Urban Flood Risk Mitigation Programme Approval and Implementation
The Central Government has approved the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP) across two phases covering 18 major Indian cities with a total financial outlay of ₹5,520.07 crore. UFRMP Phase-I covers seven cities - Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Pune - with an approved outlay of ₹3,075.65 crore. UFRMP Phase-II covers eleven cities - Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Indore, and Lucknow - with an approved outlay of ₹2,444.42 crore. All funding is provided as financial assistance from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF).
Phase-I Funding Allocation and Disbursement
Under Phase-I, Chennai received the largest allocation at ₹561.29 crore with ₹331.50 crore already released from NDMF. Mumbai follows with ₹707.71 crore approved outlay and ₹150.00 crore released. Kolkata received ₹650.43 crore approved with ₹150.00 crore released. Hyderabad has ₹319.53 crore approved with ₹75.00 crore released, while Pune received ₹286.69 crore approved with ₹75.00 crore released. Ahmedabad and Bengaluru each have ₹275.00 crore approved outlays, with ₹73.17 crore and ₹71.62 crore released respectively.
Phase-II Funding Status
Phase-II shows limited fund disbursement to date, with only Guwahati receiving ₹54.00 crore out of its ₹222.22 crore approved outlay (with ₹180.00 crore central financial assistance). All other ten cities in Phase-II - Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Vishakhapatnam, Indore, and Lucknow - have ₹222.22 crore approved outlays each with ₹200.00 crore central financial assistance allocated, but zero funds released as of this announcement.
Implementation Progress and Monitoring
The projects are being implemented by concerned State Governments, with all seven Phase-I cities and Guwahati from Phase-II at various stages of implementation. The programme aims to significantly improve stormwater conveyance, reduce flooding and waterlogging, enhance road connectivity, and increase drainage network resilience in the participating cities. The Ministry of Home Affairs and National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conduct periodic meetings to review implementation progress and ensure timely project completion. NDMA has prepared and circulated a Monitoring and Evaluation Framework to all participating cities for adoption and reporting. A final city-wise assessment of outcomes will be undertaken after adequate implementation.