New Delhi:
A high -level committee (HLC), chaired by the Interior Minister of the Union, Amit Shah, approved RS 3,027.86 million rupees for disaster mitigation projects in several states.
The Committee, which includes the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Minister of Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the Vice President of Niti Aayog as members, reviewed proposals for mitigation projects related to the safety of rays in 50 prone districts 49 prone districts To drought in 12 states, all to be financed by the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF), according to an official statement.
The Committee approved a project for catalytic assistance to the 12 most prone states to drought at a total cost of RS 2,022.16 million rupees, with a central participation of RS 1.2 billion rupees.
The 12 states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
In addition, the Committee approved a mitigation project focused on lightning safety in 10 states, with a total disbursement of RS 186.78 million rupees. The covered states are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Western Bengala.
The Committee also approved a scheme for the management of forest fire risk, aimed at 144 high priority districts in 19 states, with a total disbursement of RS 818.92 million rupees.
The central participation of the NDMF and NDRF will be RS 690.63 million rupees. The main objective of this scheme is to transform forest fire management in India strengthening and supporting critical activities for the prevention and mitigation of forest fires.
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To comply with the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a disaster resistant, the Ministry of Interior, under the guidance of the Interior Minister, has implemented several initiatives aimed at improving disaster management in the country, the statement said.
The Modi government has taken multiple measures to minimize the loss of lives and property during disasters by strengthening the disaster risk reduction system in India.
Before these proposals, the HLC had approved the financial assistance of the NDMF for other projects, including the mitigation of urban flood risks in seven main cities with a total disbursement of RS 3,075.65 million rupees, Glof risk management in four states with a total disbursement of RS 150 million rupees. and mitigation of landslide risks in 15 states with a total disbursement of 1,000 million rupees.
In addition, more than RS 24,981 million rupees have already been released to states during the current financial year. This includes RS 17,479.60 million rupees of the Disaster Response State (SDRF) to 27 states, RS 4,808.30 million rupees of the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to 18 states, RS 1,973.55 million rupees of the fund State disaster mitigation (SDMF) to 13 states, and RS 719.72 million rupees of the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF) to 8 states, added the statement.
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