Context: 

The Union Cabinet approves the  Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) for a period of additional  five years.

Flood Management and Border Areas Programme: Key Highlights

• The programme was approved with a total budget of Rs. 4,100 crore for a period of 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
• The Scheme will incentivise  States that  implement flood plain zoning, recognised as an effective non-structural measure for flood management. 

Flood Management and Border Areas Programme

• About: It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme whereby the Government of India provides technical guidance and financial assistance to State Governments and supports their efforts in Flood management and control.

• Objectives:

  • To save  towns, villages, industrial establishments, communication links, agricultural fields, infrastructure, etc. from the devastation caused by floods and erosion. 
    • The catchment area treatment works will help in the reduction of sediment load into rivers. 
• Nodal Ministry: Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Jal Shakti
• Launch: It was launched  during the XI five year plan (2007-2012)

• Components: 

The Flood Management and Border Areas Programme has two components – 

• • Flood Management Programme (FMP): Central assistance in the ratio 90 (centre): 10 (state)  for Special Category States and 60::40 for General states will be provided for taking up critical works related to flood control, anti-erosion, drainage development and anti-sea erosion, etc
    • Under this component 522 projects are taken up out of which 427 projects have been completed providing area benefit of 4.99 mha.

  • River Management and Border Areas (RMBA): 

    • It is a 100% centrally funded component. 
    • It will include hydrological observations and flood forecasting on common border rivers and also an investigation of water resources projects in neighbouring countries, pre-construction activities for water resources projects on common border rivers, and activities of the Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC).
    • The works also protect important installations of security agencies, border outposts, etc.  along the border rivers from flood and erosion. 

News source: PIB