Flood Management Programme

Devastation by floods is a recurrent annual phenomenon in India. Almost every year, some or the other part of the country is affected by floods. Floods cause enormous damage to life, property-public and private, and disruptions to infrastructure, besides psychological and emotional instability amongst the people.

Government of India has also been assisting the flood prone states in flood management and anti-erosion works for critical reaches, by providing financial assistance to the state Governments through a number of centrally sponsored schemes.

In order to provide financial assistance to the State Governments for undertaking flood management works in critical areas a state sector scheme, namely, “Flood Management Programme” (FMP) was launched by Ministry of Water Resources under Central Plan

FMP During XII Plan

Flood Management Programme (FMP) during XII Plan for providing central assistance to States to the extent of Rs. 10,000 crore for taking up works related to river management, flood control, anti-erosion, drainage development, flood proofing works, restoration of damaged flood management works, anti-sea erosion and catchment area treatment.

Flood Forecasting

Flood forecasting has been recognized as one of the most important, reliable and cost-effective non-structural measures for flood management. Recognizing the crucial role it can play, Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water Resources has set up a network of forecasting stations covering all important flood prone interstate rivers. The forecasts issued by these stations are used to alert the Public and to enable the administrative and engineering agencies of the States/UT's to take appropriate measures.

State-wise Distribution of Flood Forecast Stations of Central water Commission

Source: WRMIN