India 2018

Water Resources 533
Tungabhadra Board
The Tungabhadra Board was constituted in 1953. In the discharge of its assigned
functions, the Board exercises powers of a state government. It makes rules for
the conduct of its own business. The Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
and Karnataka provide funds in agreed proportions and also depute staff to
man the various specified posts, as per an agreed proportion.
Upper Yamuna River Board
"Upper Yamuna" refers to the reach of Yamuna from its origin at Yamunotri to
Okhla Barrage at Delhi. It was constituted as the Upper Yamuna River Board
for regulation and supply of water to the basin states. The newly formed State
of Uttrakhand was also subsequently inducted to the Board. Upper Yamuna
River Board is a subordinate office under the Ministry.
Brahmaputra Board
Brahmaputra Board, an autonomous statutory body was set up for planning
and implementation of measures for the management of flood and bank erosion
in the Brahmaputra Valley for the matter connected therewith. The Board stated
functioning with its headquarters at Guwahati from 1982. The jurisdiction of
Brahmaputra Board includes both Brahmaputra and Barak valley and covers
all the states of North Eastern Region, Sikkim and Northern part of West Bengal
falling under Brahmaputra basin. The major functions of the Board are to carry
out survey and investigation and to prepare master plan for control of flood,
bank erosion and improvement of drainage congestion, development and
utilization of water resources of the Brahmaputra and Barak River system for
irrigation, hydro power, navigation and for other beneficial purposes.
Brahmaputra Board has altogether formulated 57 Master Plans and additional
11 Master Plans. The Board had taken up survey and investigation of
multipurpose river valley projects in Brahmaputra and Barak basin and in the
south flowing rivers of Meghalaya. The Board had taken up construction of
Pagladia Project across Pagladia river in Assam for flood moderation to benefit
an area of 40,000 ha, irrigation to 54,160 ha of agricultural land and incidental
power generation of 3 MW. The Board has set up North Eastern Hydraulic and
Allied Research Institute (NEHARI) at Rudreswar in North Guwahati with the
facilities of Hydraulic Laboratory with 4 (four) model trays and 1 (one) flume
besides material testing laboratories (soil, concrete, construction material and
foundation rock).
Brahmaputra Board has also taken up schemes for protection of floods
and bank erosion. On request from Government of Nagaland, protection of
Kushiabil, Durgajan and Nagarjan area, at Dimapur, Nagaland from erosion of
river Dhansiri (South) was completed in 2005-06 and anti-erosion schemes to
protect Mao Clony, Kuki village and Assam Rifles Transit Camp Area from flood
and erosion of river Dhansiri (South) at Dimapur was also completed.
Brahmaputra Board is also entrusted with the task of monitoring of various
schemes undertaken by the state of North Eastern Region including Sikkim