Archive · 26 Jun 2025
Assam Submits Flood Plan to ADB for Bahini Basin
The Assam government wants to stop flooding in Guwahati.
They've asked for a lot of money from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to improve the Bahini basin.
They plan to make the drains bigger and cleaner.
This includes fixing the old drain along the highway.
They will also improve the quality of the dirty water and work on drains in a place called Rukminigaon.
The goal is to prevent floods.
Assam government submitted a Rs 183Cr flood management plan to ADB for Bahini basin.
The plan focuses on improving the NH drain to handle drainage water from the Bahini catchment.
Widening of sections of the NH drain is proposed, from 1.2-1.5m to 4.00m.
A Bioremediation Facility will be established to improve drainage water quality.
Interventions in Rukminigaon include upgrading drains and constructing a new trunk drain.
- Who
- Assam Government
- What
- Flood management plan submitted to ADB.
- When
- June 26th
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam, India
- Why
- To manage floods in the Bahini basin.
- Project Cost
- Rs 183Cr
- Funding Source
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Basin
- Bahini
- Drain Improvement
- NH drain widening and Bioremediation Facility
- Rukminigaon Intervention
- Drain upgrades and new trunk drain
- Water bodies involved
- Basistha river, Pamohi river, Deepor Beel, Brahmaputra river
