Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program

The development objective of the Assam Integrated River Basin Management Program for India is to reduce the vulnerability of people to climate-related disasters and improve integrated water resources management in Assam. The project comprises of four components. The first component, institutional strengthening and strategic studies focuses on institutional strengthening of Water Resources Department (WRD) and Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA). It consists of following sub-components: (i) institutional strengthening of WRD; (ii) institutional strengthening of ASDMA; and (iii) Flood and River Erosion Management Agency of Assam (FREMAA) project management and incremental costs. The second component, water resources management finances the structural and non-structural activities to reduce flood and river erosion risk. It consists of following sub-components: (i) river works investments; (ii) flood forecasting, integrated flood risk management plan (IFRMPs), and investment preparation; (iii) data collection and embankment asset management; (iv) Assam water center annex; and (v) WRD Project management and incremental costs. The third component, disaster risk management will help Assam improve its disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery capacity. It consists of following sub-components: (i) flood shelters; (ii) early warning and dissemination system; (iii) capacity building of circle quick response teams; (iv) climate resilient villages; and (v) ASDMA project management and incremental costs. The fourth component, contingent emergency response will provide immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed.