The 19th meeting of the Ganga Flood Control Board was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Thursday under the chairmanship of Union Minister of Jal Shakti C R Patil, according to the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti statement reported by ANI. West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari was among those who attended.
Source: ANI via LatestLY
The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State Ram Nath Thakur, NITI Aayog Member K. 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 and senior Central and state officials, Devdiscourse reported.
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Punah Bharan App and a Restructured Commission
During the meeting, 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 app aims to facilitate the scientific identification of suitable locations for artificial groundwater recharge interventions.
Source: ANI via LatestLY
The Board deliberated on the revised mandate and restructuring of the Ganga Flood Control Commission, including strengthening basin-level flood management planning, appraisal of flood management schemes, river morphology and sedimentation studies, and development of a Flood Management Information System. The revised arrangements are expected to improve coordination, technical appraisal and timely decision-making.
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Discussions also covered preparation of risk-based basin Master Plans, assessment of the adequacy of waterways and ventways under bridges, improving the quality of Detailed Project Reports, timely implementation of flood management projects and the use of modern technologies in flood management, the Ministry stated.
Source: Devdiscourse