Highlights:
• Centre releases Rs 125 crore for flood control in Assam
• Programme had been discontinued since 2016
• Funds were released due to the “relentless efforts” of Chief Minister
Union minister for water resources released Rs 125 crore from flood control fund to Assam fiscal.
Assam minister for Water Resource, Government of Assam, Pijush Hazarika thanked Union minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi on 13 May for releasing Rs 125 crore from the Flood Control Fund to the state for the current fiscal.
Assam govt. requested to release more funds
Hajarika requested Shekhawar to release more funds under the scheme in the coming days for taking up more projects to make Assam flood free.
Discontinued programme released this year
The central funds under the programme had been discontinued since 2016 due to anomalies committed by the erstwhile government. The water resources minister stated that the funds were released this year by the Jal Shakti Ministry due to the “relentless efforts” of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
The state government is planning to take up a comprehensive project to create ponds near rivers as part of its measures to control water level in the rivers during the monsoon season.
