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| Science & Technology | Posted By: hindtodaynews on:3/29/2012 10:03:50 AM |
Water is a state subject and water resources schemes for conservation and sustainability of rivers are formulated, executed and funded by the State Governments from their own resources and as per their own priorities. The assistance provided by the Central Government is technical, catalytical and promotional in nature.
Brahmaputra Board, a statutory body under the Ministry of Water Resources, has prepared Master Plan for Brahmaputra main stem and all its tributaries after carrying out necessary survey and investigation, for planned development of Brahmaputra river giving due regard to development of irrigation, power, navigation etc. The Master Plan identified specific erosion prone reaches and gave various recommendations for control of flood, erosion, embankment construction, environment, ecology, watershed management and removal of drainage congestion including multipurpose storage dams. In addition to Brahmaputra Main Stem, the Master Plan for other 56 Nos. of Basins/Sub-basins of Brahmaputra & Barak valley have also been taken up by Brahmaputra Board. Out of 57 Nos. of Master Plans, 49 Nos. have been approved by the Government of India and sent to the State Governments for implementation.
For management of flood and erosion of Brahmaputra, the Board has taken up works in Dhola-Hatighuli area and Majuli Island in phased manner under two separate schemes in January 2003 and January 2004 respectively. Amounts of Rs. 49.39 crore and Rs. 100.66 crore have been spent up till February 2012 against the above two schemes respectively. The Physical and financial status of the above two schemes are given below:-
STATUS
OF DHOLLA-HATIGHULI WORKS
(Amount in crore)
|
Phase
|
Date
of start
|
Date
of completion
|
Amount
spent
(in
crore) up to February, 2012
|
Physical
progress upto February, 2012
|
|
Phase-I
|
January,
2003
|
July,
2004
|
10.47
|
100%
|
|
Phase-II
|
February,
2004
|
July,
2004
|
4.16
|
100%
|
|
Phase-III
|
February,
2007
|
July,
2007
|
8.58
|
100%
|
|
Phase-IV
|
June,
2009
|
Targeted
for 2012
|
26.18
|
48.09
%
|
|
|
|
Total
|
49.39
|
|
STATUS
OF ANTI EROSION &
FLOOD CONTROL WORKS OF MAJULI ISLAND
(Amount
in crore)
|
SL.
No.
|
Name
of Scheme
|
Date
of start
|
Date
of completion
|
Financial
progress (upto February, 2012)
|
Physical progress
(upto February,
2012)
|
|
1
|
Immediate
measures for protection of Majuli Island
|
January,
2004
|
February,
2005
|
5.92
|
100%
|
|
2
|
Protection
of Majuli Island, Phase-I
|
March,
2005
|
April,
2011
|
53.34
|
100%
|
|
3
|
Emergent
work for Protection of Majuli Island
|
April,
2008
|
September,
2008
|
4.62
|
100%
|
|
4
|
Protection
of Majuli Island, Phase-II & Phase-III
|
March,
2009
|
Targeted
in March, 2014
|
36.78
|
35.89
%
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
100.66
|
|
In addition to the above, the Central Government is providing financial assistance to the Government of Assam for mitigation of flood & erosion in Brahmaputra River through flood management & anti-erosion works under a state sector scheme namely, “Flood Management Programme” (FMP). During XI Five Year Plan, 100 Flood management works with a total cost of Rs. 996.14 crore (Central Share: Rs. 896.5 crore) from State of Assam are being provided central assistance under FMP. Central Assistance amounting to Rs. 690.77 crore has been released to the State Government of Assam upto 23.03.2012. Out of these 100 schemes, 74 works have been physically completed by the Government of Assam as on 31.01.2012.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Water Resources & Minority Affairs Shri Vincent H. Pala in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.