Flood Control and Infrastructure Growth in Northeast India
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Flood Control and Infrastructure Growth in Northeast India

Flood management and anti-erosion schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments 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. Since Xlth plan till date, Central Assistance amounting to Rs 23.82 billion has been released to flood management projects of North Eastern States under centrally sponsored scheme “Flood Management & Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” of Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Budgetary support of Rs 4 billion has been kept under FMBAP scheme in current F.Y. 2024-25 for the entire country, out of which central assistance of Rs 1.21 billion has been released to flood management projects in North Eastern Region (NER). A total of 208 Flood Management Projects have been completed in North Eastern states so far.

During the last 7 years(FY- 2017-18 to FY 2023-24), a total of 13 projects costing Rs 620.85 million were sanctioned under Schemes of NEC for contributing to check erosion and control flood in NER. Moreover, a project titled “Protection of Majuli Island from Flood and Erosion of River Brahmaputra' was sanctioned in 2017 with an approved cost of Rs 2.07 billion under Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources-Central.

This information was given by the Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Dr Sukanta Majumdar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

News source: PIB

Flood management and anti-erosion schemes are formulated and implemented by concerned State Governments 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. Since Xlth plan till date, Central Assistance amounting to Rs 23.82 billion has been released to flood management projects of North Eastern States under centrally sponsored scheme “Flood Management & Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)” of Ministry of Jal Shakti. Budgetary support of Rs 4 billion has been kept under FMBAP scheme in current F.Y. 2024-25 for the entire country, out of which central assistance of Rs 1.21 billion has been released to flood management projects in North Eastern Region (NER). A total of 208 Flood Management Projects have been completed in North Eastern states so far. During the last 7 years(FY- 2017-18 to FY 2023-24), a total of 13 projects costing Rs 620.85 million were sanctioned under Schemes of NEC for contributing to check erosion and control flood in NER. Moreover, a project titled “Protection of Majuli Island from Flood and Erosion of River Brahmaputra' was sanctioned in 2017 with an approved cost of Rs 2.07 billion under Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources-Central. This information was given by the Minister of State of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Dr Sukanta Majumdar in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. News source: PIB

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