GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,
RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2927
ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015
FLOOD PRONE DISTRICTS
†2927. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:
SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:
Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA
REJUVENATION be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the flood prone districts of various States including Gujarat, Statewise;
(b) whether the Government proposes to provide any special economic package to flood prone States
to deal with such challenges; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND
GANGA REJUVENATION
(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)
(a)
In 2006, a Committee, headed by Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna had
identified a total of 39 districts in the country as flood prone. The details are given at Annex-I.
(b) & (c) Flood Management being a State subject, the flood control schemes are planned, executed
and funded by the State Governments as per their own priority. The Government of India provides
support to States in the form of technical advice and financial assistance for management of floods in
critical areas. The Government of India has launched a Flood Management Programme (FMP) under
State Sector to provide central assistance to the State Governments to undertake the flood
management, anti-erosion, anti-sea erosion, drainage development, flood proofing works, etc. in the
critical reaches. An outlay of Rs.10,000 crore has been earmarked for the programme for the 12th plan.
The State-Wise Works Approved, Completed and Funds Released under Flood Management
Programme (FMP) during XI and XII Plan till date are given in Annexure-II.
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Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2927 FOR
ANSWER ON 06.08.2015 REAGRDING ‘FLOOD PRONE DISTRICTS’
SN
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Name of States
Assam
Bihar
Orissa
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
SN
1.
2.
Name of Flood Prone District
Dhubri
Lakhimpur
3.
Morigaon
4.
Dhemaji
5.
Barpeta
6.
Jorhat
7.
Goalpara
8.
Sibsagar
9.
Nalbari
10.
11.
Sheohar
Sitamarhi
12.
Darbhanga
13.
Gopalganj
14.
Saharsha
15.
Muzaffarpur
16.
Supaul
17.
Madhubani
18.
Katihar
19.
Samastipur
20.
Bhagalpur
21.
Vaishali
22.
East Champaran
23.
Pumea
24.
Araria
25.
26.
Jaipur
Jagatsinghpur
27.
Kendrapara
28.
Bhadrak
29.
Puri
30.
Cuttack
31.
32.
Mirzapur
Sidharathnagar
33.
Gorakhpur
34.
Basti
35.
Farukabad
36.
Balia
37.
38.
Murshidabad
Nadia
39.
Birbum
Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFFERED TO IN PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2927 FOR
ANSWER ON 06.08.2015 REAGRDING ‘FLOOD PRONE DISTRICTS’
State-Wise Works Approved, Works Completed and Funds Released under Flood Management Programme ( FMP)
during XI and XII Plan
Rs. in crore
Sl.
No.
State
1
Arunachal
Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Pradesh
Jammu &
Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Orissa
Puducherry
Punjab
Sikkim
Tamilnadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttrankhand
West Bengal
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Total
XI Plan
Works Approved
Nos.
Estimated
Cost
Funds
Released
( XI Plan)
XII Plan
Works Approved
Nos.
Estimated
Cost
Funds
Released
( XII Plan)
Total (XI + XII Plan) Status
Works Approved
Number of
Nos.
Estimated
Works
Cost
Completed
Total Funds
Released
( XI + XII Plan)
21
107.33
81.69
0
0.00
16.83
21
107.33
11
98.52
100
43
3
2
2
1
3
996.14
1370.42
31.13
22.73
19.79
173.75
225.32
748.86
723.18
15.57
9.98
2.00
46.91
165.98
41
4
0
0
0
0
4
1386.97
447.63
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1139.62
17.76
167.96
3.75
2.00
0.00
0.00
144.87
141
47
3
2
2
1
7
2383.11
1818.05
31.13
22.73
19.79
173.75
1364.94
94
41
1
766.61
891.15
19.32
11.98
2.00
46.91
310.85
28
408.22
252.57
14
163.18
82.81
42
571.40
8
335.38
3
3
4
22
0
2
11
67
1
5
28
5
11
26
12
17
39.30
59.46
279.74
109.34
0.00
9.13
49.35
169.00
139.67
153.40
104.92
635.54
26.57
667.57
119.82
1822.08
18.44
23.80
63.68
66.34
3.81
14.48
28.96
101.12
7.50
40.43
83.69
59.82
23.62
290.69
49.63
643.26
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
17
0
0
3
9
1
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
37.38
62.32
0.00
0.00
261.40
0.00
0.00
382.27
183.45
438.94
4.27
0.00
55.22
24.36
0.00
1.46
28.53
0.00
0.00
0.00
2.43
0.00
0.00
97.72
96.95
146.15
3
3
4
22
0
2
14
68
1
5
45
5
11
29
21
18
39.30
59.46
279.74
109.34
0.00
9.13
86.73
231.32
139.67
153.40
366.32
635.54
26.57
1049.84
303.27
2261.02
2
8
6
8
6
22.71
23.80
118.90
90.70
3.81
15.94
57.49
101.12
7.50
40.43
86.12
59.82
23.62
388.41
146.58
789.41
420
7739.72
3566.00
97
4503.16
893.08
517
12242.88
293
4459.08
2
1
19
0
9
60
21