Union Water Resources Minister Harish Rawat has said a team of experts from Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune, will visit Haridwar in Uttarakhand for the overview of flood control measures and suggest remedial options.
During their visit, the team and Haridwar irrigation department engineers will go to the affected areas where River Ganga is cutting its embankments.
After assessing the flow and water discharge of the Ganga at Haridwar, this team will evolve a simulation model that will be act as guideline for flood control measures and future constructions in the riverside areas.
This team will also suggest Immediately applicable measures for flood control and check the soil erosion along the river banks their.
The CWPRS has already evolved a simulation model for Delhi for flood control and bridge construction over Yamuna at different locations as well as various construction activities along the river banks.
CWPRS has also given useful and adequate tips for flood control for flood control of the Kosi River in Bihar and River Ganga at Farakka in West Bengal.