This File was last Updated/Modified: November 03 2014 12:24:54.Working Group for the formulation of Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007).

Flood Control Programme

Dated 20th November 2000

Composition:

1.	Sh. R. Rangachari, Former Member, CWC and fanner Prof., Centre for Policy Research New Delhi	Chairman
2.	Adviser (W.R). Planning Commission	Member
3.	Vce-Chairman. Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati	Member
4.	Chairman, Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna	Member
5.	Joint Secretary, Natural Disaster Management, Deptt. of Agriculture and Cooperation Ministry of Agriculture	Member
6.	Commissioner (ER), Ministry of Water Resources	Member
7.	A representative of Deptt. of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forests.	Member
8.	Joint Secretary (Soil Conservation), Deptt. of Agriculture and Coop. Ministry of Agriculture	Member

State Irrigation/Water Resources/Waterways/Flood Control Secretary of

9.	Andhra Pradesh	Member
10.	Assam	Member
11.	Bihar	Member
12.	Kerala	Member
13.	Punjab	Member
14.	Uttar Pradesh	Member
15.	West Begal	Member
16.	Dr. K. Prabhakttra Raya, Savirirayalu Street, Pondicherry- 605001	Member
17.	Member (KM). C.W.C, New Delhi	Member- Secretary

Non-Official

1.	Sh. A.D. Mobile, Former Chairman, CWC, 131C, Sector IV, Pushpa Vihar, New Delhi-110016.	Member
2.	Sh. N.V.V. Char. Former Commissioner (ER) Ministry of Water Resources, A-12 C, Munirka DDA Flats, New Delhi-110067	Member
3.	Sh. B. P. Das, Former Chief Adviser, WR. Orissa, 717, Shaheed Nagar, Bhubaneshwar - 751007.	Member
4.	Shri A. S. Kapoor, Former Chairman Indira Gandhi Nahar Board	Member

Terms of reference :

1. To review the Ninth Five Year Plan physical and financial performance of the sector Central and Statewide.
2. To review the performance of embankments constructed as a flood control measure and to suggest modification, if needed, in the planning, design and management of embankments.
3. To suggest appropriate strategy and formulate year-wise proposals for the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007) target-wise and investment-wise, indicating the priorities.
4. To review the present mode of funding including earmarking for completion of projects expeditiously. To examine the scope for raising additional financial resources for flood protection works. To recommend financial norms for the O and M of the created assets.
5. To suggest measures for stabilization of the benefits resulting from schemes implemented under the Sector.
6. To review the existing data availability and suggest measures to improve the data collection, storage and retrieval process.
7. To assess the employment potential in the Tenth Plan and requirements and training needs of various categories of personnel needed for the sector in the Plan period.
8. To prepare a S and T Plan for the Sector.
9. To review the action taken by the States and Ministry of Water Resources on the implementation of the recommendations of the RBA and to identify specific items for action in the Tenth Plan.

The Working Group may co-opt a Member(s) as may be required.

Expenditure of the Members on TA/DA in connection -with the meetings of the Working Group will be borne by the respective Departments/Ministries/Organisations. Expenditure in respect of non-official Members will be borne by the Planning Commission as per rules and regulations of TA/DA as applicable to Group "A" Officers of the Government of India.

The working group shall sumit its final report to the Planning Commission by 31^st March, 2001.