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Flood Management Improvement Support Centre
Water Resources Department
Bihar
Mr. Dipak Kumar Singh, I.A.S.
Secretary
Water Resources Department
Mr. Rajesh Kumar
Engineer-in-Chief (North)
Mr. Ram Pukar Ranjan
Engineer-in-Chief (Central)
Mr. Sita Ram Agrawal
Joint Director
Editorial Board
Mr. S. K. Sinha, Editor
Prof. Santosh Kumar, Co-Editor
Dr. Dilip Kumar, Assoc. Editor
Dr. Saroj Kr Verma, Assoc. Co-editor
Mr. S. K. Mukerjee, Assoc. Co-editor
Contents
 From the Joint Director’s Desk
 From the Co-Editor’s Desk
 News in Picture
 Information Product
 A short note on BKBDP
 News and Activities
“Towards
a culture of
preparedness for better
flood management”
Vol. 8 No. 5
May 2015
From the Joint Director’s Desk
India Meteorological Department’s forecast of a deficient
rainfall in Bihar has caused considerable concern among the farmers
as well as water managers of the State. If the forecast proves to be true,
Bihar would be in for a hard time. Paddy, the main kharif crop in Bihar
is expected to take a bad hit if the monsoon rainfall is scanty or
delayed. Sowings of paddy seedlings start from early June when some
intermittent rain on the onset of monsoon helps in moistening of soil. If
the monsoon is delayed, tiller would not be able to sow paddy seedlings
in time. Even if farmers opt for artificial irrigation, then also uniform
spatial rainfall will be required between June end and mid-July.
If this year also the rain is deficient, it will be fourth
consecutive year of below average rainfall. Because of the deficient
rain during last three years, the State has not been able to naturally
recharge its groundwater table. A fourth consecutive short rainfall
would create more problems. Monsoon dependent agriculture may
result in low crop yield which is likely to create imbalance in the
economics as the demand will overtake the supply, which in turn may
cause food price inflation. There was 8% loss of paddy produce in
2012, 40% in 2013 and 3% in 2014.
Bihar Government is getting ready to meet the challenge of
deficit rain and consequent loss of agricultural produce. Though
everybody is getting ready to fight the drought, possibility of normal or
excess rain cannot be ruled out. This would mean that Bihar has to be
ready for either or both situations.
FMIS Phase 2 has come to an end on 31st May 2015 with 95%
of disbursement of total DFID grant fund. Most of the stipulated tasks
have been accomplished successfully. Ahead now is Hydrology
Project Phase III other than BKFRP and BKBDP we are already
carrying forward. FMISC is the nodal agency for HP III. Engineers of
WRD are being sent to participate in various training on Hydro-met
Network Design and Installation organized by World Bank and other
implementing agencies. FMISC has already tightened its belt to
contribute and play its part by helping in mitigation of any disaster, be
it in the form of flood or/and by enhancing its knowledge base by
various trainings under different programmes.
From the Co-Editor’s Desk
The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word mausim meaning season. The most famous monsoon is the Indian
monsoon. The intense rainfall in this region can cause massive flooding and destruction of crops. On the contrary monsoon can
actually fail bringing intense drought and famine to many parts of the world. Theories of development of monsoons have stood firm
over 300 years. Classical thinking on monsoon is that their development is sparked by the differential heating of land and ocean. In
a research in Colorado (USA), it was found that differential heating is not a necessary component to creating monsoon. Instead it
was concluded that monsoons arise because of an interaction between tropical air circulation and large scale turbulence in the
middle latitudes. Whatever may be the cause of monsoon, too much or too little rain from the monsoon can mean disaster in the
form of flood or famine. Let us pray for an optimum monsoon!
News in picture
Information Product
Negotiations for a proposed credit for Bihar Kosi Basin
Development Project being held at New Delhi on 20th May 2015.
Pre-monsoon status of Gandak River.
Training on ADCP at Guwahati under National Hydrology
Project. Mr. Kunal from FMISC participated.
Bihar Kosi Flood Recovery Project
Negotiations for a proposed credit in the amount of two
hundred and fifty million US Dollars for the Bihar
Kosi Basin Development Project were held between
India Delegation comprising of representatives of India
and representatives of Bihar on one side and the task
team appointed by the International Development
Association (World Bank) on the other side. for the
appraisal and processing of the Project on 20th May
2015 at New Delhi. This project will comprise of five
components including WRD component : Improving
Flood Risk Management (US $100 million). FMISC
participated in the negotiations as the representatives of
Bihar under the leadership of Chief Engineer, Planning
and Monitoring and Joint Director, FMISC.
Contact Information :
FMIS Centre, Second Floor, Jal Sansadhan Bhawan,
Anisabad, Patna, Bihar- 800 002
Tel- 0612-2256999, 0612-2254802, Fax- 0612-2256999
E-mail – [email protected], [email protected]
Website : http://www.fmis.bih.nic.in
News and Activities
1. Mr. Kunal, AE, FMISC participated in a training
programme on ADCP organized by World Bank at
Guwahati on 05-06 May 2015.
2. A three days training on software developed for
Embankment Asset Management System developed for
Bagmati-Adhwara basin was held at FMISC Patna and
in field in CE, Samastipur zone during 13-15 May, 2015.
The training was imparted by the Consultant M/s EGIS
India Pvt. Ltd.
3. A two day (13-14 May 2015) workshop was organized at
Hotel Patliputra on vkink tksf[ke U;wuhdj.k ;kstuk by Bihar
State Disaster Management Authority. Joint Director,
FMISC participated in the workshop.
4. Negotiations between Indian Delegation comprising of
representatives of GoI and GoB and IDA were held for the
appraisal and processing of the Bihar Kosi Basin
Development Project at New Delhi on 20th May, 2015.
5. SRC meeting was held on 27th May and 30th May 2015 at
FMISC to review the following consultancy services :
i. Revised Draft Report of the Consultancy work on
Flood forecast and Inundation Modelling System in
Bagmati-Adhwara Basin in north Bihar. The report was
approved with certain observations, and ii. Final Report of
Consultancy
services
for
Embankment
Asset
Management System developed for Bagmati-Adhwara
basin. Final Report was approved.
Designed and published at FMISC, Patna.