December 15, 2025 4:25 PM
Centre emphasises sediment management over desilting for river flood control: Jal Shakti Minister
The Union government has underscored that large-scale desilting of rivers is not a technically viable long-term solution for flood control and has instead focused on reducing silt generation through scientific and environmentally sensitive approaches, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. In a written reply, Minister of Jal Shakti C R Patil said the Ministry has issued a National Framework on Sediment Management (NFSM) in October 2022 to guide comprehensive and holistic management of sediment...