New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI): Union Minister of Jal Shakti C. R. Patil chaired the nineteenth assembly of the Ganga Flood Control Board (GFCB) in New Delhi on Thursday, the place the Board deliberated on strengthening basin-level flood administration, enhancing venture implementation and adopting trendy applied sciences to deal with flood-related challenges throughout the Ganga Basin.
The assembly was held at Bharat Mandapam and attended by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ram Nath Thakur, NITI Aayog Member Ok. V. Raju, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary, Uttar Pradesh Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, representatives of the Ganga Basin States, senior Central and State authorities officers, and representatives of involved companies.
During the assembly, Patil launched the Punah Bharan Mobile App, developed by the Bhaskaracharya National Institute for Space Applications and Geo-informatics in collaboration with the National Water Mission. The software goals to facilitate the scientific identification of appropriate places for synthetic groundwater recharge interventions.
The Board additionally deliberated on the revised mandate and restructuring of the Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC), with a deal with strengthening basin-level flood administration planning, appraisal of flood administration schemes, river morphology and sedimentation research, and improvement of a Flood Management Information System (FMIS).
Discussions through the assembly additionally centered on making ready risk-based basin Master Plans, assessing the adequacy of waterways and ventways below bridges, enhancing the standard of Detailed Project Reports (DPRs), guaranteeing well timed implementation of flood administration initiatives and making use of trendy applied sciences to deal with flood-related challenges.
The contributors emphasised the necessity for stronger coordination amongst Central Ministries, State Governments and different stakeholders, notably in addressing points associated to river morphology, drainage congestion, infrastructure improvement and flood resilience.
The significance of recent survey methods, sound technical investigations, acquiring applicable statutory clearances and resolving bottlenecks in venture implementation promptly was additionally highlighted through the deliberations.
The Ganga Flood Control Board was constituted by the Government of India on April 18, 1972, to facilitate coordinated planning and implementation of measures to deal with flooding, erosion and drainage issues within the Ganga Basin.
Chaired by the Union Minister of Jal Shakti, the Board contains representatives of the involved Central Ministries and Chief Ministers of the Ganga Basin States or their representatives. The Chairman of the Ganga Flood Control Commission serves as its Member Secretary.
The Board offers an institutional platform for strengthening Centre-State cooperation and coordinating flood administration measures throughout the Ganga Basin.
The deliberations sought to strengthen inter-State coordination, evaluate ongoing initiatives and discover approaches to enhance flood administration planning and implementation throughout the Ganga Basin. (ANI)