Nandkumar Vadnere, former principal secretary of state Irrigation department and head of panel to study floods inKrishna riverbasin, on Sunday said the must set up a separate department forflood managementas floods will be a recurring phenomenon inMaharashtra.
Vadnere, while speaking during a webinar organised by the Centre for Climate-change”>Climate Change and Sustainable Studies of the Shivaji University Kolhapur, said the year-long management of floods is necessary to ensure that the cities, towns and villages do not get flooded in case of normal rains.
Vadnere also said there is no need to worry about accumulation of silt in Dams. Currently, the dams have silt not more than 10%, but in the long run, silt may become a cause of worry. Hence, All activities that cause silt accumulation in the dams should be banned by the government, he said.