14th Meeting of the Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management (JCIFM)

Kathmandu: The 14th meeting of the [India – Nepal Joint Committee on Inundation and Flood Management] (JCIFM) was held between 09 to 13 March, 2022 in Nepal. The meeting was co-chaired by Mr. Sher Singh, Member (Planning), Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) on the Indian side and the Mr. Susheel Chandra Acharya, DG, Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (DWRI) on the Nepali side. The minutes of the meeting were signed on 14th March, 2022.

2. The Joint Committee also undertook site visits to various areas on the India-Nepal border where management of flood, erosion and inundation issues fall within the Committee’s mandate. The Committee also visited the sites of emergent works proposed to be undertaken on a set of rivers in the border areas. The site visit, which took place from 09 to 12 March, 2022, was followed by the main meeting in Kathmandu on 13th March, 2022.