In what ways can floods be converted into a sustainable source of irrigation and all weather inland navigation in India?
India is dependent on the monsoons for rainfall. This leads to abundance on water (often flooding) in particular months and scarcity of water during the others. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has outlined a plan to use this flood water as a sustainable source of irrigation and for all-weather inland navigation.
It has been suggested that the excess water can be stored in dams, reservoirs and dams during the monsoons and used later. This would provide a reliable sustainable water supply to meet the irrigation needs.
Also, inland navigation which is often hampered because of low water level can be carried in a regular manner by releasing and maintaining water level from these storage facilities.
The government has taken proactive steps to desilt and expand the existing storage facilities apart from planning for newer ones. When implemented on its entirety the proposal would not only help in averting disasters but contribute significantly to irrigation and inland navigation.
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