Union Minister of State Nityanand Rai
The central government has allowed the implementation of the National Glastic Outbst Flood (GSOF) Risk Mitigation Project in four states Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. For this, the central government will spend Rs 150 crore. In the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), the central government will give Rs 135 crore, while the state governments will have to pay Rs 15 crore. Union Minister of State Nityanand Rai announced this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. According to the information, there are about 7500 glacial lakes in the Indian Himalayan region and the NDMA has finalized the list of 189 high -risk glacial bails for mitigation measures to reduce the danger arising from them.
Many agencies involved in this mission
The Central Water Commission, Geological Survey of India, North Eastern Space Application Center, Indian Army, ITBP and an international agencies including the Central Water Commission, Indian Army, ITBP and an international agencies are involved in making the scheme a success and implementing the program. For Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, work is being done on implementing a separate program on the same lines. According to the information, the purpose of this program is to assess the detailed technical threat and establish the early warning system.
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