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Minister for Irrigation and Civil Supplies N. Uttam Kumar Reddy said that a dedicated nodal bureau volition beryllium constituted for Flood Plain Zoning successful Telangana, and assured that the archetypal stream stretches for demarcation - on with mapping of susceptible pockets - volition beryllium identified earlier the upcoming monsoon. Underscoring the request for desiltation of irrigation projects, helium sought enactment from some the Central Water Commission (CWC) and the Ministry of Jal Shakti.
Inaugurating a store connected Flood Plain Zoning for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, organised by the Krishna and Godavari Basin Organisation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, astatine MCHRD, connected Wednesday, helium presented a elaborate roadmap to code the recurring floods and the extended devastation they origin successful the State. He recalled respective past floods that had resulted successful immense loss.
Stating that each flood is antithetic and requires due planning, helium remarked that floods are “not simply an enactment of quality — they are a reflector reflecting our ain neglect,” referring to decades of encroachment connected floodplains, filling of wetlands, narrowing of channels and blockage of earthy drainage systems.
Calling the Musi River Rejuvenation Project 1 of the astir ambitious municipality stream restoration initiatives successful the country, the Minister emphasised that the replicable exemplary would assistance code akin challenges successful dense municipality areas. He noted that conscionable 5 days ago, the Detailed Project Plans for Phase 1 of the Musi Riverfront Development were unveiled. The task afloat incorporates the CWC Flood Plain Zoning guidelines and demarcates Protected and Regulatory Zones on the Musi corridor.
He outlined Telangana’s preparedness to tackle the concern done peculiar measures including table-top exercises, mock drills, GIS mapping and forecasting upgrades. He appealed to policymakers, academicians, startups, manufacture stakeholders and communities to articulation hands successful this endeavour.
