Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 8: The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change has released the Detailed Project Reports (DPR) prepared by Indian Council of Forestry, Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun for Rejuvenation of 13 major rivers including Chenab and Jhelum in Jammu and Kashmir and Ravi whose water is shared by J&K and Punjab.
Other rivers include Sutlej, Beas, Luni, Yamuna, Mahanadi, Brahmaputra, Narmada, Godavari, Krishna and Cauvery.
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey during a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Jhelum’s treatment areas as per DPR has been mentioned as 80.85 square kilometres, Chenab’s 91.07 kilometres and Ravi’s 88.23 square kilometres.
“The programme interventions include tree plantation, soil and moisture conservation works in the catchment area and river front development to increase green cover and carbon sink, reduce silt load & flooding and enhance ground water recharge etc., besides generating employment,” the Minister said.
He said the total financial requirement to the 13 DPRs for five years is Rs. 19,342.62 crore under four major components viz implementation of Forestry interventions, strengthening knowledge management and National Capacity Development, maintenance phase including scaling up and replication of successful models, and National Coordination for Forestry Interventions and River Conservation.
The DPRs have been shared with concerned State Governments for implementation with multi-departmental participation, the Minister’s written reply said.
It said the State Forest Departments together with concerned Departments namely Agricultural & Horticulture Department, Urban Municipal Bodies, Department of Rural Development etc. are envisaged to implement the DPRs with the funding sources under various Central and State Government schemes.
While Chenab river falls in Jammu, Jhelum is in Kashmir. Water of river Ravi is shared jointly in Kathua district of Jammu and Punjab.
Rest of the rivers fall in other States of the country.
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