(a) whether there is any proposal to provide support to major
erosion and flood control projects in flood affected States
from Central Plan Outlay under Flood Management Programme;and
(b) if so,the details thereof and activities proposed
to be undertaken in the States under the said scheme?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a)&(b) Yes Sir.`Flood Management Programme` a state sector scheme
amounting to Rs.8,000 Cr under Central Plan proposed by the Ministry
of Water Resources during XI Plan has been approved `in principle`
by the Cabinet on 02.11.2007.The scheme aims to provide central
assistance to the state governments for river management, flood
control, anti-erosion works,anti-sea erosion works,drainage
development,flood proofing, flood prone area development programme,
restoration of damaged flood management works,etc.in critical
reaches which have secured all mandatory clearances.Funding
pattern under`Flood Management Programme` for central
assistance has been approved as under:
Category of Central Share State Share States
(a)Special 90% 10% Category States#:
(b)Other 75% 25% States:
(c)Restoration 90% 10% of damaged flood management works(all states)