The proposal of Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DOwR, RD & GR), under centrally sponsored Scheme, i.e. Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP), has been approved by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a total budget of Rs. 4,100 crores for a period of 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The Scheme has the provision of incentivizing the states which implement flood plain zoning, recognized as an effective non-structural measure for flood management.
The Union Government has decided that it is desirable to supplement the efforts of the state governments in flood management, encouraging promotion and adoption of modern technology and innovative approaches. The increased incidence of extreme events has been witnessed during last few years impacting the climate change and situation may also further aggravate in times to come exacerbating problem of floods in terms of extent, intensity and frequency. The works implemented under River Management Activities & works related to Border Areas (RMBA) component also protect important installations of security agencies, border out-posts, etc. along the border rivers from flood and erosion.
The Scheme has two components:
Under the Flood Management Programme (FMP) component of FMBAP with an outlay of Rs. 2940 crore, central assistance will be provided to state governments for taking up critical works related to flood control, anti-erosion, drainage development and anti-sea erosion. The pattern of funding to be followed is 90% (Centre): 10% (State) for Special Category States (8 North-Easter States and Hilly States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UT of Jammu & Kashmir) and 60% (Centre):40% (State) for General/ Non-Special Category States.
Under River Management and Border Areas (RMBA) component of FMBAP with an outlay of Rs. 1160 crore, flood control and anti-erosion works on common border rivers with neighbouring countries including hydrological observations and flood forecasting, and investigation & pre-construction activities of joint water resources projects (with neighbouring countries) on common border rivers will be taken up with 100% central assistance.
