Lok Sabha Question No. 4474 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Brahmaputra  Board
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: Partha Pratim Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4474 ANSWERED ON 22.0 3.201 8

## BRAHMAPUTRA BOARD

## 4474. SHRI PARTHA PRATIM RAY

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the aims and objectives of the formation of Brahmaputra Board along with the detai members;

(b) the number of members from West Bengal there in; and

(c) the funds allocated for the said Board and the major activities taken up by it du three years?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL )

(a)The Brahmaputra Board was constituted in 1980 by an Act of Parliament Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980 (No. 46 of 1980) with the objective of planning and integrated implementation of me for control of floods and bank erosion in Brahmaputra Valley and matters connected therewith.

Presently it has Jurisdiction in all North Eastern States including Sikkim and a part of W Bengal falling in Brahmaputra Basin. The Brahmaputra Board consists of 4 full time members -Chairman, Vice - Chairman and General Manager & Financial Adviser to the Board, ex officio 17 part  time  Members representing  7  States  of  the  North  Eastern  Region,  North  Eastern  C concerned Ministries of Government of India namely Water Resource s River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Agriculture, Irrigation, Finance, Power, Transport and Organisations of Go India,  namely  Central  Water  Commission,  Central  Electricity  Authority,  India  Meteo Department and Geological Survey of India, to be appointed by the Central Government.

(b) I n the Brahmaputra Board Act 1980 (No. 46 of 1980) no member was included from the State of West Bengal as initial jurisdiction of Brahmaputra Board had not covered the State of W During th e Year 2005 the jurisdiction of Brahmaputra Board has been extended covering all Eastern  Region  including  Sikkim  and  a  part  of  West  Bengal  Falling  in  Brahmaputra Accordingly, representative from State of West Bengal had been included as sp e ial invitee for the Board meetings.

- (c) Fund allocated for Brahmaputra Board and major activities taken up by it during last are as under -

## Rs. In Crore

|   2014- 15 |   2015- 16 |   2016- 17 |
|------------|------------|------------|
|         80 |      78.31 |      67.61 |

- ( i ) Updating of 8 (eight) Master Plans have been taken up using:
-  Satellite maps of different periods
-  Updated data of hydrology
-  Statistics
-  Modern tools (GIS for preparation of   maps and analysis)
- ( ii ) DPRs of 2 (two) National Projects Noa - Dihing and Kulsi were completed.
- ( iii ) DPRs of 4(four) Drainage Development Schemes (DDS) viz. Kolamonijan, Nelli, Pola a Depota techno - economically cleared
- ( iv ) Mathematical model of 1D model and 2 D model for feasibility studies for channali of river Brahmaputra
- ( v) 4 (four) DDS viz. Barbhag, Amj ur, Jengrai and Jakaichuk were under execution.
- ( vi ) 4(four) Anti -erosion schemes viz.
- (1) Protection of Majuli Island from flood and erosion, Ph -II & III and Additional works for protection of Majuli Island
- (2) Restoration of Dibang & Lohit to their original courses at Dholla -H tighuli, Ph -IV
- (3) Protection of Balat village from erosion of river Umngi in West Khasi Hills Meghalaya
- (4)  Anti - erosion  measures  for  protection  of  areas  under  severe  erosion  in  Kalair Mankachar, Masalapur area in Assam near International Border from erosion of river
- ( vii ) 3 (three) raised Platforms at (1) Tulsimukh (2) Barbalarchar and (3) Satrakanara  i taken up for construction

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