Cabinet approves Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP) for the period 2021-26

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Last Updated24/02/2024

'Recently, the Union Cabinet has given the nod for the extension of the “Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)”
The total budget of Rs. 4,100 crores over a span of 5 years from 2021-22 to 2025-26.

Flood Management Programme (FMP):
- This involves central assistance to State Governments for crucial projects related to flood control, anti-erosion measures, drainage development, and anti-sea erosion efforts.
River Management and Border Areas (RMBA):
- This facet focuses on flood control and anti-erosion initiatives along common border rivers with neighboring countries.
- It includes hydrological observations, flood forecasting, and activities related to the investigation and pre-construction phases of joint water resources projects with neighboring countries.
- The central government provides 100% assistance for this component.

The funding pattern differs based on the state category.
Special Category States receive funding in the ratio of 90% (Centre) to 10% (State),
General/Non-Special Category States follow a 60% (Centre) to 40% (State) funding pattern.
The RMBA component not only addresses flood and erosion issues but also safeguards critical installations of security agencies and border outposts along the border rivers.
The scheme includes provisions for incentivizing states that implement flood plain zoning, recognized as an effective non-structural measure for flood management.

The approval of this program is crucial, for escalating frequency and intensity of extreme weather events in recent years due to the anticipated impact of climate change.
The situation is expected to worsen, leading to increased challenges in managing floods in terms of their extent, intensity, and frequency.''