Centre Clears Rs 4,645 Crore Disaster Mitigation And Recovery Projects For Nine States

A High-Level Committee (HLC) chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah has approved a series of mitigation, recovery, and reconstruction projects worth Rs 4,645.60 crore, benefitting nine states — Assam, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh.

The projects are aligned with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of building a “disaster-resilient India”, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in an official press release.

The panel, which also includes the Finance Minister, Agriculture Minister and Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, considered proposals for support from the National Disaster Mitigation Fund (NDMF).

One of the largest approvals was for Assam, which will receive Rs 692.05 crore for the restoration and rejuvenation of 24 wetlands across nine districts of the Brahmaputra basin.

The project, described as a pilot, aims to enhance flood storage, improve resilience against erosion, protect aquatic ecosystems, and boost fisheries infrastructure.

Of the total outlay, the Centre will provide 75 per cent (Rs 519.04 crore), while the state will contribute 25 per cent. The release stated that the long-term plan is to build a “flood-proof Brahmaputra valley.”

The committee also cleared the Urban Flood Risk Management Programme (UFRMP) Phase-II, targeting 11 vulnerable cities including Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Jaipur, Kanpur, Patna, Raipur, Trivandrum, Visakhapatnam, Indore, and Lucknow.

With a total cost of Rs 2,444.42 crore, the programme will be funded on a 90:10 cost-sharing basis between Centre and states.

For Guwahati specifically, an additional Rs 200 crore project was approved, covering floodwalls, erosion control, stormwater management, and an early warning system.

Beyond these, the HLC sanctioned Rs 1,270.78 crore for Assam and Rs 260.56 crore for Kerala for recovery and reconstruction after floods and landslides in 2022 and the Wayanad landslide of 2024.

This builds on earlier central approvals, including flood risk programmes for seven metros (Rs 3,075.65 crore) and hazard-specific projects tackling landslides, glacial lake outburst floods, forest fires, lightning, and drought.

For FY26 alone, the Centre has already disbursed Rs 13,578.80 crore under SDRF to 27 states and Rs 2,024.04 crore under NDRF to 12 states, alongside additional mitigation funds.

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