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Maharashtra appoints committee to probe into Sangli, Kolhapur floods

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByAbhay Khairnar
Aug 24, 2019 02:11 PM IST

The committee’s scope of investigations includes identification of the precise reasons for the recent flooding in western Maharashtra, including backwater effect of Almatti dam in Karnataka

The Maharashtra government on Friday appointed a 10-member committee to investigate into the causes of the recent floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts and give recommendations for better management in the future.

Navy personnel evacuate flood-affected people to safer places in Sangli district in the western state of Maharashtra.(HT/PHOTO)
Navy personnel evacuate flood-affected people to safer places in Sangli district in the western state of Maharashtra.(HT/PHOTO)

The committee’s scope of investigations includes identification of the precise reasons for the recent flooding in western Maharashtra, including backwater effect of Almatti dam in Karnataka, examination and recommendations of modern techniques, including satellite imagery, to understand inflow and outflow from dams and rivers, and recommendations on the measures necessary to control the flooding and waterlogging.

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The committee has been given three months to submit its report with a November 30 deadline.

Appointed by the state irrigation department under the directives of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, it will be headed by former irrigation department secretary Nandkumar Wadnere.

Other members are Vinay Kulkarni of Maharashtra Water Regulatory Authority; Sanjay Ghanekar, secretary, water resources department; Ravi Sinha (IIT, Mumbai); Nityanant Roy, central water commission, besides officials from India Meteorological Department and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology. All data, facilities and logistics would be provided to the committee by the chief engineer of the irrigation department, Pune.

Sangli and Kolhapur districts in particular were worst affected by floods and waterlogging in the first week of August causing widespread destruction and economic loss including loss of human and animal life.

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