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(b) Flood plan Zoning Rs. 32 crore and
(c) Flood proofing Rs. 440 crore.
The following projections have been considered in the flood management sector:
(i) The Government of India reaches a memorandum of understanding with the
Nepalese-Government in March 1988. Under the agreement it was proposed to set-
up 45 hydrological and hydrometerological stations in Nepal for issuing flood
forecasts for Nepal and India. The joint reconnaissance teams identified 15 of these
sites and the required equipment for these stations were procured and transferred
to the Nepalese Government. Reconnaissance survey for seven more stations was
also done during May 1990.
(ii) The work of extension of flood forecasting network in the Brahmanputra and the
Barak River Basins was given priority and include in the Action Plan of the Ministry
of Water Resources Survey for seven more stations would be operational during
1991 flood season.
(iii) Real time data acquisition and In flow forecasting system using latest metero
burust communication system for Krishna, Mahanadi and Chambal basin under
the Dam Safety and Rehabilitation Programme was prepared and discussed with
the World Bank.
(iv) Under a French Collaboration Progrmme, the River Baitarni was also proposed to
be modernised for data acquisition as well as forecasting in the country.Ganga Flood Control Commission
Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna, established in April 1972, is primarily concerned
with the preparation of a comprehensive plan for flood control in the Ganga basin and
arranging its implementation in coordinated manner through the states in the basin. The
commission, Anti-Water-Logging-Erosion and Anti-Erosion Schemes estimated to cost Rs.
lakh each or more in the Basin
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DROUGHT PRONE AREAS PROGRAMME
The Drought-Prone Areas Programme was initiated as an Integrated Area Development
Programme in 1973. The programme was conceived as a long-term measure for restoration
of ecological balance and optimum utilisation of land, water, livestock and human resources
to mitigate the effects of ‘The drought in and ‘The drought prone areas’. The programme has
three basic objectives:
(i) To conserve, develop and harness land and other natural resources including rainfall
with a view to improving and restoring ecological balance,
(ii) To minimise adverse effects of drought on crops and livestock production through
integrated development of land, water resources, and adoption of appropriate technology,
(iii) To ultimately achieve drought proofing of the project area through integrating and
dovetailing activities under this programme with State Sectoral Plans and Special