Flood Management and Border Areas Programme | 22 Feb 2024

The Union Cabinet, has approved the continuation of the centrally sponsored Scheme, "Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)," proposed by the Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR), for the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26.

FMBAP includes two components: Flood Management Programme (FMP) and River Management and Border Areas (RMBA).
FMP component for flood control, anti-erosion, drainage development, and anti-sea erosion works.
- Funding pattern:
  - 90% (Centre): 10% (State) for Special Category States (8 North-Easter States and Hilly States of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UT of Jammu & Kashmir).
  - 60% (Centre): 40% (State) for General/Non-Special Category States.
RMBA component (100% central assistance) focuses on flood control, anti-erosion works, and safeguards security installations on border rivers, including joint water projects with neighbouring countries.
The Scheme incentivizes states to implement flood-plain zoning, an effective flood management measure.
- Flood-plain zoning designates areas prone to flooding and dictates permissible developments to minimise damage during floods.