Flood mitigation projects
- The National Disaster Management Authority has sanctioned a grant of ₹150 crore towards urban flood mitigation projects proposed in
- The grant would be released as a first instalment to the State government under the National Disaster Mitigation
- The grant has been sanctioned for Five major projects which include
- To improve some of the surplus channels linked to small water bodies
- To construct new storm-water drains to bridge gaps in the existing network
- To create sponge parks
- To rejuvenate eight water bodies
- To install Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) for the automation of reservoirs’
About NDMA
- Apex Body for Disaster
- Head – Prime Minister of
- Mandated by the Disaster Management Act, 2005
Tamil Pudhalvan scheme
- Chief Minister K. Stalin announced that the Tamil Pudhalvan scheme will be launched in Coimbatore on August 9.
- Over 28 lakh boys are expected to benefit from the scheme during 2024-25.
- The scheme is similar to the Pudhumai Penn initiative which is launched for
About Tamil Pudhalvan scheme
- Objective – To promote higher education among boy students from economically disadvantaged
- Benefit – ₹1,000 a month in financial assistance would be provided to students pursuing higher education after completing Classes VI to XII in Government and Government aided schools.
