New Delhi, July 21: The Union government on Thursday said that 19 projects under Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) have been completed in Jammu and Kashmir. In a written reply to a question by parliamentarians Rama Devi and Locket Chatterjee, the Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, said that 19 FMBAP have been
Non-structural measures should be given priority for flood management: Report
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Last Updated: Mar 08, 2021, 03:48 PM IST
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The report of the committee constituted for Formulation of Strategy for Flood Management Works in Entire Country and River Management Activities and Works Related to Border Areas (2021-26) further said the room of the river should be provided by taking up the measures like creating wetlands, lakes and check dams.
The report also pitched for the policy to provide flood cushion in the existing dams to accommodate peak time flood so that the tragedy like Kerala floods doesn t repeat itself.
A Niti Aayog report has suggested effective and long-lasting strategies for flood control and management that involve structural and non-structural measures along with the use of modern technologies.