Patna: A high-level committee convened by the central government to address the persistent issue of floods in Bihar held a meeting with Bihar Water Resources Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and other officials. The committee discussed various flood mitigation measures being implemented in the state by the Center.
The Water Resources Department stated that the committee, comprising five members, engaged in fruitful discussions with the minister and senior department officials regarding ongoing and proposed projects for flood management. The committee also deliberated on issues like river de-siltation and the construction of dams to alleviate flooding.
In attendance were Bihar ministers Ashok Choudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav. Earlier in the day, the committee members met with Sanjay Jha, JD(U)’s working president and former WRD minister in the state, whose initiative led to the formation of the committee by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Published on 05 July 2024, 18:00 IST