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North East India gets High-Level Committee for water resources management
The Government Constitute a High-Level Committee for proper management of the water resources in North Eastern Region (North East India) chaired by Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar
The Union Government has constituted a high-level committee for proper management of the water resources in the North Eastern Region (NER) today on 4th October 2017.
The Committee would be chaired by the Vice-chairman of Niti Aayog Dr. Rajiv Kumar. This is a sequel to the Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi’s visit to Guwahati in August 2017 to review the flood satiation and relief work in the North Eastern state.
The Committee would mainly be optimising benefits of appropriate water management in the form of hydro-electric power, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, reduced flood damage erosion, inland water transport, forestry, fishery, eco-tourism.
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) will serve as the coordinating point.
The Committee will submit its report, including Plan of Action, by June 2018.
