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Directs for submission of detailed case study in 20 days
JAMMU, APRIL 02 – Minister
for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today chaired a
meeting to discuss the finalization of DPR for Phase-II of ‘comprehensive
flood management plan works on river Jhelum and its tributaries’.
Secretary, PHE, I&FC Department M Raju, Chief
Engineer, I&FC Jammu K K Mangotra, Chief Engineer, I&FC Kashmir M.M
Shahnawaz, Chief Engineer, IBO CWC Chandigarh Atul Jain, Director, M&A CWC
Jammu Kamlesh Jain and other senior officers of the department were present in
the meeting.
During the meeting, in depth discussions were held
on all components of the flood management plan so as to mitigate the dangers
that may arise due to rise in the level of water in Jhelum.
The comprehensive flood management plan works on
river Jhelum and its tributaries is being executed under the Prime Minister’s
Development Plan which includes works pertaining to flood protection,
anti-erosion, widening of river, raising of embankments, re-sectioning,
desilting and dredging of the river. It includes various immediate, short term
and long-term measures to reduce the risk of floods in the river.
For Phase-II of the project, Rs. 1684.60 crore have
been approved under PMDP which includes central assistance of Rs. 1179.22 crore
and state share of Rs. 505.38 crore.
Regarding the progress on formulation of DPR, the
Minister was informed that mathematical model study of the river was done by
CWPRS, Pune. A team of CWC officers also conducted site visits of the river and
recommended that the flood discharge carrying capacity of the river Jhelum
should be improved to 60,000 cusecs from Sangam to Padshahibagh, it was
informed.
Taking note of various pertinent points raised in
the meeting, the Minister directed the officers to submit the detailed case
study within 20 days so
that DPR for Phase-II can be prepared and work be started this year.
