(a) whether the Government is planning to undertake a pilot
project in Assam for early warning system of flood;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government is planning to undertake a pilot
project in Assam for early warning system of flood;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS
AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY):
(a) Yes, Sir.
(b) A pilot project on Flood Early Warning System (FLEWS) has
been taken up in Assam by North Eastern Space Applications Centre
(NESAC) of Department of Space (DOS) since 2009, at the behest of
North Eastern Council (NEC). The pilot project initially covered
Lakhimpur district of Assam and subsequently extended to seven more
districts namely Dhemaji, Barpeta, Nalbari, Baksa, Cachar, Karimganj
and Hailakandi in Assam. The percentage of successful flood alerts
has improved from 25% in 2009 to 75% in 2011. The average lead time
of forecast has also improved from 7 hours in 2009 to 14 hours in 2011.
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), being the main
beneficiary of this project, is actively participating in providing
support with regard to inter-agency data sharing, ground survey and
communication of the flood alerts to the concerned mitigating agencies.
(c) Not applicable.