Floods are natural calamity that the country faces almost every year, in varying degrees of magnitude. The occurrence of 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. Central Water Commission compiles flood damage data on the basis of information received from States. As per the data of last 20 years, no trend is perceived in the economic loss because of floods in the State of Assam. Maximum loss occurred in economic term was Rs 4164.81 Cr in year 2017. Statement showing flood damages during last twenty years in State of Assam is given at Annexure-I.
Flood management comes under the purview of the States; the schemes for flood control and erosion control are formulated and implemented by concerned States as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. During XI Plan, Government of India had launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing central assistance to States for works related to flood management and erosion control, etc. with an outlay of Rs 8,000 Cr which continued during XII Plan with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Cr. Financial assistance was also provided to the States/UTs for undertaking flood management works project under the scheme “River Management Activities and Works related to Border Areas” during XII Plan. The “Flood Management Programme (FMP)” and “River Management Activities & Works related to Border Areas (RMBA)” under operation during XII Five Year Plan were merged as “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20 and further extended upto March, 2021.
In Assam, a total 141 projects costing Rs 2383.11 Cr were approved during XI Plan and XII Plan. A Central Assistance of Rs 748.86 Cr was released during XI Plan and Rs. 64.89 Cr during XII Plan. Further, a Central Assistance of Rs 245.49 Cr was released to Assam during year 2017-18, Rs 142.12 Cr in the year 2018-19 and Rs 85.03 Croes in the year 2019-20. Thus, since start of XI Plan, total Central Assistance released to the state of Assam is Rs 1286.39 Cr. Out of these 141 projects, 105 projects have been completed which has given reasonable protection to an area of 6.7 Lakh ha and protected a population of 160.63 lakh.
The state-wise details of central assistance released under Flood Management Programme is given at Annexure-II
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriBishweswarTuduin a written reply in LokSabha today.
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Annexure-I
Flood Damage data in Assam during 2000-2020
Year
Area
affected
m.ha
Population
Affected in
million
Damage to Crops
Damage to Houses
Cattle
lost
nos.
Human lives
lost
nos.
Damage to
public
utilities
in Rs. Crore
Total damages
crops, houses &
public utilities in
Rs. Crore
(Col.5+7+10)
Area
m.ha
Value
in
Rs. Crore
Nos.
Value
in
Rs. Crore
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2000
0.966
3.888
0.32
173.51
55014
16.48
19988
36
54.063
244.064
2001
0.203
0.543
0.03
8.358
14680
2.595
15
4
0.196
11.149
2002
1.187
7.551
0.29
145.60
96705
41.18
4294
65
566.243
753.030
2003
0.932
5.652
0.93
147.00
74638
18.69
4319
52
181.402
347.094
2004
2.364
12.63
0.52
37.470
663168
2.190
118772
497
17.685
57.345
2005
0.222
1.025
9.84
23.470
10789
9.344
15
29
0.068
32.882
2006
0.058
0.555
0.01
1.110
7346
1.630
28
7
0.240
2.980
2007
1.504
10.86
0.67
NR
15846
NR
NR
134
NR
NR
2008
0.416
2.906
0.31
3.290
56550
0.029
8002
40
0.233
3.552
2009
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2010
0.000
2.546
1.47
36.788
54502
10.99
3754
17
19.783
67.567
2011
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2012
0.935
2.914
0.32
NR
NR
NR
6249
144
3200.31
3200.310
2013
0.001
0.006
0.00
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
13.843
13.843
2014
0.002
0.003
0.00
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2.393
2.393
2015
0.002
0.018
0.02
NR
16
NR
NR
NR
3.318
3.318
2016
NR
0.003
0.00
NR
NR
NR
NR
36
17.890
17.890
2017
0.280
5.602
0.20
178.69
111070
90.94
2763
160
3895.18
4164.810
2018
0.043
1.322
0.03
23.490
102737
84.01
122
53
2373.48
2480.980
2019
0.233
7.355
0.23
167.47
117831
151.4
281
103
2803.11
3121.980
2020
0.188
5.789
0.18
145.87
8122
93.36
702
150
2201.50
2440.730
NR- Not Reported
Annexure-II
State-wise funds released under FMP Component up to 2020-21
(Rs. In crores)
Sl. No.
State
Total funds released under FMP
1
Arunachal Pradesh
190.78
2
Assam
1286.39
3
Bihar
924.41
4
Chhattisgarh
19.32
5
Goa
11.98
6
Gujarat
2.00
7
Haryana
46.91
8
Himachal Pradesh
826.22
9
Jammu & Kashmir
688.00
10
Jharkhand
22.71
11
Karnataka
23.80
12
Kerala
137.95
13
Manipur
90.70
14
Meghalaya
3.81
15
Mizoram
16.89
16
Nagaland
93.96
17
Odisha
116.91
18
Puducherry
7.50
19
Punjab
40.43
20
Sikkim
91.84
21
Tamilnadu
59.82
22
Tripura
23.62
23
Uttar Pradesh
470.18
24
Uttrakhand
243.82
25
West Bengal
1007.81
Total
6447.76
BY/AS
Floods are natural calamity that the country faces almost every year, in varying degrees of magnitude. The occurrence of 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. Central Water Commission compiles flood damage data on the basis of information received from States. As per the data of last 20 years, no trend is perceived in the economic loss because of floods in the State of Assam. Maximum loss occurred in economic term was Rs 4164.81 Cr in year 2017. Statement showing flood damages during last twenty years in State of Assam is given at Annexure-I.
