FLOOD
CONTROL SCHEMES IN ASSAM
LOK SABHA
The Government of
India has been extending Central Loan Assistance to the State
Government of Assam for flood control schemes since 1974-75 till
1999-2000 in the form of loan and grants upto March 2000 and a
total amount of Rs. 401.03 crores has been provided. Further,
additional central assistance of Rs. 10 crore was provided to
Assam by the Planning Commission during 2001-2002. An amount of
Rs. 49 crore from 1998-99 till 2001-2002 has also been released
under Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources out of which amount
of Rs. 30 crore is reported to have been utilised by the State
Government and release of next instalment of funds would be considered
after receipt of utilisation certificate and quarterly progress
report on the implementation of these schemes by the State Government.
Flood Management
being a State subject, the flood control schemes are planned,
funded and executed by the State Government themselves out of
their own resources as per their own priorities. The assistance
rendered by Central Government are technical, catalytical and
promotional in nature.
A Centrally Sponsored
Scheme is also under formulation for providing central assistance
to the North-Eastern States including Assam for implementing critical
flood control schemes during 10th Five Year Plan.
This information
was given by the Union Minister of State for Water Resources,
Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty in a written reply to a question from
Shri M. K. Subba in the Lok Sabha today.
