GANGA FLOOD CONTROL COMMISSION
- It was established in 1972 with its headquarters at Patna.
- The Commission has been assigned the task of preparing comprehensive plans for flood management of the river systems in the Ganga basin, phasing/ sequencing of programme of implementation, monitoring, performance evaluation of various flood management schemes.
- The Commission is headed by a Chairman with two full time Members and other supporting officers and staff.
FARAKKA BARRAGE PROJECT
- The Farakka Barrage Project was commissioned in 1975 for preservation & maintenance of the Calcutta Port and for increasing the navigation depth of the Bhagirathi-Hooghly waterway.
- The Farakka Barrage Project comprises of 2255m long barrage across river Ganga at Farakka in Murshidabad district of West Bengal; a canal head regulator at Farakka for diverting water to Feeder Canal; 38.38 km long Feeder Canal and Jangipur Barrage at river Bhagirathi-Hooghly system.
SARDAR SAROVAR CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- SSCAC was constituted in 1980 by the Government of India in accordance with the directives of the Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (NWDT) with a view to ensure efficient, economical and early execution of Unit-I (Dam and Appurtenant works) and Unit-III (Hydro-power works) of the Sardar Sarovar Project.
- The officers of the departments like Water Resources, Irrigation, Power, Finance and Revenue etc. concerned with the construction of the project, of the four party states Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh along with concerned officers from Government of India and the Narmada Control Authority are members of the committee.
- The secretariat of the committee is located in Vadodara and it has a full time secretary.
BAN SAGAR CONTROL BOARD
- It was set up by the Government of India through a resolution in 1976. The resolution was amended in 1990.
- The resolution was in accordance with an agreement reached between the Governments of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in 1973 for sharing the waters of river Sone and the cost of the Bansagar dam.
- Bansagar Control Board was setup with a view to ensure the efficient, economical and early execution of Bansagar dam including all connected works in Madhya Pradesh.
