Parliament Question: Losses due to Floods in Rapti River

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *77 ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025 LOSSES DUE TO FLOODS IN RAPTI RIVER †*77. SHRI RAM SHIROMANI VERMA:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey on loss of life and property due to the floods that occur in the Rapti river almost every year;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the measures being taken to prevent the same;

(c) the details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti river in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;

(d) whether the Government has any plan to raise the existing embankments and construct new dams on both banks of the Rapti river in these flood-affected areas; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI C R PAATIL)

(a) to (e) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

1STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *77 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING “LOSSES DUE TO FLOODS IN RAPTI RIVER”

(a) to (c) As per information provided by State Government of Uttar Pradesh, the losses due to flood during the last three years and the current year (2022-23 to 2025-26) from Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and adjoining 7 districts including Balrampur is at Annexure.

Following measures and provision of essential facilities/relief have been taken by State to mitigate losses to

public and property due to the floods: i. Food packets, lunch packets, water pouches, ORS packets, chlorine tablets, tripal, dignity kits have been distributed. ii. Medical teams have been camped in the affected area.

iii. Under animal relief efforts animal camps have been established for treating animals, vaccinating animals. iv. Distributing fodder for animals. v. For damaged houses due to rainfall and flooding, compensation has been provided to the owners according to SDRF guidelines.

vi. Relief and rescue efforts have been set up and boats have been positioned. vii. Control room at district level and state level remain active & in well coordinated manner 24x7.

CWC maintains 4 level forecasting stations on Rapti river, namely, Balrampur (Balrampur District), Bansi (Sidharthnagar District), Birdghat (Gorakhpur District) and Kakradhari (Shravasti district).

Two flood management projects on river Rapti benefitting Siddharthnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur & Deoria districts of Uttar Pradesh have been implemented under Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP), a centrally sponsored Scheme of Govt. of India. Central assistance of Rs. 66.65 Crore has been released to Govt. of Uttar Pradesh under FMBAP.

(d) & (e) Flood management and anti-erosion schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments as per their priority. Government of Uttar Pradesh has no plan to raise the existing embankments and to construct new embankments on both banks of the Rapti river in the flood affected areas of Shravasti, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Sant Kabir Nagar and Deoria Districts.

*** 2ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *77 TO BE ANSWERED ON

04.12.2025 REGARDING “LOSSES DUE TO FLOODS IN RAPTI RIVER” The details of loss of life and property caused by floods due to Rapti River in Shravasti Lok Sabha Constituency and other districts of Uttar Pradesh including Balrampur during each of the last three years and the current year;

Details of funds Details of funds Number distributed distributed in respect Number of Number Number Number of in respect of loss of life, S.No. District Year casualties of of animal of houses farmers affected area of injuries, animal loss due to floods injured casualties damaged affected agricultura and house damage by floods l damage due to floods caused by floods 2022-23 6 0 3 1321 12790000 44123 27859.111 236802441 2023-24 0 0 1 67 1986000 0 0 0 1 Shravasti 2024-25 3 0 2 127 5560500 0 0 0 2025-26 0 0 0 8 960000 0 0 0 Total 9 0 6 1523 21296500 44123 27859.111 236802441 2022-23 14 0 5 1396 11979700 83984 47676.544 251727543 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Balrampur 2024-25 4 0 2 423 6387482 1150 166.2 4784639 2025-26 0 0 0 32 1264000 0 0 0 Total 18 0 7 1851 19631182 85134 47842.744 256512182 2022-23 21 0 1 126 10190000 66014 58857 351166550 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Siddharthnaga 3 2024-25 3 0 0 18 1319500 38028 12304 190242721 r 2025-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 24 0 1 144 11509500 104042 71161 541409271 2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Maharajganj 2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Kushinagar 2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 842 135 2432838 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sant Kabir 6 2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nagar 2025-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 842 135 2432838 2022-23 2 0 0 2 990200 28096 5378.7754 112786791 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Gorakhpur 2024-25 0 0 0 27 2344000 6581 1496.9822 30501732 2025-26 0 0 0 3 248000 413 30.0315 2633726 Total 2 0 0 32 3582200 35090 6905.7891 145922249 2022-23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023-24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Deoria 2024-25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025-26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grand Total 53 0 14 3550 56019382 269231 153903.6441 1183078981 4