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Annual Report 2017-18 Annual Report: 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-18 BRAHMAPUTRA BOARD BASISTHA, GUWAHATI 1 Annual Report: 2017-18 2I Annual Report: 2017-18 ANNUAL REPORT OF BRAHMAPUTRA BOARDFOR THE YEAR 2017-18 CONTENT Chapter – I General Page No 1.1 Brahmaputra Valley and its flood problems; establishment of Board’s 89-97 office, giving th e list of the members of the Board, number of Board’s meetings held and organisational set-up of the Board 1.2 Establishment of Brahmaputra Board and its Functions 97-98 1.3 High Powered Review Board Meeting 98 1.4 Meetings of Brahmaputra Board 99 1.5 Standing Committee of Brahmaputra Board 99 1.6 Meeting of Advisory Committee of NEHARI 99 1.7 Organizational set up of Brahmaputra Board 99 Chapter -II General Review 2.1 Administration and Organization 108 2.2 Finance, Accounts and Audit 108 2.3 Review in progress of works during 2017-18 109-112 Chapter -III Review of progress in preparation of Master Plan; Survey and Investigation; execution, maintenance and operation of multipurpose dams and other works; drawing up of standards and specific ations for construction, operation and maintenance of dams; phased programme for construction by State Governments of all dams and other projects/ schemes incorporated in Master Plan 3.1 Progress of Survey and Investigation and Preparation of Master Plan s, 113 Detailed Project Reports (DPR) for Drainage Development Schemes and DPRs of Multi-Purpose Projects 3.1.1 Preparation of Master Plan 113-114 3.1.2 Current assignment for preparation of Master Plan 114 3.2 Drainage Development Schemes (DDS) 114-118 3.3 Survey and Investigation of Water Resources Projects 118-121 3.4 Construction Activities 122 3.4.1 Pagladiya Dam Project 122 3.4.2 Construction of Raised Platforms 122-123 3.4.3 North Eastern Hydraulic & Allied Research Institute 123-124 3.5 Flood Management and Anti -erosion Schemes(Implementation of 124 Anti-erosion measures) 3.5.1 Anti-erosion measures completed 124 3.5.2. Implementation of Anti-erosion measures underway 125-129 3.6 Monitoring of Schemes under Flood Management Programme of 129-130 Government of India 3.7 Review of the Brahmaputra Board Act ,1980 130 Chapter -IV Non -field Activities of the Brahmaputra Board during the year 2017-18 4.1 Complaint Committee on Sexual Harassment and Gender Justice 131 4.2 Vigilance and Disciplinary cases 131 4.3 Participation in Seminar/ Symposium/ Workshop / Training 132 4.4 Progressive use of Hindi 132-133 4.5 Formulation of Citizen’s Charter 134 4.6 Implementation of Right to Information Act-2005 (RTI) 134 4.7 Observance of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan 134 3II Annual Report: 2017-18 Chapter -V Activities on Persons with Disabilities 5.1 Implementation of various provisions of persons with disabilities 137 5.2 The details of sanctioned posts and the number of persons with 137 disabilities in various posts in group ‘A’, ‘B’, and ‘C’ against 3% vacancies Chapter - VI Important Meetings during the year 201 7-18 6.1 .1 Meeting of High Powered Review Board of Brahmaputra Board 138 6. 1.2 Brahmaputra Board Meetings 138-140 6. 1.3 Standing Committee of Brahmaputra Board Meetings 140 6. 2 Important meetings/events attended by Chairman/Vice-Chairman, 141 Brahmaputra Board during the year 2017-8 Chapter - VII Annual Accounts and Audit by C&AG Office 7.1 Statement of Accounts 142-164 7.2 Significant Accounting Policies and Notes on Accounts 165-167 7.3 Separate Audit Report on the Accounts of the Brahmaputra Board for 168-172 the year 2017-18 7.4 Balance Sheet of Brahmaputra Board Contributory Provident Fund 173-175 Trust LIST OF ANNEXURES Annexure Title Page No. No. I Composition of the Brahmaputra Board 176-177 II Composition of the High Powered Review Board 178 III Organizational Chart of Brahmaputra Board 179 IV Statement of Regular Sanctioned Strength and numbers of 180-181 Officers/Staff in position along with the status of SC, ST, OBC and PH as on 31.03.2018 V List of Officer and Staff undergone 182-184 Training/Seminar/Workshop during 2017-18 VI List of Officers on deputation to other organization 185 VII RTI Annual Return Information System for the year 2017-18 186 VIII Status of Master Plans 187 IX Status of Drainage Development Schemes 188 X Status of Multipurpose Projects 189 II4I Annual Report: 2017-18 LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND PLATES Sl. No. Description Page No 1 Jurisdiction Map of Brahmaputra Board 100 Bank pitching works by geobags- protection of Masalabari International boarder (Dhubri, Assam) 2 101 Retirement bund - protection of Mankachar, Kalair-alga scheme rd th 63 Special meeting of Brahmaputra Board held on 11 April, 2017 at Guwahati 3 102 Release of Study Report 1 D model for ‘ Beta-Test’ on by IIT-Guwahati