Disaster Mitigation and Capacity Building Projects Approved

• 26 Jul 2024

On July 25th, 2024, a High-Level Committee chaired by the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, along with the Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister, and Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, approved several disaster mitigation and capacity-building projects for various states. The meeting took place in New Delhi.

Key Points

• The Committee considered a total of nine proposals for funding from National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) and National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to combat Urban Flooding in six cities, to mitigate Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in 4 Hill states and to strengthen Fire Services in 3 states.
• The committee also considered a proposal to implement Yuva Aapda Mitra Scheme in all the 28 states.
• The Committee approved six project proposals in the states of Telangana, Gujarat, Karnataka, West Bengal and Maharashtra for Urban Flood Management in six metro cities, namely Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Pune.
• HLC also approved three project proposals under the scheme for “Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the states” for the Assam, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
• The Committee also approved a project proposal for GLOF risk mitigation for the states of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.