL 0.043 0.157 0.011 22.410 34755 13.268 17 31 18.328 54.006
29 A & N ISLAND Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 0.000
30 CHANDIGARH Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
34 LAKSHADWEEP Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 0.000
35 PUDUCHCHERRY Nil 0.007 0.000 0.180 76 0.030 135 Nil 0.180 0.600
TOTAL 7.718 37.398 2.515 3708.187 913414 2508.656 60279 1839 12132.919 18349.763
NOTE- NR= NOT REPORTED
ANNEXURE- II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 868 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.09.2020 REGARDING “FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS”
State-wise central assistance released to States/UTs under Flood Management Programme during last three years
Rs in crores
S. No. States 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Total funds released
1 Arunachal Pradesh 21.18 0 0 21.18
Assam 245.49 142.12 85.03 472.64
2 Bihar 52.57 132.27 65.29 250.13
3 Himachal Pradesh 87.5 162.6 176.41 426.51
4 Jammu & Kashmir 119.17 55.0325 97.058 271.2605
5 Kerala 19.05 0 0 19.05
6 Mizoram 0.48 0 0 0.48
7 Nagaland 0 10.84 0 10.84
8 Uttar Pradesh 103.98 87.87 39.15 231
9 Uttarakhand 0 4.63 35.58 40.21
10 Punjab 7.4725 0 0 7.4725
11 West Bengal 65.03 89.3 117.12 271.45
Total 721.923 684.663 615.638 2022.223
ANNEXURE-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.868 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.09.2020 REGARDING “FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS”
State-wise Maximum Area Affected by Floods in any year during 1953-2010
SN State Max. Area affected ( mha) Year of Maximum Area affected
(1) (2) (3) (4)
1 Andhra Pradesh 9.040 2005
2 Arunachal Pradesh 0.207 2003
3 Assam 3.820 1988
4 Bihar 4.986 2004
5 Chhattisgarh 0.089 2001
6 Delhi 0.458 1997
7 Goa 0.000 0
8 Gujarat 2.050 1988
9 Haryana 1.000 1977
10 Himachal Pradesh 2.870 1999
11 Jammu & Kashmir 0.514 1987
12 Jharkhand 0.000 0
13 Karnataka 0.900 1988
14 Kerala 1.470 1989
15 Madhya Pradesh 0.377 1994
16 Maharashtra 0.391 2002
17 Manipur 0.080 1989
18 Meghalaya 0.095 1987
19 Mizoram 0.541 1993
20 Nagaland 0.009 1993
21 Orissa 1.400 1960
22 Punjab 2.790 1988
23 Rajasthan 3.260 1977
24 Sikkim 1.170 2000
25 Tamil Nadu 1.466 2010
26 Tripura 0.330 1963
27 U.P. 7.340 1978
28 Uttarakhand 0.002 2001
29 West Bengal 3.080 1978
30 Andaman&Nicobar 0.030 1988
31 Puducherry 0.050 1977
Total 49.815
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