at Kaziranga by Hon’ble Union Minister of WR,RD&GR on 30.12.2017 4 Execution of Jengrai DDS, Majuli (24.03.2018) 103 64 th meeting of Brahmaputra Board held on 29.06.2017 at HQ of Brahmaputra Board 5 104 65 th Meeting of Brahmaputra Board held on 26.12.2017(adjourned) Laying of RCC Porcupines at Majuli Island (16.03.2018) 6 105 Casting of RCC Porcupine at Neematighat (Jorhat) on 28.02.2018 1st Official Language Conference at Guwahati organized by Brahmaputra Board on 07.11.2017 7 106 Opening ceremony of Vigilance awareness week 2017 8 Spur No. 2 completed during 2017-18 at Majuli 107 9 Observation of Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan 135-136 IV5 Annual Report: 2017-18 GLOSSARY FOR ABBREVIATIONS AND UNITS ABBREVIATIONS CWC Central Water Commission DPR Detailed Project Report DDS Drainage Development Scheme IMD India Meteorological Department GoI Government of India MoWR,RD&GR Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation SFC Standing Finance Committee EFC Expenditure Finance Committee NHPC National Hydroelectric Power Corporation NEEPCO North Eastern Electric Power Corporation EIA Environmental Impact Assessment R&R Rehabilitation & Resettlement EMP Environmental Management Plan MPP Multipurpose Project CEA Central Electricity Authority SoI Survey of India NOC No Objection Certificate GSI Geological Survey of India NE North Eastern NER North Eastern Region NEC North Eastern Council NEHARI North Eastern Hydraulic & Allied Research Institute CWPRS Central Water & Power Research Station CSMRS Central Soil & Material Research Station NH National Highway BTC Bodoland Territorial Council B & B Brahmaputra & Barak PAFs Project Affected Families PAP Project Affected People PH Physically Handicapped SC Scheduled Caste ST Scheduled Tribe 6V Annual Report: 2017-18 UNITS Cumec Cubic Meter per Second Cusec Cubic Feet per Second ha Hectare MW Mega Watt m Metre sqkm Square Kilometre ham Hectare metre km Kilometer Rs. Rupees Rupees ft. Feet Cu.m Cubic Meter M. ha Million Hectares BCM Billion Cubic Meter V7I Annual Report: 2017-18 Chapter– I General: Brahmaputra Valley and its flood problems; establishment of Board’s office, giving the list of the members of the Board, number of Board’s meetings held and organisational set-up of the Board 1.1 Brahmaputra and Barak Valleys and the Rivers of Tripura 1.1.1 Brahmaputra Valley and its flood problems Brahmaputra, a trans-boundary river is one of the mightiest rivers of Asia. River Brahmaputra is called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. It emerges from Angsi Glacier, on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County in southwestern part of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) at an altitude of 4877 m. It flows through southern Tibet in easterly direction for a considerable length, at an average height of 4000 m. At its easternmost point of the reach, the river bends around Mount Namcha Barwa and forms the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon to enter India at Geling (near Tuting). The river then flows down along the Himalayan foothills for 278 km to enter plains of Assam. Here, the river is joined by 2 large rivers, Viz Dibang and Lohit at Kobo to form Brahmaputra. The total length of the river from its source to outfall at Bay of Bengal is 2906 km, 1625 km in Tibet Autonomous Region, 918 km in India (278 km in Arunachal Pradesh and 640 km in Assam) and 363 km in Bangladesh. The river drains an area of 5,80,000 sq km. An area of 293,000 sq km(50.51%) in Tibet (China), 45,000 sq km(7.75%) in Bhutan, 194,413 sq km (33.52%) in India and 47,000 sq km(8.1%) in Bangladesh. Its basin in India is shared by six states namely, Arunachal Pradesh (41.88%), Assam (36.33%), Nagaland (5.57%), Meghalaya (6.10%), Sikkim (3.75%) and West Bengal (6.47%). Fig 1 shows rivers in the Brahmaputra Basin. The Brahmaputra is the 3rd largest river in the world in terms of its annual discharge and carries highest silt load amongst rivers of its size. The Brahmaputra River, termed a moving ocean, is an antecedent snow fed river which flows across the rising young Himalayan Range. Geologically, the Brahmaputra is the youngest of the major rivers of the world. In the course of 2906 km journey, the 898 Annual Report: 2017-18 Brahmaputra receives as many as 22 major tributaries in Tibet, 33 in India and 3 in Bangladesh. Fig 1: Brahmaputra River Basin During its course from Kobo to Dhubri in Assam, about 26 important tributaries on its north bank and about 13 on south bank join the river. Some of the north bank tributaries originate from snow clad Himalayas and others from the lower Himalayas. The total annual flow of the river is about (Avg: 615 BCM/year) BCM at Jogighopa, which is 29% of the total surface flow of the country.
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