Flood management comes under the purview of the States; the schemes for flood control and erosion control are formulated and implemented by concerned States as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of floods in critical areas. During XI Plan, Government of India had launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) for providing central assistance to States for works related to flood management and erosion control, etc. with an outlay of Rs 8,000 Cr which continued during XII Plan with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Cr. Financial assistance was also provided to the States/UTs for undertaking flood management works project under the scheme “River Management Activities and Works related to Border Areas” during XII Plan. The “Flood Management Programme (FMP)” and “River Management Activities & Works related to Border Areas (RMBA)” under operation during XII Five Year Plan were merged as “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20 and further extended upto March, 2021.
In Assam, a total 141 projects costing Rs 2383.11 Cr were approved during XI Plan and XII Plan. A Central Assistance of Rs 748.86 Cr was released during XI Plan and Rs. 64.89 Cr during XII Plan. Further, a Central Assistance of Rs 245.49 Cr was released to Assam during year 2017-18, Rs 142.12 Cr in the year 2018-19 and Rs 85.03 Croes in the year 2019-20. Thus, since start of XI Plan, total Central Assistance released to the state of Assam is Rs 1286.39 Cr. Out of these 141 projects, 105 projects have been completed which has given reasonable protection to an area of 6.7 Lakh ha and protected a population of 160.63 lakh.
The state-wise details of central assistance released under Flood Management Programme is given at Annexure-II
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, ShriBishweswarTuduin a written reply in LokSabha today.
****
Annexure-I
Flood Damage data in Assam during 2000-2020
Year
Area
affected
m.ha
Population
Affected in
million
Damage to Crops
Damage to Houses
Cattle
lost
nos.
Human lives
lost
nos.
Damage to
public
utilities
in Rs. Crore
Total damages
crops, houses &
public utilities in
Rs. Crore
(Col.5+7+10)
Area
m.ha
Value
in
Rs. Crore
Nos.
Value
in
Rs. Crore
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
2000
0.966
3.888
0.32
173.51
55014
16.48
19988
36
54.063
244.064
2001
0.203
0.543
0.03
8.358
14680
2.595
15
4
0.196
11.149
2002
1.187
7.551
0.29
145.60
96705
41.18
4294
65
566.243
753.030
2003
0.932
5.652
0.93
147.00
74638
18.69
4319
52
181.402
347.094
2004
2.364
12.63
0.52
37.470
663168
2.190
118772
497
17.685
57.345
2005
0.222
1.025
9.84
23.470
10789
9.344
15
29
0.068
32.882
2006
0.058
0.555
0.01
1.110
7346
1.630
28
7
0.240
2.980
2007
1.504
10.86
0.67
NR
15846
NR
NR
134
NR
NR
2008
0.416
2.906
0.31
3.290
56550
0.029
8002
40
0.233
3.552
2009
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2010
0.000
2.546
1.47
36.788
54502
10.99
3754
17
19.783
67.567
2011
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2012
0.935
2.914
0.32
NR
NR
NR
6249
144
3200.31
3200.310
2013
0.001
0.006
0.00
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
13.843
13.843
2014
0.002
0.003
0.00
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
2.393
2.393
2015
0.002
0.018
0.02
NR
16
NR
NR
NR
3.318
3.318
2016
NR
0.003
0.00
NR
NR
NR
NR
36
17.890
17.890
2017
0.280
5.602
0.20
178.69
111070
90.94
2763
160
3895.18
4164.810
2018
0.043
1.322
0.03
23.490
102737
84.01
122
53
2373.48
2480.980
2019
0.233
7.355
0.23
167.47
117831
151.4
281
103
2803.11
3121.980
2020
0.188
5.789
0.18
145.87
8122
93.36
702
150
2201.50
2440.730
NR- Not Reported
Annexure-II
State-wise funds released under FMP Component up to 2020-21
(Rs. In crores)
Sl. No.
State
Total funds released under FMP
1
Arunachal Pradesh
190.78
2
Assam
1286.39
3
Bihar
924.41
4
Chhattisgarh
19.32
5
Goa
11.98
6
Gujarat
2.00
7
Haryana
46.91
8
Himachal Pradesh
826.22
9
Jammu & Kashmir
688.00
10
Jharkhand
22.71
11
Karnataka
23.80
12
Kerala
137.95
13
Manipur
90.70
14
Meghalaya
3.81
15
Mizoram
16.89
16
Nagaland
93.96
17
Odisha
116.91
18
Puducherry
7.50
19
Punjab
40.43
20
Sikkim
91.84
21
Tamilnadu
59.82
22
Tripura
23.62
23
Uttar Pradesh
470.18
24
Uttrakhand
243.82
25
West Bengal
1007.81
Total
6447.76
BY/AS