Sikkim to be included in Brahmaputra Board
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15:21 IST
LOK SABHA

Government proposes to restructure the Brahmaputra Board by way of brining an amendment in the existing Brahmaputra Board Act, 1980. The proposed Board shall consist of the following members, namely:

(i) a Chairman, three Chief Engineers, one Director, North Eastern Hydraulic and Allied Research Institute (NEHARI), Secretary of the Board and the Financial Advisor to the Board.

(ii) a member each to represent respectively the Governments of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and West Bengal and member from North-Eastern Council.

(iii) a member each to represent the Ministries of Agriculture, Water Resources, Shipping, Finance, Power, Road Transport & Highways, Development of North Eastern Region.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Water Resources, Shri Vincent H. Pala in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.

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